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Judging by this article , Susan Jane, Marie, and Lynn are very soon to see 
really cold and snowy weather again.  This article concentrates on the big 
cities, but........................

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AccuWeather.com 
 
Snow, Cleveland to New York While Chicago has been hit by snow, New York City 
and other metropolitan areas are next for their biggest snowstorm of the 
season. 

Six to 10 inches of snow for parts of the Northeast. 
AccuWeather.com predicts 3-6 inches of snow for New York City. 
Widespread snow-related watches and warnings in effect. 
Major arctic blast destined for East. 
Growing concern for East snowstorms next week. 
Santa Ana Wind for Southern California. 
Raw video of the snowstorm hitting Chicago. 
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A Plowable Snowstorm all the way to New York City
 
For cities like New York and Pittsburgh, this could be the biggest snowstorm 
of the season so far. The storm produced 3 inches of snow across Chicago 
Friday morning, resulting in over 200 flights to be canceled and extensive 
travel delays in and around the city. Gusty winds led to delays around New 
York City Friday afternoon, ahead of the storm. 

The storm is still the development stages and only will grow stronger into 
Saturday causing heavier snow to develop. People across the southern Ohio 
Valley could experience a thunderstorm later tonight into early Saturday, and 
it is that energy that will move north into the cold air mass lying across 
Pennsylvania into New Jersey, resulting in heavy snow. At times, the snow 
will come down at the rate of 1-2 inches per hour, resulting in a quick cover 
of snow on roads and extremely poor travel. 

Pittsburgh will be the first to get hit followed by New York City and Boston 
later on. Each of those cities will get close to 6 inches of snow, making 
this the biggest snowstorm of the season. 

Be part of the forum discussion about the storm that will hit New York City. 
Snow in the Forecast for Philadelphia. 
Washington, D.C., is on the edge of the snow. 
Kate Bilo on snow removal. 
Midwest is being hit by the snow. 


Meteorologist Kristina Pydynowski covers AccuWeather.com's News Information 

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The Coldest Weather Possible In Nearly 15 Years
 
Bitterly cold air bottled up over the depths of the Arctic will plunge 
southward next week, gripping the eastern two-thirds of the nation. 

The frigid air will likely arrive in two waves. The first shot will blast the 
Midwest and Northeast early next week. The second, which will prove to be the 
harshest, will encompass virtually all places east of the Rockies by next 
weekend. 

Expert Senior Meteorologist Elliot Abrams reports, "Joe Bastardi has been 
talking about a daytime temperature below zero in Chicago and a nighttime low 
near 0 in New York City... and if one of these Arctic highs makes the plunge 
south and east, those ideas will turn out right." 

Blustery winds will usher in the arctic air, resulting in even colder and 
potentially dangerous AccuWeather.com RealFeel® temperatures. 

The air Friday over a portion of Alaska was colder than the air anywhere else 
in the northern hemisphere. That is the source region for the air coming into 
the northern Plains next week. 

There are early indications of a reinforcing shot of arctic air settling over 
the East in the days leading up to Inauguration Day. 

AccuWeather.com Community Director Jesse Ferrell says that the forums are 
abuzz about this potential for extreme cold next week in the Northeast. He 
has a blog showing maps and data from the GFS, which says that New York City 
will be the coldest in at least 14 years. 

Forum on the cold weather 

Computer models shown on the Community blog show just how cold the weather 
will be next week. 


Meteorologist Elliot Abrams is the Chief Forecaster for AccuWeather.com 

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Growing Concern for Potential Snowstorms Next Week
 
AccuWeather.com is keeping a close eye on the potential for snowstorms to 
develop along the leading edge of the arctic blasts next week. 

The first shot of arctic air could help spawn a major snowstorm over New 
England and Atlantic Canada Tuesday into Wednesday. A storm accompanying the 
second arctic blast could return significant snow from the Midwest to the 
Northeast's major cities later in the week. 

The exact details of these storms will become clearer in the upcoming days. 
Pinpointing the exact track of storms that are several days away is difficult 
as storms have a high potential of shifting course or may fail to take shape. 

One aspect of the long-range forecast that has raised the confidence level 
slightly here at AccuWeather.com is that models have recently been consistent 
on showing a snowstorm impacting a part of the Northeast on Tuesday. 


http://www.accuweather.com/news-top-headline.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&date=2009-01-09_21:55