A storm that will bring drenching rain from Texas to the Carolinas Tuesdaythrough the middle of the week could bring substantial snow to parts of theinterior Middle Atlantic and New England later this week.This means that snow could be around on New Year's Eve as Northeasterners usherin the new year. Accumulating snow can be expected from the centralAppalachians into New England as the storm unfolds. Meanwhile, a wintry mixwill create slick conditions along the I-95 corridor.
The strength of the storm all hinges on what will be going on to the west. Atrailing low pressure system will produce light snow across the southern PlainsThursday, and if that energy should happen to catch up to and merge with thestorm forming on the East Coast, we could have a pretty nasty situation byFriday.
The other possibility is that these systems remain entirely separate with onecoming Thursday and the other happening later Friday into Saturday.
Story By AccuWeather.com Meteorologists John Kocet and Katie Storbeck.
