Nearly a dozen states received hazardous weather warnings from the National Weather Service as of early Wednesday.

An unusually strong low-pressure system will pass north of the state Wednesday night, bringing the threat of heavy rain, damaging winds, and thunderstorms.

Winter weather advisories or winter storm warnings were in place for seven states early Tuesday morning, with the National Weather Service forecasting up to 12 inches of snow for some parts of the country. Winter storms can cause power outages, while snow can interfere with travel and create dangerous driving conditions.

The National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch at 1:52 p.m. on Wednesday valid from Thursday 10 p.m. until Saturday 4 p.m. for East Slopes of the Oregon Cascades.

A powerful winter storm is expected to bring heavy rain, strong winds and possible flash flooding across Hawaii starting this evening, according to the National Weather Service.

An updated winter storm warning was issued by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 4 a.m. in effect until Thursday at 1 a.m. for Oneida County.

A winter storm watch was issued by the National Weather Service on Tuesday at 3:54 a.m. valid from 7 p.m. until Wednesday 6 p.m. for Oneida County.

The National Weather Serv­ice warns that a “potent winter storm system will bring a multifaceted threat for significant weather hazards” to all Hawaiian Islands starting tonight.

A powerful storm that will bring heavy rain, gusty winds and flash flooding is set to hit the Hawaiian Islands Wednesday evening.

On Wednesday at 12:57 p.m. a winter storm watch was issued by the National Weather Service valid from Thursday 10 p.m. until Saturday 4 p.m. for North Oregon Cascades, Cascades of Marion and Linn counties and Cascades of Lane County.

Consider it the cold before the warm, as Albuquerque and other parts of the state saw some snow on Wednesday, but highs could reach the upper 60s in just a few days. Parts of Taos County received 3 inches of snow,