People in 13 states were warned of heavy snow and hazardous travel on Friday as multiple winter storms threaten.

A handful of northwestern states were under winter storm watch from the NWS on Thursday, with the service warning of potential impacts to travel.

On Friday at 1:53 p.m. the NWS Eureka CA issued a winter storm watch valid from Saturday 10 p.m. until Tuesday 4 a.m.

Strong winds gusting up to 50 mph could create near-whiteout conditions, reducing visibility to below a quarter-mile.

This incoming storm is tied to the remnants of the same system that is bringing beneficial, yet threatening, widespread rain to Southern California starting Sunday.

A winter storm warning in place across parts of New York will remain in effect until the early hours of Thursday morning. Although the storm was winding down, some winter weather-related impacts were still expected, such as difficulty traveling. According to animated forecasts, the winter storm is currently moving across New York.

The Oregonian/OregonLive has created a new interactive map for subscribers that provides an estimate of how much snow you can expect in specific locales across Oregon, Washington and the contiguous United States over the following three days.

Maui faces severe winter storm with officials closing offices and urging residents to prepare for harsh conditions including power outages and flooding.

The prolific winter storm event which brought heavy snow to the Panhandle and freezing temperatures to Central Florida also helped really bring down the states drought conditions.

The National Weather Service issued an updated winter storm watch at 2:07 a.m. on Thursday valid from 10 p.m. until Saturday 4 p.m. for East Slopes of the Oregon Cascades.

After an 18-day dry spell, snowfall returned to Mt. Hood on Friday — and in heavy doses. A Winter Storm Warning in effect for Mt. Hood.

The Cascades will see heavy snowfall with up to a foot of accumulation into Saturday, impacting mountain travel.