An updated winter weather advisory was released by the National Weather Service on Friday at 5:30 a.m. valid from 4 p.m. until Saturday 1 p.m. for Berkshire County.

“The strong winds and weight of snow on tree limbs may down power lines and could cause sporadic power outages,” the NWS warned in its advisory. “Whiteout conditions are expected and will make travel treacherous and potentially life-threatening. Travel could be very difficult to impossible.”

The National Weather Service issued a weather alert at 11:12 a.m. on Saturday for snow until 12:15 p.m. for Grande Ronde Valley, Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon, Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon and Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon as well as Wallowa County.

Citing the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, DOT shared that in 2022 “there were 498 fatal traffic crashes and an estimated 32,213 injury crashes that occurred when there was snow and/or sleet conditions at the time of the crash. CTDOT emphasizes that preparation is essential for safe winter driving.”

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a series of winter weather warnings and advisories for incoming winter weather affecting more than a dozen states nationwide. The alerts come on the heels of a bout of extreme winter weather that swept across large portions of the country just last week.

The winds — and a possible coating of an inch of snow — will persist into Tuesday in central Pa., although northern parts of the state may receive more snow, the National Weather Service said. From Tuesday to Thursday, the temperature will even out just around freezing during the day, dropping into the 20s at night.

The National Weather Service is investigating reports of a possible tornado that occurred Christmas morning in Boyle Heights.

Loveland will be sunny on Friday with a high near 63 degrees, according to the National Weather Service forecast.