Mainly cloudy and cold with snow showers on Friday.

People in the Northeast are stocking up on food and supplies, and road crews are getting ready with salt and sand.

Thursday 50 with snow overnight into Friday.

Thursday 50 with snow overnight into Friday.

A major winter storm heading toward New England could dump as much as 2 feet of snow on the region.

New Orleans has Mardi Gras. Deep in the mountains of West Virginia, the descendants of Swiss and German immigrants have Fasnacht.

Mostly cloudy and windy by Thursday afternoon. A strong cold front will bring the snow level quickly down to valley floors by Thursday night. A dusting to an inch or two is possible here in Reno through Friday afternoon.

A blizzard heading to New England could make travel nearly impossible and dump up to 2 feet of snow on a region that has seen mostly bare ground this winter.

Cooler Wednesday at 51. Snow Friday morning!

Cooler Wednesday at 51. Snow Friday morning!

Clear and cold overnight... with mainly sunny skies and highs in the low fifties Wednesday afternoon. A strong cold front rolls our way on Thursday... with a chance for valley snow Thursday night into Friday.

Windy and 57 for this Tuesday.

Windy and 57 for this Tuesday.

Increasing clouds and mild Tuesday.

Sunny and 55 Monday. Windy and 57 Tuesday.

Sunny and 55 Monday. Windy and 57 Tuesday.

Mild and partly cloudy skies Monday with a high of 55...

Warmer Sunday and fewer clouds at 56 degrees.

Furry little Punxsutawney Phil is ready to make his annual appearance out of Gobbler's Knob in west-central Pennsylvania.

Partly cloudy and mild temps this weekend.

Sunny and mild into the weekend. Friday 56.

Sunny and Mild into the weekend. Friday 56.

Sunny and mild through the weekend.

Sunny and mild into the weekend. Thursday 56.

The storm system that sent tornadoes through parts of the Southeast, leaving at least two people dead, is now bringing rain and frigid weather to the Northeast.