A powerful winter storm system moving across the Great Lakes and Northeast is bringing snow and ice, frigid temperatures and possible whiteout conditions.

The Greater Lake Tahoe Area and the Mammoth Mountain Area are the focus of a winter storm watch issued at 12:08 p.m. on Wednesday by the National Weather Service. The watch is valid from Friday 4

CHARLESTON — 13 inches of snow was reported on Rich Mountain after the New Year’s winter storm, National Weather Service officials state. NWS lead meteorologist Megan Kiebler told The Inter-Mountain Friday morning that the organization received a report of 13 inches of snow in the Rich Mountain area of Beverly.