The weather in the new year will kick off on an active note as a series of storms will travel from coast to coast, bringing heavy rain, snow and thunderstorms over the 10 days. The West will bear the brunt of each storm first, beginning with one arriving early this week, warn AccuWeather meteorologists. Packing flooding downpours, mountain snow and a continuation of coastal threats seen last week, the first in the "parade of storms" will arrive along the Pacific Northwest coast south to Northern