The National Weather Service has proactively issued winter storm watches for , Rockland and Putnam counties starting at 7 p.m., Feb. 8.

What's the difference between a winter storm watch, an advisory and a warning? And can they mean different things for different parts of Indiana?

With a brand-new snowmaking storm approaching, watches and advisories have just been issued by the National Weather Service. A Winter Storm Watch covers most of the region (areas shown in crystal teal).

New York City officials have issued a travel advisory from Saturday night through Sunday in preparation for a winter storm expected to drop up to five inches of snow in the NYC area. A winter storm watch has also been issued from New York City through northern New Jersey and Fairfield,

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While it won't be a total bust, the chances of double-digit snow totals have vanished. With that, the National Weather Service has canceled the winter storm watch and replaced it with a winter weather advisory, signaling expected lower snow totals. A winter storm watch remains over western Wisconsin .

A winter storm watch has been issued for all of Connecticut ahead of a weekend storm that could bring up to 8 inches of snow, weather service says.

According to Meteorologist Shiri Spear’s latest weather blog post, the storm looks like it will move in between about 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. on Saturday night, with the heaviest snow falling from midnight through 7 a.m. on Sunday.