A storm system that has already dumped one foot of snow on parts of Minnesota and more than a foot on the eastern Dakotas was continuing on Monday to bring precipitation, wind and hazardous travel conditions to the upper Midwest.

A freezing drizzle was falling on the Twin Cities early Monday and was expected to turn to snow, with a possible accumulation of a half-foot, according to the National Weather Service.

That same system was also forecast to bring heavy snow and icing to portions of the Northeast and New England through Tuesday morning. Much of New England is already under an ice storm warning, or a winter storm warning or advisory.

A major Winter Storm, impacting the Northern Plains/Upper Midwest/Great Lakes region, will transport moisture into the Northeast starting later today. This will result in significant icing across the higher terrain in NY/CT/MA/VT and snow across northern NY/New England. pic.twitter.com/OxMveI76Vu

Half an inch of ice, or more, is possible in some of the higher terrain of eastern New York, Vermont and western Massachusetts, the National Weather Service said, while heavy snow is also expected across swaths of upstate New York and northern New England. Accumulations of more than half a foot is possible.

In three counties in western Massachusetts, state courthouses were delayed one hour in opening, and the State Police reduced the speed limit to 40 miles per hour on the Massachusetts Turnpike, on its most western leg up to the New York border.

The National Weather Service warned commuters about “slippery road conditions” across Massachusetts along with portions of Rhode Island and Connecticut.

Airports were operating normally, and there were no major power outages reported in New England or the upper Midwest on Monday morning.

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