A Nor’easter is scheduled to hit the East Coast and Mid-Atlantic, bringing heavy snow and a winter mix next week.
The slow winter storm that hit the West Coast last week is likely to intensify over the Rocky Mountains and the Central Plains of Colorado before moving east.
DEATH CALIFORNIA STORM WASHES THE FLOW FROM THE ICONIC ROAD, HOME FLOODS
The system dumped more than 2.10 meters of snow in the Sierra Nevada region, creating dangerous snow conditions and closing roads.
As snow accumulates in the Northern Plains and the Upper Mississippi Valley on Saturday, the system will expand into the Ohio Valley and the Great Lakes, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).
In this photo provided by Caltrans District 9, a heavy blizzard covers a car at June Lake, Mono County, on Wednesday, January 27, 2021. An atmospheric storm on a river drove torrential rains into the heart of California on Thursday Monday, when blizzard conditions buried Sierra Nevada in the snow. (Randy Walker / Caltrans District 9 via AP)
By Sunday morning, snow would have shifted over parts of the Mid-Atlantic, with areas of freezing rain in Virginia and North Carolina.
The storm is expected to abate in the midwest on Sunday night, and rain in the southeast will fall on the coast on Monday morning.
However, midwestern states have already seen record amounts of snow this season, and wind chill warnings have been issued in several states on the East Coast.
According to Fox News meteorologist Rich Reichmuth, the storm’s snowfall will be washable and will remain amid continually cold temperatures before a short warm-up period next weekend.
He reported that the New York state area is likely to receive about 15 to 25 centimeters of snow, but the totals may be higher if the storm intensifies or deflects.
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Accuweather reported on Friday that New York City could see gusts of up to 50 mph.
In the New England area, forecasters say the storm could last until Wednesday.