A winter storm was sweeping across a large portion of the US on Thursday, bringing snow, ice and rain to several states in the Midwest and Northeast.

A winter weather advisory has been issued for New York City, Long Island, the Hudson Valley and much of New Jersey, along with Connecticut’s Fairfield County ahead of a system expected to dump some snow,

DSNY has issued a Winter Operations Advisory for tomorrow, February 6, beginning at 1am. Snow will turn to freezing rain, and depending on timing, accumulations may be very low or up to 4 inches. The Strongest will always plan for the worst case scenario to keep YOU safe. Info:… pic.twitter.com/s9L1Rht47K

According to the most recent update from the National Weather Service, the winter weather advisory will remain in effect from 4 a.m. until 4 p.m. Thursday. The precipitation is predicted to begin as snow,

FOX 5 NY's Mike Woods has the details.