Snow is starting to taper off Sunday evening as a winter storm brought the Lehigh Valley its biggest snowfall of the winter so far before temperatures become dangerously cold. As of 8 p.m., light snow continued to fall across the region,

A winter storm is expected to reach Massachusetts Sunday afternoon and dump up to 8 in. of snow in most of the state, according to the National Weather Service. The storm is predicted to spread across the region between 3 p.

The heaviest snow was expected to fall in New Jersey between 4 and 9 p.m. Sunday, with totals of up to 8 inches.

The National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch at 1:27 p.m. on Sunday valid from Tuesday noon until Wednesday 6 a.m. for Coffee, Dale, Henry, Geneva and Houston counties.

The 22News Storm Team has issued a Weather Alert for accumulating snow late Sunday afternoon and Sunday night.

See which towns have the highest snowfall totals as of Sunday night, and where lightning and thundersnow occurred.

Storm Warning is in effect until Monday morning. Heavy, wet snow will move in, with the heaviest snowfall between 7 P.M. and 4 A.M., and lightning possible around daybreak Monday. Higher elevations could see over 8 inches of snow,

The National Weather Service issued an updated winter storm warning at 1:53 p.m. on Sunday in effect until Monday at 7 a.m. for Berkshire County.

The National Weather Service has issued a rare Winter Storm Warning for the local area from 12 AM Tuesday to 12 AM Wednesday. A First Alert Weather Day has been declared for Tuesday. A significant snow event is forecast to take place across South Louisiana and Southwest Mississippi beginning predawn Tuesday morning until Tuesday evening.

We are now into our first significant snowfall of the season as the storm system heads this way. At this point, it looks like 4-8 inches is the total amount of powder most of the state will get but there will be exceptions in parts of the area.