STATE COLLEGE, PA. — AccuWeather.com reports soon after people in the Northeast deal with the impact of a windswept rainstorm, the track of a second and colder storm this weekend could have wintry consequences for travel and plans.
It may be time to locate your snow brush and snow shovel!
While there still are plenty of “ifs” about the weekend weather along the Atlantic Seaboard, AccuWeather.com meteorologists are concerned about the possibility of a major snowstorm over much of the mid-Atlantic and New England.
Fresh cold air will follow the Wednesday and Thursday rainstorm. The track of the second storm that follows holds the key.
If the weekend storm hugs the coast, this could be the scene in parts of the mid-Atlantic and Northeast.
If the storm ends up hugging the coast, then a shift in track of as little as 50 miles could mean the difference between snow-clogged streets in the I-95 zone or perhaps drenching rain ending as a bit of snow.
The cold air will have more of a foothold in the northern and western suburbs of the major I-95 cities, as well as the Appalachians. Here, with the “hugger” scenario, it is more a question of all snow or a wintry mix.
A track out to sea would mean a generally dry, blustery, cold weekend is at hand for most locations in and east of the Appalachians. Locally heavy bands of lake-effect snow would hit areas to the lee of lakes Erie and Ontario.
As Long Range Expert Joe Bastardi has been warning about, much of the nation faces a December to remember.
Even if the weekend storm misses the target, more storms and progressively colder air are on the way this month.
Keep checking in at AccuWeather.com for new developments on the storm situation through the weekend and the coming cold waves.
Story by AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Alex Sosnowski
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