A new week, A new storm

The next storm is going to be a monster. It will stretch from the Midwest all the way over to the Northeast. Already prompting many weather advisories across the Midwest. When it does come across it will pack precipitation varying from rain to ice to snow to sleet. This one will be tricky for many forecasters out there, and may surprise people depending on what happens.

At this point in time it seems to be mostly a ice event for the Northeast, with freezing rain and sleet the main player. Though in upstate new York it will be mostly snow, with high snow totals. The Midwest on the other hand will see a large snowstorm. At first many cities like Kansas city will be seeing ice, but that will quickly turn over to snow overnight. Places like Chicago on the other hand will be seeing all snow, and lots of it. In the location where snow will be mostly present accumulation ranging from 6''-12'' will be expected.

Ice is one of the worrisome parts of this storm. With many places preparing for a major ice event, it is very important for there to be accuracy on the current track for the storm. Unfortunately just like the last one, there is not full consensus us on one track. Which may lead some to believe that there might be surprise or two. That is not out of the question, but it seems unlikely. Do not go putting money on this storm just yet is what is being told here.

That's what can be told at this moment in time, all of it is subject to change and probably will within say, the next few hours, but that's meteorology for ya. Just be aware and ready for anything that can happen, because places where ice is foretasted could become all snow or all rain depending on the track now.