Weekend snow storm in the US: What states are affected and when will it hit?

A storm system will bring the first snowfall of the season to the east coast of the country. According to official information from the United States National Weather Service (NWS), the High Plains and Four Corners regions will see snowfall this Thursday, shortly before the storm moves east.

The first snowfall will occur started yesterday, 4 January, in the High Plains. As the storm moves from the southern Appalachians toward the northeast of the country, freezing rain and snow are expected to last at least through Sunday, 7 January, bringing snow accumulations of 5 to 10 inches in mountainous areas.

States affected by the snow storm this weekend

Among the first affected states are New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas, Texas and Oklahoma. The storm will then move eastwards and develop into the heaviest snow in New England. This would include:

At the moment, it is too early to know exactly what type of precipitation and intensity will occur in the affected areas, so the NWS recommends monitoring its communication channels to learn more details about the storm as it moves through Colorado and New Mexico this Thursday.

“It’s still a few days away, so we’ll have to hash out the storm track — where the precipitation falls, and how long the cold air can stay,” said Tony Fracasso, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction Center in College Park, Maryland.

In addition to this, another low pressure system unleashed heavy snowfall with torrential winds in Alaska, which will continue throughout the weekend.

Storm update in real time

There is an interactive map from Windy.com whereyou can follow the path of the storm in real time.

For more information and other updates, visit the National Weather Service website.