Weekend bomb cyclone forecast calls for snow. How much will fall?

Whether you call it a bomb cyclone, nor'easter or a blizzard, it's going to be a memorable weekend weather event for some along the East Coast as January turns to February.

“This storm could unleash heavy snow and howling winds across the Southeast this weekend," said Scott Homan, AccuWeather senior meteorologist, in a Jan. 29 email to USA TODAY.

A few snow flurries are even possible in Florida as bitterly cold air sweeps south all the way through the Sunshine State.

"People need to prepare for the possibility of dangerous blizzard conditions in some coastal areas from North Carolina to the southern Jersey shore," Homan said. "Blizzard conditions may reach parts of Long Island and southern New England."

This will lead to "sharply reduced visibilities due to the snow and blowing snow that will make travel extremely treacherous," the National Weather Service said in an online forecast.