A powerful winter storm system moving across the Great Lakes and Northeast is bringing snow and ice, frigid temperatures and possible whiteout conditions.

Many areas of the U.S. are bracing for wintry weather. Here's what the weekend holds for Western North Carolina.

Another 1 to 3 inches of snow is expected this afternoon, so snow totals could approach 5 or 6 inches by the end of the day, triggering a Winter Weather Advisory for Lake, Geauga, and Ashtabula counties. See the Winter Weather Advisory article on our website for more.

Snow amounts in the impacted states are expected to remain around 6 inches or less, depending on the location. States expecting to see snowfall on Friday are Alaska, Colorado, Arizona, Michigan, New Mexico, Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin.

Following an unusually warm pattern over the last week or so, residents across the East will observe a return of winter weather this week.

A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for three Northeast Ohio counties Sunday morning, according to the National Weather Service.

Travel impacts likely from new snow along with icy spots on the roads leftover from Saturday's slush and re-freeze.

At this point, 1–4 inches still looks reasonable across the Front Range, with a slushy 1–2 inches for many locations east of Denver across the plains. With marginal temperatures, significant melting is expected, and many areas will likely finish on the lower end of snowfall totals.

Thousands of homes and businesses across northern France and southern England were without power Friday morning and residents faced widespread travel delays after a storm swept in off the Atlantic, bringing high winds,