A significant winter storm is forecast along the East Coast of the United States by the weekend, but it remains to be seen just how much snow, ice or other impacts it could bring to millions still dealing with copious amounts of ice and snow.
The storm system is forecast to develop rapidly off the Southeast Coast on Saturday, Jan. 31, then move along the Mid-Atlantic on Sunday, Feb. 1, with widespread gusty winds, the National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center said Jan. 27.
The storm could even develop so rapidly with plummeting low pressure that it could become what many call a bomb cyclone, Marc Chenard, a meteorologist at the prediction center, confirmed to USA TODAY.
Meteorologists say the storm won't be anywhere near the size of the Jan. 23-26 storm, but its track and potential strength aren't yet clear. Both could influence how much the system interacts with the lingering frigid air over the eastern U.S. and determine how much rain or snow falls.
These maps show the weather service forecast at this point and what the meteorologists at AccuWeather are thinking.
