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New Cross-Country Snowstorm in the Works

By Alex Sosnowski, Expert Senior Meteorologist

Jan 5, 2011; 10:45 AM ET

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A storm with the same spirit as the cross-country snowstorm during and prior to this past Christmas will tour the nation starting this weekend.

The storm has the potential to drop snow on Denver, St. Louis, New York City and other metropolitan areas as well as tens of thousands of square miles of rural areas as it rolls along next week.

As the Northeast deals with a snowstorm finishing up this weekend, already a new storm will be dropping into the Pacific Northwest with lowering snow levels. A bit of snow could fall on coastal areas, including Seattle.

The storm is forecast then to slide southeastward through the northern and central Rockies over the course of this weekend with locally heavy accumulations. Denver may receive a few inches of snow from the storm later Sunday into Monday. Snow is also forecast for Salt Lake City.

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Snow may even blanket parts of the interior South from the southern Appalachians, eastward into part of North Carolina.

Of course, the mid-Atlantic states and New England would not be left out with such a storm track and plenty of cold air. The storm next week could bring substantial snow to not only New York City and Boston, which have done well with snow so far this year, but also Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, which have been avoiding much of the white stuff.

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The details are far from clear on this storm, and we have short-term concerns from storms in the South and Northeast.

However, the odds seem likely for a far-reaching, nearly coast-to-coast snowstorm leading to problems on the roadways and at airports spanning Saturday through next Thursday.

Keep checking on this one as it is likely to impact travel and schools in a big way.