India, Dec. 2 -- Winter weather advisories in various parts of the United States were upgraded by National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologists to a more severe winter storm warning on Monday afternoon, December 1. This comes as millions of people in America are bracing for heavy snow and dangerous travel conditions.

The snow will start in New York early Tuesday morning, December 2. Snowfall rates are expected to be between 1 and 2 inches through the early afternoon. It will later taper, NWS meteorologist Bryan Greenblatt told Newsweek.

Much of the United States had seen at least double its average snowfall from September 30 to November 30, according to a report from Ben Noll of The Washington Post. Heavy snow will likely continue for t...