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Well, a powerful storm will rapidly intensify and expand across the central US from Sunday
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into Monday, bringing widespread disruptions for millions of folks.
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Blizzard conditions and high winds are expected in parts of the upper Midwest, while strong
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thunderstorms heavy rain and gusty winds affect areas further south and to the east.
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The storm will rank among the top impactful US weather events of the year so far.
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At some point during the storm's evolution, its wind, rain, thunderstorms, snow or cold
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air could impact areas home to nearly 200 million people across the central and eastern
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AccuWeather meteorologists are saying that this storm has the potential to become a bomb cyclone,
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which occurs when central pressure drops at least 7100s of an inch of mercury in 24 hours
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This rapid strengthening would generate an expansive and intense wind field, drawing in significant
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Pacific moisture and then tap gulf and Atlantic moisture as it advances across the central
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and the northeastern states.
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The storm's expansive winds may affect dozens of states.
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Power outages could reach the hundreds of thousands to millions coming just days after
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a powerful wind storm swept from the Rock East to the northeast.
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Lake delays and cancellations from Sunday through Monday night could climb into the thousands.
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Major hubs including Denver, Chicago, Detroit, Atlanta, Pittsburgh, New York City, Philadelphia,
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Boston, DC and Charlotte may be affected along with numerous connecting airports in between.
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AccuWeather's burning rain nose said that travel is likely to be especially hazardous on
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Monday, as snow, strong winds and bitter cold combined to produce blizzard-like conditions
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across northern portions of the Mississippi Valley and the Great Lakes region.
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Actual temperatures may be no better than the teens and single digits in much of this
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area, with AccuWeather real-field temperatures near or below zero for a time.
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A large swath of heavy snow is anticipated with this storm by AccuWeather's team of meteorologists.
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Blizzard conditions are possible in portions of Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, Northern Illinois
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and Southeastern Minnesota.
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Enough snow to shovel and plow will extend from parts of the Dakotas to Northern Michigan.
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Within this zone from one to three feet of snow is forecast to pile up from near Minneapolis
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and Green Bay to Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
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Rain and a wintry mix will change to some snow in Southern Michigan and around Chicago.
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A powerful cold front with arctic air in its wake will advance eastward through the Mississippi,
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Ohio and Tennessee Valley's Sunday into Sunday night, reaching the Appalachians and
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the Atlantic Seaboard Monday into Monday evening.
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Now, temperatures will surge to April and May-like levels ahead of the front on south
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to southeast breezes.
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As moisture is headed from the Gulf and Atlantic areas, showers will break out ahead of the
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front from Sunday into Monday near the Gulf and farther to the east.
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A squall line of thunderstorms, some of which are forecast to be severe with damaging
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winds, torrential downpours and hail, expected along the arctic front as it advances eastward
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from Sunday into Monday.
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Tornados are also a concern.
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The scope and intensity of severe thunderstorms may continue to increase as acuether meteorologists
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analyze data and monitor the severe weather threat.
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The effects of the storm from Saturday night to Monday night will be preceded by a potent
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clipper storm that will travel along the northern tier of the Midwest and the northeast
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That storm will pack a punch with heavy snow and even blizzard conditions across the
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northern tier along with far reaching strong winds from the Rockies to the Atlantic coast.
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Tens of millions of people in the east woke up on Thursday morning to temperatures 25
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to 50 degrees lower than those recorded on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons asked the
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first front erased those may like warm temps up to a few inches of wet snow covered non-paved
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surfaces and parts of the mid-Atlantic and southern New England states on Thursday.
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A second front will slice south eastward in the wake of the clipper storm and will briefly
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knock down temperatures once again in the Midwest and the northeast.
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But its effects will be short term and overridden by the upcoming massive storm from later
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this weekend in the next week.
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Arctic air will sweep through much of the plains and Mississippi Valley from late Sunday into
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Sunday evening reaching the Appalachians later Monday behind the storm's cold front.
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The cold air may lose some of its impact east of the Appalachians but many areas along
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the Atlantic seaboard will still feel some of the lowest temperatures in weeks from Tuesday
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Are you possibly looking for a little warmth during that period?
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Then you should head west.
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While the massive Midwest storm triggers the renewed blast of winter across the central
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and eastern parts of the U.S., record warmth will continue building across the southwest
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following much of the region's warmest winters on record.
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You can find more regional forecasts and science-based articles at acuether.com and for your local forecast
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Enjoy the rest of your weekend, be weather aware and I will be back on Monday with more