More than half the country was under winter weather-related warnings from the National Weather Service (NWS) Wednesday morning, with forecasters anticipating up to 22 inches of snow in some areas. Snow can disrupt travel and create dangerous driving conditions,

Just as one winter storm that brought snow and ice exits the Northeast, a new winter storm is expected to slam similar areas over the weekend.

Winter weather advisories and ice storm warnings are in effect for some areas. Here's difference in weather safety terms: warnings, watches, advisory