A winter storm is set to bring at least several inches of snow to the New York City area with some parts of northern New Jersey and Connecticut set up for more than six inches of snow. The snow is expected to start in New York City on Sunday morning.

Winter storm watches have been issued for eight counties in northern New Jersey as the state braces for a weekend storm system that could drop as much as 6 to 10 inches of snow in some areas and create dangerous road conditions across the region on Sunday.

The National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch at 3:04 p.m. on Friday valid from Sunday 10 a.m. until Monday 1 a.m. for Carbon, Monroe and Northampton counties.

Some forecasters think most of the state will get brushed by very light snow, while others say 3 to 6 inches could fall

On Friday at 3:05 p.m. the National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch valid from Sunday 10 a.m. until Monday 1 a.m. for Northern Wayne and Southern Wayne as well as Lackawanna, Luzerne and Pike counties.

On Friday at 3:07 p.m. a winter storm watch was issued by the National Weather Service valid from Sunday noon until Monday 7 a.m. for Northern Worcester and Southern Worcester as well as Franklin, Hampshire,

A winter storm watch was issued by the National Weather Service on Friday at 3:08 p.m. valid from Sunday noon until Monday 4 a.m. for Passaic, Bergen, Essex and Union counties.

New York, New Jersey and Connecticut could get a plowable snowfall Sunday. Winter storm watches have been issued for portions of the area, and are likely to expand or upgrade to warnings. As of Friday evening,