Heavy snow overnight in Connecticut turned to sleet and freezing rain, causing icy conditions for Sunday morning, the weather service said.

The National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch for the weekend in Connecticut. See the expected snowfall

A mixed precipitation storm led to hundreds of school closings across Connecticut on Thursday. The snow began falling in the morning hours and was expected to leave as many as four inches of accumulation in most parts of Connecticut before changing over to a wintry mix by the early afternoon hours,