Winter storm warnings were in place for 26 states across the U.S. from the National Weather Service (NWS) early Friday, with up to 14 inches of snow forecast for some parts of the country. Snow can cause travel disruptions and create hazardous driving conditions.

NWS had marked many counties in Kentucky as part of a winter storm warning. The NWS map at weather.gov showed nearly all Kentucky counties in the pink category for "winter storm warning" as of noon. Some in the northeast are labeled "winter weather advisory.