A major winter storm is pummeling the Tri-State Area with snow and ice after New York and New Jersey declared states of emergency.

According to Reader’s Digest, homemade ice melter requires just three ingredients: 1/4 cup of rubbing alcohol 6 drops of liquid dish soap Combine and mix all three ingredients, apply to snow and ice, and shovel away the parts that melt away.

A new winter storm is moving east on Monday, bringing dangerous wind, snow and ice to millions. Wind gusts up to 45 mph are possible in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland.

A yellow warning for snow and ice in Northern Ireland remains in place until midday on Monday.

A NEXT Weather Alert is in effect from 3 p.m. Friday through 10 a.m. Saturday because of potentially dangerous weather. A winter storm warning is in effect for the Poconos and parts of the Lehigh Valley, and a winter weather advisory is in place for the remainder of the Philly area and much of Pennsylvania, New York and West Virginia.

A major new winter storm is expected to bring ice and snow to the upper Midwest on Thursday, with the system moving through the lower Northeast on Friday.

The latest winter storm to hit the Lehigh Valley delivered less than an inch of snow, but the bigger story was the icy slop created as sleet and even some freezing rain mixed in. Officially, 0.9 inches of snow and sleet, with a glaze of freezing rain, was reported at Lehigh Valley International Airport.

Intense snow bands with rates of 1 inch per hour are possible across parts of northern New Jersey during tonight's storm.

For those who must travel amid winter storms, they should drive defensively and be prepared for emergencies, NHTSA says. Here's what to do.

Parts of the Lake Erie shoreline were covered in snow and ice on Wednesday, December 31, after a winter storm blew through the Great Lakes region.Footage taken by Denis Kreze shows the chilly conditions at the lake’s Crystal Beach in Fort Erie,