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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.
Winter Storm Gianna is set to impact the East Coast this weekend with heavy snowfall and strong winds, particularly in the Carolinas and Virginia.
"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.
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.
An arctic blast and a bomb cyclone could hit the Eastern U.S. simultaneously this weekend, causing another winter storm.