A massive winter storm system is bringing frigid temperatures and heavy amounts of snow across the Midwest, Central, and Eastern parts of the United States this week.
According to a report from AccuWeather’s Jon Porter, snow and colder temperatures are expected to continue throughout this week, as the winter seems to be getting its money’s worth as February nears its end.
While the worst may be over for some parts of the country, Porter noted that those in the middle and eastern parts of the country will be cleaning up snow and ice from another storm expected to hit this week.
“The brewing snowstorm will have two key pieces associated with it,” Porter said. “Those being a fresh injection of Arctic air and the fact that it will be the caboose in the long train of February storms as the last storm in a series is often the strongest.”
The storm is expected to start hitting the central United States, from Nebraska to Kentucky, by Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. The storm will bring not only snow but also ice.
“In both cases, widespread 5-10 inches of snow is likely, but as much as 15 inches of snow is possible in southern Missouri or northern Arkansas,” the NWS shared.
On the East Coast, heavy snow is expected to start falling after the middle of the week, with storms reaching as far south as the Carolinas. As of Tuesday, meteorologists are forecasting that as much as a foot of snow could be possible in some areas.
AccuWeather Meteorologist Grady Gilman shared that the storms could drop 6 to 12 inches of snow from Richmond, Virginia, to Norfolk, Virginia, and even possibly in Raleigh, North Carolina.
In other regions, snowfall totals could hit almost 4 inches, with Philadelphia, Boston, New York City, and Washington, D.C., possibly seeing the effects of the storm.
“Snowfall accumulations in the Northeast, especially in New England, will be heavily dependent on the track of the storm,” AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Kerry Schwindenhammer shared.
However, Schwindenhammer shared that some areas could hit harder, depending on the track that the storm takes.
“A sharper turn up the coast on Thursday could lead to noticeably higher amounts for places as far north as Boston, Providence, Rhode Island, and even Portland, Maine,” Schwindenhammer added.