The first winter storm of the season for the tri-state area threatened to dump up to eight inches of snow for some areas north and west of New York City, which saw almost exclusively rain for hours. While there was little to no action in terms of winter weather along the coast,

Warren County, New Jersey, along with Berks, Lehigh and Northampton counties in Pennsylvania, remains under an advisory until 1 p.m., with 1 to 3 inches of snow, up to 4 inches in elevated terrain, and minor icing anticipated.

The storm is expected to bring snow to northwestern Ohio and parts of Pennsylvania and New York and into New England. N.J.'s governor declared an emergency for some counties.

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Up to a foot of snow was expected in some of the hardest hit areas, with travel to become "extremely dangerous."

The storm is expected to bring accumulating snow and icy conditions from Kansas into New England, where winter storm warnings are in effect across the region.

New York state was hit by a winter storm on Tuesday.The National Weather Service (NWS) forecasted that some areas could get up to 11 inches of snow in some places.“With reduced visibilities and potentially snow-covered roads,

Roads, particularly across bridges and overpasses, are expected to become slippery, making travel “difficult to impossible."