Heavy snow, bitterly chilly wind and freezing rain is forecast to hit components of the South and Northeast in a single day in what might be the area's first bomb cyclone of the 2022 winter season. The extreme climate is anticipated to start out Thursday night time by Friday morning and hit a few of the identical areas that have been slammed with a big winter storm solely days in the past. "It is turning into a stronger storm in a short time," AccuWeather's chief meteorologist Jonathan Porter advised CBS Information Thursday. "The strain of the storm is lowering in a short time and which means which you can find yourself with heavier quantities of rain or snow." The Nationwide Climate Service has issued winter climate advisories for a number of cities throughout a number of completely different states, together with West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, New York and New Jersey, with many taking impact Thursday night time. The company warns of combined precipitation, sleet and sizable snow and ice accumulations for sure areas. Residents in components of Connecticut, Maine, Rhode Island and Massachusetts might see as much as a foot of snow, whereas snow accumulation in parts of Virginia and Maryland are forecast to succeed in as much as 6 inches, Porter stated. Cities in Kentucky and Tennessee have already seen as much as 6 inches of snow on Thursday with extra forecast to come back in a single day. On Thursday, 20 to 30 vehicles piled up in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, amidst snowy circumstances, in keeping with CBS affiliate WLKY. No accidents have been reported. The Nationwide Climate Service says the heaviest snow within the D.C., Virginia and Maryland space is anticipated in a single day, when snowfall charges might attain 1 inch per hour. Porter warned of "main disruptions to journey attributable to low visibility" for morning commuters in impacted areas following the in a single day storm system. "It will be a large number," he stated. "When it is snowing that quick regardless of the perfect efforts of highway crews, it is arduous to maintain up with that accumulation to maintain roads away from snow," Porter stated. The incoming bomb cyclone, which developed within the Rocky Mountains, comes on the heels of a winter storm that left a whole lot of drivers in Virginia stranded in below-freezing circumstances for greater than 24 hours on a stretch of Interstate 95 on Monday and Tuesday. As much as 11 inches of snow fell within the space in the course of the winter storm and 1000's of Virginia residents are nonetheless with out energy, in keeping with PowerOutage.us, which tracks nationwide outages. Porter warned that the incoming extreme climate is forecast to be much less localized than the storm seen earlier this week, and that it might have a "broader impression" because it strikes alongside the coast. He inspired residents within the storm's observe to keep away from all journey if potential on Thursday and Friday. "We noticed the sort of impression that may occur because of snow," he stated. "Let's encourage everybody to be as proactive as potential." A number of main airways together with Delta, Southwest, Frontier and Spirit have supplied flight waivers and lodging for the storm. Southwest advised CBS Information that it canceled roughly 540 flights Thursday. Virginia Governor Ralph Northam on Wednesday declared a state of emergency in anticipation of the extreme storm, which he stated "is anticipated to proceed to exacerbate injury from the primary one." "Having two bouts of snow and icy climate again to again makes it extra seemingly communities will want extra assist as they proceed to get better from the primary spherical of tree-snapping moist snow and ice that we noticed Monday," Northam stated in a assertion Wednesday. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear additionally issued state of emergencies forward of the storm. And Maryland Governor Larry Hogan stated the state has ready to handle the incoming system by pre-treating roads. New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Tuesday directed state businesses to start out making ready for the heavy snow and winds as properly by assembling snow plows and extra troopers. The New York Metropolis Emergency Administration Division issued a journey advisory Thursday night time urging pedestrians and vacationers to train warning on roads and sidewalks on Friday. "Now's the time for folks to start making ready, and I encourage everybody to carefully monitor their native forecasts, use warning whereas touring and take the steps vital for maintaining their households protected," Hochul stated in an announcement. 