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Winter Storm Could Be Another Monster

Updated: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 2:38 PM

Could this really be happening? Two major snowstorms within seven days in the
mid-Atlantic region. Across the northern tier of the country, big winter
storms can happen in rapid succession, but that rarely occurs in the
mid-Atlantic region.

It's going to this time, though. Later this week, there will be another big
snowstorm in northern Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and this time the
heavy snow could migrate up to central Pennsylvania and central New Jersey.
So, what is the biggest amount of snow accumulations in this region? How
about 8 inches for starters, and there could be much more if everything were
to line up perfectly.

This is going to be a widespread snowstorm with its effects being felt in the
Midwest and across much of the Great Plains. A band from central Indiana,
back across Illinois and northern Missouri could get more than 6 inches of
snow from the storm.

In regards to there being two storms on the map shown here, this will be a
case in which one hands off to the other. The storm tracking in Tennessee
will be the main low which will hand off its energy to secondary storm along
the East Coast. Simply a classic situation for snow in all ways.

Story by AccuWeather.com Senior Meteorologist John Kocet.

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