National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologists have issued urgent winter weather alerts across seven states on Thursday morning.

Thousands of people residing in California, Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, Alaska and Hawaii were included in the advisory areas.

Why It Matters

The alerts, issued as winter weather advisories or winter storm warnings depending on the location, come as winter approaches, exposing more and more states to snowy or icy conditions as temperatures drop and storms roll in . The messages issued by the NWS, often classified as urgent, indicate that people should take steps to prepare for poor winter weather and act accordingly, such as delaying travel or slowing down while on the roads.

What to Know

As of Thursday morning, winter weather advisories were issued in southw

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