A stronger winter storm is expected to follow through midweek, bringing snow, ice, winds, tornadoes and flooding.
A winter storm hit the mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Saturday, and a stronger one is expected on Sunday, potentially causing up to a foot of snow and possible travel disruptions for millions of people under winter storm warnings. cnn reported.
Freezing rain and heavy snow fell across the mid-Atlantic interior, including Virginia and North Carolina, making driving hazardous, while heavy snow reached the Northeast on Saturday morning.
Central Pennsylvania experienced a couple of inches of snow that later deteriorated road conditions, and Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (DOT) maps show widespread slowdowns on roads.
Pennsylvania transportation crews began preparing roads for these conditions on Friday to “keep them passable, not completely clear of ice and snow,” according to a statement from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
Meanwhile, a stronger storm is expected to follow the first storm through midweek, bringing snow, ice, high winds, tornadoes and flooding.
It will strengthen rapidly on Monday as it moves across the central US toward the Great Lakes.
The storm track remains uncertain, but heavy snow is more likely in parts of the Plains, Great Lakes, Midwest and interior Northeast, with snowfall chances changing.
Additionally, Chicago and Milwaukee may experience snow due to a storm that takes advantage of warmer, more humid air from the Gulf of Mexico.
The risk of severe storms, damaging winds and flooding increases near the Gulf Coast, particularly in the south southeast, including Florida, on Monday and Tuesday.
As the storm moves northeast, it will bring rain and strong wind gusts of 40 mph or higher to the eastern half of the U.S., raising serious concerns about flooding and power outages.
The Weather Prediction Center has placed an area between Philadelphia and New York City, including Trenton, New Jersey, under a Level 3 out of 4 flood risk, indicating rare confidence in a high-impact flood event .
