By Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather.com Senior Meteorologist
February 9,2015; 8:34PM,EST
A storm riding along a blast of arctic air will spread a swath of snow from the Great Lakes by midweek to the Northeast before the end of the week.
Yet another Alberta Clipper will drop in from Canada this week. As is often the case with these moisture-starved storms, the snow will tend to be light and more of a nuisance for most areas.
However, the storm will bring another round of slippery roads, travel delays and possible disruptions to daily activities from Detroit to Boston.
The storm will first affect part of North Dakota to portions of Minnesota, Wisconsin and much of Michigan Tuesday into Wednesday. Snow within this swath will generally range from a coating to a couple of inches. Cities that will be affected include Fargo, North Dakota; Minneapolis; Madison, Wisconsin; and Detroit.
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Intermittent snow will reach the areas from Cleveland and Buffalo, New York, to Pittsburgh during Wednesday night and Thursday morning.
During the day Thursday, spotty snow is likely to impact Philadelphia; New York City; Albany, New York; and Hartford, Connecticut.
It is from late Thursday into Friday morning when the storm could strengthen quickly enough to bring steadier and perhaps heavier snow from part of New Jersey and eastern New York state to Massachusetts and coastal Maine.
Workers and school districts from Islip, New York, to Providence, Rhode Island, and Boston will especially want to monitor this next potential snowstorm and snow day.
The storm could add more insult to injury for property owners, cities and townships in New England struggling with how to pay for snow removal, let alone where to put it.
The exact track and speed of strengthening of the storm will determine how far north and west the heavier snow expands to before the system heads out to sea.
A couple of showers of mixed rain and snow can occur as far south as Washington, D.C., and Dover, Delaware, with the greatest chance for slippery travel during Thursday night as arctic air begins to sweep in.
As the Alberta Clipper sweeps by, the gates of the Arctic will be opened from the Upper Midwest to the Northeast.
Areas made wet and slushy from the storm and moderate temperatures during the middle of the week can become icy and freeze solid. Temperatures may get so low that inexpensive ice-melting compounds, such as rock salt, will be ineffective.
The parade of Alberta Clipper storms will not stop during the school week.
The next Alberta Clipper storm is forecast to dive into the Northeast states with the chance of another round of snow, ranging from nuisance flurries to a moderate accumulation this weekend.
The storm this weekend could also strengthen quickly upon nearing the Atlantic Ocean.
- Marianne Astalos-Aslin · Toms River, New JerseyI see this was the coldest day of the year in 1934 in Philadelphia, Pa.......-11 degrees. Why is it global warming now? How about the children's blizzard in the mid/late 1800's when temperatures in North Dakota and the upper Midwest dropped almost 30 degrees in an hour because of a polar vortex which swept the area along with a blizzard causing many children to freeze to death while walking home from school....again, why global warming now and not then? Just would like a real answer as I call it like it is....air pollution; lead by China and India.
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Aaron Ginther · Top Commenter · Lynchburg, VirginiaNew England, do you mind sharing your snow with us in the Mid-Atlantic? Specifically MD, DE, and VA. I've seen virtually nothing all winter and I'd like to see one good snow before spring comes. I don't think its fair the way mother nature is treating us this year.
Severe Weather Mid AtlanticBoth of these storms have the potential to become as strong as the Blizzard of 2015.
Alex Klucher · Top Commenter- Severe Weather Mid AtlanticAlex KlucherJanuary 26 - 27.
Judith Ann Mathisen Gossinger · Cashier at Stop & ShopWhen is the Jesrey Shore going get a good snow?
Laurel Casey · Top Commenter · Social Satirist at Monsanto CompanyIn the future, due to climate change, snowfalls will increase because the atmosphere can hold 4% more moisture for every 1-degree increase in temperature, Trenberth said. As long as temperatures stay just below freezing, the result is more snow — rather than rain, he said.
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Jeff Kurtz · Northampton Community Collegesouthern poconos get cheated again with a big snow.. tired of tiny 4 inch snows and ice and would like a good snowstorm with just snow, but I do not see that happening this year. if I was able to move to New England I would because I love snow. from Tobyhanna, pa. give us a good snowstorm snow God's.
James Procak · Top Commenter · Warwick, New YorkAlex Sosnowski, Do you envision any near -40F lows for Adirondack region of NY, for remainder of month? I enjoy your articles, they're the best on Accuweather.
Louis Saccone · Top Commenter · Works at Red star Express Lines1934bridgeport conn had 22inches of snow and with below zero temps global warming.
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