A massive winter storm is sweeping across the Northeast Thursday, bringing with it snow, ice and rain along with hazardous travel conditions and flight cancellations. The National Weather Service said Thursday morning the storm was impacting much of the Great Lakes,

Snow will likely arrive between 8 and 10 a.m., persisting into the afternoon before ice mixes in. A flip to mixed precipitation will follow in some areas, including pockets of rain and freezing drizzle, ending between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. Much of the state could see up to 4 inches of snow.

A messy storm arrives in Boston on Thursday. WBZ-TV meteorologists Alyssa Andrews and Terry Eliasen say there could be bigger snow chances in the forecast.