The National Weather Service issued blizzard warnings in the Great Plains on Monday, as a system that will bring snow and high winds is expected to ramp up early Tuesday morning. “Whiteout conditions are expected and will make travel treacherous and potentially life-threatening.

A classic springtime storm will pack high winds and snowfall in the Plains and Midwest, resulting in blizzard conditions for some areas early this week.

Storm Lola is heading to the Central Plains and Midwest. The storm will bring some severe winter weather. Several alerts have been issued by the National Weather Service, including warnings of blizzards in northeast Colorado and western Nebraska.

The same system that is set to cause a severe weather threat across the Deep South this week is also expected to cause a significant winter weather threat from the Rockies to the Upper Midwest. The system has been named Winter Storm Lola by The Weather Channel.

Winter Storm Lola will serve as a reminder that astronomical winter has not yet ended. The system will bring the threat of heavy snow and blizzard conditions to the Central Plains and Great Lakes early to midweek.