Back-to-back winter storms hit the East this weekend
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"It only takes a very small amount of snow to cause a flurry of problems,” said AccuWeather senior meteorologist Dan Pydynowski.
Updated: To include severe weather conditions affecting Alaska. The weekend before Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a very busy travel period. With MLK weekend travel already likely to be hectic, new winter storm warnings in 4 states threaten up to 24 inches of snow,
Around 55 million people across the eastern half of the country were under winter weather alerts as a cold, snowy and windy holiday weekend is expected.
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Georgia snow threat: Models hint at weekend winter weatherA potential winter storm late Saturday may bring significant snow impacts to Metro Atlanta and Central Georgia.
It's not often that the southeastern United States gets more snow than the Midwest, but it looks like that is going to be the case this weekend, as a rare winter storm warning has been issued for parts of Georgia as a system moves across the eastern United States,
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Get ready for more winter weather in the New York City area because we're tracking two chances for accumulating snow this weekend. A quick coating is possible overnight Friday as the first system approaches New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Two separate systems could result in accumulating snow on Saturday and Sunday.
The weekend cold front packs enough moisture and quick moving cold air to give a chance for winter weather, but the chances stay on the lower side.
Winter weather returns this weekend with Friday bringing windy conditions and afternoon snow showers, particularly in northeast Kansas. Snow combined with strong winds will create hazardous travel with sudden visibility drops.
The fast-moving winter storms could dump foot or more of snow in portions of the Great Lakes and interior New England through this weekend.