Maps Show States Bracing for Back-to-Back Winter Snow Threats

Multiple states are bracing for potential back-to-back snow squalls this week as an Arctic cold front pushes south across the United States.

Why It Matters

Plunging temperatures, snowfall and high winds socked several states in the past week amid severe winter weather. Portions of the Southeast faced subfreezing temperatures as far south as Central Florida.

Some neighborhoods in the Sunshine State also experienced snow, as accumulations were visible on the beach.

Newsweek reached out to the National Weather Service (NWS) via email for comment on Monday.

What To Know

The NWS Weather Prediction Center posted to X, formerly Twitter, that Michigan may see snow squalls Monday night that push into upstate New York, the mid-Atlantic and New England by Tuesday.

Then a second wave of squalls derived from another Arctic front is expected to bring snow to states in the Great Lakes region, New England and northern mid-Atlantic states again on Wednesday.

According to the NWS, states facing possible snow squalls are Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Jersey.

Portions of New York, Vermont, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Connecticut face likely squalls, a stronger classification by NWS.

The NWS also notes that portions of New York in the eastern Lake Ontario region could see snow accumulations of 4 to 8 inches from Monday night into Tuesday morning.

Wind gusts could reach up to 55 mph, the NWS warned in its alert.

What People Are Saying

NWS Cleveland posted to X on Monday: “Snowfall amounts expected overnight into Tuesday. Southwest winds will gust 40 to 50 mph overnight then decrease and become west-northwest later Tuesday morning. Some blowing snow can also be expected. #ohwx #pawx.”

NWS Albany on Monday posted to X: “Heads-up: Snow Squalls Possible Early Tuesday (tomorrow) mainly 4-9am which can result in low visibility from windy conditions & falling/blowing snow. Drive carefully during the A.M commute & allow extra travel time, especially from I-90 northward. #nywx #mawx #vtwx #ctwx”

The NWS Weather Prediction Center said in its post to X in part: “Snow squalls can be extremely dangerous. In addition to producing snow covered roads, rapidly changing conditions, and near-zero visibility, flash freezing can also occur on roadways. If you encounter a snow squall while driving, pull over and wait it out. There is no safe place on a highway during a snow squall.”