NEW YORK — New York, New Jersey and Connecticut are under winter storm warnings Sunday as the entire region braces for snow. Tri-State Area officials had been issuing warnings and discussing the states' preparations in the days leading up to the storm.

The snow from Sunday’s winter storm is starting to pile up in some areas of New Jersey, with as much as a half foot measured on the ground in parts of Morris, Passaic and Sussex counties as of 8 p.m.

A winter storm will affect New York and the surrounding area starting Sunday. From 1 p.m. Sunday to 4 a.m. Monday, the tri-state area is expected to be hit with snow, according to the National Weather Service.