More than half the country was under winter weather-related warnings from the National Weather Service (NWS) Wednesday morning, with forecasters anticipating up to 22 inches of snow in some areas. Snow can disrupt travel and create dangerous driving conditions,

On Friday at 3:14 p.m. the National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning valid from Saturday 5 p.m. until Sunday 11 a.m. for Passaic and Bergen counties.

A winter storm warning was issued by the NWS Eureka CA on Wednesday at 2:50 p.m. valid from Thursday 10 a.m. until Friday 10 a.m. for Northern Trinity.

A series of low-pressure systems will be keeping chances for rain elevated next week. There will even be a few chances for a wintry mix.

On Wednesday at 2:48 p.m. the NWS Medford OR issued a winter weather advisory valid from Thursday 4 p.m. until Friday 10 a.m. The advisory is for Central Siskiyou County and Northeast Siskiyou and Northwest Modoc counties as well as Modoc County.

Punxsutawney Phil made his annual prediction in Pennsylvania, and the groundhog saw a shadow, meaning the United States is set for six more weeks of winter.