Two storms are forecast to bring harsh winter weather to the region. Author: Alex Sosnowski (AccuWeather) Updated: 6:15 PM EST January 21, 2021
It s the dead of winter, but apparently Old Man Winter didn t get the memo until the middle of January. Harsh winter weather and widespread, heavy snowfalls have largely been absent from the lower 48 states in recent weeks, but that drought is about to end in dramatic fashion. A duo of storms, with the second one expected to be much stronger and larger, will deal wintry blows to portions of the Midwest and Northeast this weekend and early next week.
Both storms are likely to produce substantial delays on the highways and lead to airline delays and flight cancellations even if some of the major hubs in the Midwest and Northeast manage to dodge wintry precipitation from one or both systems.