Snow, ice and heavy rains threaten the eastern United States, a region tired by storms, later this week

A snow, ice and rain storm will disrupt midwestern and southern US movements in the northeast from Wednesday evening to Friday.

Motorists and air passengers in much of the eastern United States should prepare for further delays on the eve of this week's second winter hurricane.

The more typical weather conditions in late December or early January will continue in most of the eastern United States this week. The configuration not only presents conditions much colder than average for mid-November, but also winter storms.

Following the last blizzard, ice and rain from Monday to Tuesday evening, a second storm will follow a similar path from the Gulf of Mexico in southeastern Canada between the middle and the end of this week.

This new storm will have a colder look to the front and back, compared to the early week storm.

With the wide variety of weather conditions expected this week, download the free AccuWeather app to find out the conditions in your area.

Rain, wind and thunderstorms cause a share of travel delays

Along the Atlantic coast, the storm will bring pouring rain. It can rain enough rain to increase the risk of rapid floods and urban floods.

Rain, combined with gusty winds and a low cloud ceiling, can delay airlines and force drivers to slow down for safety reasons.

From the Florida Peninsula to the east of North Carolina, there can be severe thunderstorms locally accompanied by strong gusts of wind.

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In the northeast, winds can blow enough on the front of the storm to cause a period of several hours of above-normal tides and mild coastal flooding.

Potential snow and ice in more places with this storm

"Given the drop in initial and final temperatures, the new storm will bring more snow and ice to more parts of the south, center-west and northeast than the first storm of the week," said Dave Dombek, Senior Meteorologist at AccuWeather.

The configuration will allow an icy mix to spread northward in an area from western North Carolina to a portion of western Virginia, northeastern West Virginia , central and western Maryland and much of central and southern Pennsylvania, from Wednesday evening to Thursday.

During the night from Thursday to Friday, this ice-cold mix will also contain more snow in parts of northern Pennsylvania, northern New Jersey, western and northern New York, and central and northern New York. north of New England.

Along the interstate 95 corridor from Washington, DC to Boston, the bulk of this storm will be in the form of rain. However, there may be irregular patches of ice pellets and freezing rain initially in the northern and western suburbs.

Further west, an area of ​​snow and winter mix is ​​expected to develop on Thursday in parts of the Ozark Mountains and the Mississippi Valley. Road conditions can become slippery from northern Arkansas and southern Missouri to parts of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, the west of Tennessee and North and West Kentucky. This is especially true for slush or heavy snow.

Cold pressure at the end of the storm can push the snow towards the east

Thursday night, a winter mix is ​​expected to spread to parts of southern Michigan and southwestern Ontario.

"On Friday, cold winds will invade the storm and make sure that rain or a winter mix turns into snow on parts of the Ohio Valley and central Appalachians," Dombek said.

This layer of snow is expected to become heavier and more extensive from part of northern and western Pennsylvania to the north and west of the state of New York and the north. New England during the day from Friday to Friday evening. There may be several inches of snow in some places, especially at high altitudes.

It is also possible that snow or a winter mix will reach the interstate 95 corridor from northern Virginia to southeastern New England on Friday.

"Generally, storms of this nature end in the form of rain in central Atlantic and southern New England, in I-95," said Dombek.

This is due to a relatively warm ocean at this time of year and a dry air current at the end of the storms.

"However, it could be one of the less common cases where it is trying to turn into snow at the end of the tail," Dombek said.

The Washington, D.C. region of Philadelphia, New York, Hartford, Connecticut and Boston has not had snow this fall yet. There is a chance that the first snowflakes of the season with this weekend storm.

Following the storm, lake effect snow will follow Saturday over parts of the Upper Midwest to the central and northern Appalachian Mountains.

A weak storm can also cross the same area with snow and scattered snow showers on Saturday and Sunday, as chilly air continues to flow from central Canada.

However, on a positive note for storm fatigue and the imminent rise in holiday travel, the general trend this weekend to next Wednesday should result in no widespread and widespread disruption of travel.

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