Snowflakes started falling across the Willamette Valley this morning — dusting roads, plants and backyard furniture with white flurries. As cold weather moves across the state, much of Oregon is under winter storm or weather warnings from the National Weather Service through Friday.

WINTER WEATHER ALERT: Rain, sleet, snow. You could see it all. A procession of winter storms is forecast to bring snow, sleet, ice and potentially flood-inducing rain to sprawling bands of the U.S. this week.

A zone of dry air moves in by mid-afternoon Thursday, bringing temperatures in the upper 30s in higher elevations and upper 40s along the South Coast. Breezy conditions are expected to hit the South Coast in the afternoon before spreading across the rest of the state.

This will be the sixth storm system to impact New Jersey in less than two weeks. Another storm is on tap for this weekend, followed by a big blast of arctic air.