New York, New Jersey and Connecticut are under winter storm warnings today as the entire region braces for snow. Tri-State Area officials have been issuing warnings and discussing the states' preparations in the days leading up to the storm.

Heavy snow is expected to blanket large portions of the Eastern U.S. while much of the country will endure dangerously cold temperatures in the coming days.

Snow is increasing in intensity around the Lehigh Valley on Sunday afternoon, with the worst of a winter storm still to come, according to forecasters. Just after 2:30 p.m., a band of heavy snow started overspreading the area.