California Here is the color code: Northeast Winter Storm Radar at 1:42pm. Blue is snow. Salmon is freezing rain. The freezing rain is moving southeast.  At noon Friday the dark orange is accumulating freezing rain -- an ice storm. Pale orange is lesser freezing rain. Dark blue s heavy snow.  At this time (2:50pm EST), the following warnings/watches are out: Deep purple = ice storm warning.  Pink = winter storm warning (snow) Purple = winter weather advisory. An ice storm warning is a serious situation with power failures likely. Please prepare now!