Bomb cyclone brings historic snow to North Carolina
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Call it a bomb cyclone or a nor'easter, it's going to be a memorable storm for some folks along the East Coast as January turns to February.
"An intense surge of arctic air behind the coastal storm is bringing below freezing temperatures and wind chills," the WPC said.
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Most snow in years, blizzard conditions possible in parts of Southeast from powerful bomb cyclone
Snow, damaging winds and dangerous coastal flooding are expected to impact parts of the southern Appalachians, the Carolinas and southern Virginia this weekend as a powerful winter storm rapidly intensifies off the Southeast coast.
The coastal cyclone is expected to bring moderate to heavy snow, along with high winds and possible blizzard conditions for the Carolinas on Jan. 31.
It could become a bomb cyclone and impact some of the same areas just hit by a monster storm this past weekend.
It’s possible Charlotte could get 4 to 8 inches through just through Saturday evening, with as much as 11 inches by early Sunday.
A powerful storm will develop off the Southeast coast this weekend amid brutal cold. This bomb cyclone will bring snow and strong winds to parts of the East Coast as it moves north.
A coating of snow is possible in places like Dover, Delaware, and Millville, New Jersey, and eastward to the coast Saturday night into Sunday morning.