Winter storm warnings issued for Maine, Michigan, and Alaska with up to 9 inches snow and dangerous travel through January 12.

The next round of winter weather is on the way for the U.S., impacting at least 25 states and potentially causing snow showers as far south as North Carolina and Tennessee.

A powerful winter storm system moving across the Great Lakes and Northeast is bringing snow and ice, frigid temperatures and possible whiteout conditions.

The exact track and positioning of the storm system will be critical in determining who sees snow and how significant the impacts may be.

Sticky, unseasonable warmth stretching across the eastern United States this week will set the stage for a sprawling storm system that threatens to bring thunderstorms and heavy rain — weather more typical of spring than the dead of winter — from Thursday through Saturday.

A major winter storm is pummeling the Tri-State Area with snow and ice after New York and New Jersey declared states of emergency.