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The midweek storm could bring "a quick-hitting bout of snow," an AccuWeather meteorologist said.
A weekend East Coast storm could bring significant snow, strong winds and coastal flooding from the Carolinas to New England.
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"An intense surge of arctic air behind the coastal storm is bringing below freezing temperatures and wind chills," the WPC said.
It's time to prepare for heavy snow this weekend as a rapidly intensifying winter storm arrives.
Another storm may be set to hit the East Coast, even as much of the U.S. is still reeling from last weekend's weather.
The storm could form just days after Winter Storm Fern slammed into the same area
Winter Storm Gianna is underway in the South, bringing heavy snow to the Carolinas and parts of Georgia before it pivots offshore and deepens into a powerful bomb cyclone that could bring blizzard conditions to the coasts of North Carolina and Virginia.