The system is the first of several waves of winter weather headed our way. Friday looks to bring a system which could generate up to four inches of snow in the lowlands of the state and higher amounts in the mountains.

Snow is falling Monday from Kentucky to North Carolina.

A series of rapid-moving clippers across the Great Lakes through the Northeast will continue this month’s active pattern, as Winter Weather Alerts stretch over 1,200 miles.

Cold temperatures and winter storm systems continue to sweep across the U.S. A blast of arctic air will bring temperatures 10 to 20 degrees below average to all regions east of the Mississippi River.