Major winter storm expected to reach East Coast this weekend

WITH US IN THE MIDDLE OF A NEW WEEK AT THE START OF THE YEAR. REUNITED. IT FEELS SO GOOD. WE HAVE A BIG COAST TO COAST STORM BREWING. IT IS STARTING OUT WEST THIS MORNING. MOSTLY A RAIN EVENT. BUT IT IS EXPECTED TO DROP SNOW ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS AS THE WEEK GOES ON. >> AND IT IS ALSO SET TO HIT THE EAST COAST THIS WEEK END. FIRST IN THE SOUTHEAST AND GULF COAST WITH HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. BEFORE THAT SYSTEM MOVES NORTH AND MORE SNOW DEVELOPS. >> THAT WOULD END A NEARLY TWO-YEAR SNOW DROUGHT FOR SOME REGIONS IN THE NORTHEAST. NEW YORK LAST SEEING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IN 2022. SO LET'S GO TO AL. YOU KNOW YOU ARE HAPPY THAT THERE IS A LITTLE SNOW IN THE FORECAST, MY FRIEND. >> WELL, YEAH. WE ALL -- BUT ARE WE REALLY? I DON'T KNOW. WE'LL SEE. AS YOU MENTIONED, THE LAST DAY OF ONE INCH OF SNOW, OVER 700 DAYS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. LONGEST DROUGHT ON RECORD FOR WASHINGTON, D.C. TODAY, THIS STORM WILL SPREAD RAIN AND SNOW THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN ON INTO THE SOUTHWEST. THURSDAY DIPS DOWN INTO TEXAS WHERE WE SEE SOME SNOW IN THE PANHANDLE. SHOWERS AND STORMS THROUGH WESTERN TEXAS. FRIDAY THIS STORM RACES EAST, DRAWS UP A LOT OF GULF MOISTURE. AND THE POSSIBILITY OF MORE HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE GULF. THEY WILL SEE EVEN MORE ON FRIDAY. THAT WILL LEAD TO FLOODING. HERE WE GO. SATURDAY MAKES ITS WAY INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST. THE STORM COMES IN, BRINGING RAIN AND SNOW. ALONG THE I-95 CORRIDOR, THE STORM EXPANDS INTO THE NORTHEAST BY THE EVENING. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHEAST AND PARTS OF NEW ENGLAND. THE I95 CORRIDOR WILL BE WIN I DO, SNOWY, WET. AIRPORT DELAYS. IT WILL BE A REAL MESS. HERE IS WHAT WE HAVE TO WATCH. THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS STORM. IF IT IS A COAST HUGGER, IT WILL BRING THAT MILD WATER TEMPERATURE AIR FROM THE ATLANTIC. TEMPERATURES IN THE 50s. SO IT WILL MOSTLY BE A RAIN EVENT ALONG I95. HEAVY SNOW STAYS INLAND. BUT IF THIS MOVES FURTHER TO THE SOUTH, THAT DRAWS IN THIS COLDER AIR, HEAVIER SNOW FROM D.C. TO NEW YORK. HERE IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, THE CHANCE FOR ONE INCH OR MORE OF SNOW. 90% CHANCE THIS WEEKEND OR SCRANTON. 70% FOR NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA. 90% FOR HARTFORD, BOSTON. AS YOU GO FURTHER SOUTH, IT DIPS DOWN. BUT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WATCH THIS TRACK. BUT RIGHT NOW, THE EUROPEAN MODEL AND THE A

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Length: 2min 55sec (175 seconds)

Published: Wed Jan 03 2024