A major winter storm swept through New England on Sunday, bringing heavy snow and freezing rain to communities across the region. Winter storm warnings and watches were in effect, causing hazardous travel conditions from North Carolina all the way up to the northeastern states.

The storm arrived in New England amidst reports of a Sierra Nevada storm that brought heavy snow and power outages to Reno, Nevada. In California, more than 13,000 electric customers were left without power on Sunday morning.

In Massachusetts, some communities had already received nearly a foot of snow by Sunday morning, leading to power outages for over 16,000 electric customers. Coastal areas, however, experienced lower snow totals, with Boston reporting only a couple of inches. The snowfall was expected to continue throughout the day, with some regions potentially seeing over a foot of snow.

The storm reached as far as Maine, where snow totals reached up to 12 inches. Localized higher amounts were observed in southern New Hampshire and southwestern Maine. Strong wind gusts up to 35 mph could exacerbate blowing and drifting snow. Vermont also anticipated moderate to heavy snow, with accumulations of 6 to 12 inches.

The National Weather Service projected that the "major winter storm" would persist into Sunday evening, with snowfall in parts of New England and rain and freezing rain in the central Appalachian mountains.

The New York governor, Kathy Hochul, expressed expectations that two-thirds of the state would receive at least 8 inches of snow, thankfully bypassing the more populated areas of Long Island and New York City.

Out west, a winter storm warning was issued for the Sierra Nevada region, with heavy snowfall predicted around Lake Tahoe and gusty winds reaching up to 100 mph. The California highway patrol temporarily closed a section of I-80 due to numerous spinouts and collisions from west of Truckee, California, to the state line west of Reno.

The East Coast storm is forecasted to track along the northeastern coastline throughout the weekend, with the heaviest snowfall projected for Pennsylvania, parts of the Hudson Valley, and portions of New England.

In Massachusetts and portions of Rhode Island, the National Weather Service declared a winter storm warning from Saturday evening through early Monday morning, anticipating snow accumulations of 6 to 12 inches and wind gusts up to 35 mph.

Despite the preparations being made in Boston, Mayor Michelle Wu stated that the city was not expecting the storm to be a major event. Additionally, the timing of the snowfall over the weekend minimized its potential impact on city life. Storm surges were not anticipated.

While the Northeast copes with the aftermath of this winter storm, forecasters are already warning of another system expected to approach the region on Tuesday into Wednesday, bringing rain, flooding, high winds, and coastal flooding.