After long stretches of dry weather this winter, a cold storm swept across the Bay Area, bringing steady rain, gusty winds and the threat of minor flooding.

Valentine's Day weekend is supposed to be about love and adoration, but the National Weather Service is issuing winter storm warnings and weather statements for 12 states that are in line for a cold and snowy weekend.

Gov. Ned Lamont declared a state of emergency in Connecticut in advance of the major winter storm on Sunday. The state of emergency begins on Sunday at 5 p.m. and will continue through the day on Monday.

Dress warmly again! One of our big weather stories continues to be the bitterly cold pattern with the coldest polar blast of this winter here today into early tomorrow! Dangerous wind chills of 15 to 25 below zero to start this morning! Numerous below zero ...

A major blizzard is pounding the Northeast with heavy snow, damaging winds, and blizzard conditions on Monday, Feb. 23.

Pipes that never froze on me for 15 years froze,” said Chris Ferro, 58, from Brooklyn, New York, about the abnormally cold temperatures he experienced in January and February. Ferro owns several residential properties in Albany and said multiple days of below-freezing temperatures prevented him from doing repairs and renovations.

Thursday will see temperatures warm into the upper 60s and low 70s, but a cold front will swing through, bringing storm chances.

Experts say 30 minutes outside is a good rule of thumb.