A wide-ranging storm has been forecast to move along the Eastern United States this week, bringing with it the potential for snow, ice and thunderstorms in multiple states across the country. Much of the country has already faced challenging weather this month.

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.

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.

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.

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

Winter weather alerts are in effect for portions of Colorado and New Mexico as a powerful cross-country storm gains strength on its journey across the U.S., and now parts of the Denver area are on alert for potential impacts.

How February looks: For the month as a whole, most of the East and South are expected to be warmer than average, particularly from the mid-Atlantic and Southeast to coastal and southern Texas. However, a colder February is expected in the Northwest, Northern Rockies and Northern Plains.

There is potential for a hefty amount of snow to fall across the mountains and lower elevations beginning this weekend.

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