Widespread snowfall totals of 4+ inches are expected across New Jersey on the busy travel day after Christmas. See the latest forecast maps.

A Winter Storm Watch is in effect ahead of a powerful winter storm coming in from the Ohio River Valley that could bring widespread snow to NYC and the Tri-State.

An updated winter storm watch was released by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 2:15 p.m. valid from Friday 7 a.m. until Saturday 7 a.m. for Elk, Clearfield, Cambria, Blair, Somerset and Bedford counties.

Several days of rain and powerful wind gusts are in the forecast this week when a winter storm has already led to evacuation warnings in parts of Los Angeles County settles into Southern California for the holiday.

Thousands of people awoke without power Thursday morning after a powerful storm slammed into the Bay Area, toppling trees and further complicating holiday travel across the region.

At 1:11 p.m. on Wednesday, the National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch valid from Friday 1 p.m. until Saturday 10 a.m. for Monroe County.

Forecasters said Southern California could see its wettest Christmas in years and warned about flash flooding and mudslides.

A rare weather phenomenon led to a low-pressure system stalling between Lewiston and Brunswick, forecasters say, dropping between 14 and 17 inches of snow in that area.