The first flakes of an expected wintry mix started falling in downtown Baltimore on Friday afternoon ahead of a stronger winter storm, possibly bringing 4 to 8 inches of snow early Monday morning. Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and other local officials urged city residents to take the proper precautions at a Friday afternoon news conference,

The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, predicting as much as an inch or two of snowfall as snow showers move through the Baltimore region. The forecast for Friday calls for a high of 42,

Two shots of snow are in the forecast for New Jersey with light snow possible for parts of the state Friday and more widespread snow expected on Monday as temperatures plunge. Snowfall totals for central and southern New Jersey on Friday afternoon into Saturday morning are expected to be less than inch with no snow at all in the forecast for the northeastern parts of the state,