Two main winter storms are bearing down on the U.S. this week and are anticipated to carry among the highest snow totals of the season for cities together with Chicago and Washington, D.C.
The primary storm, which spans from Colorado to Delaware, will hit Tuesday morning by way of Wednesday morning.
Snow and rain forecast.
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By 7 a.m. ET Tuesday, heavy rain is predicted from Dallas to Nashville, Tennessee, whereas snow might be falling from Louisville, Kentucky, to Richmond, Virginia.

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The snow will arrive in D.C. by midday on Tuesday and will final for over 12 hours. Some mild snow could make it as far north as Philadelphia.
4 to six inches of snow is feasible for the D.C. and Baltimore area.

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In the meantime, the heavy rain within the South could trigger flash flooding.

Flash flood risk Tuesday and Wednesday.
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By the point that first storm leaves the East Coast, the second storm can have already began within the Midwest.
At 7 a.m. ET Wednesday, widespread snow is predicted from Colorado to Iowa to Missouri, whereas heavy rain might be falling from Houston to Louisiana.

Kids sled in Central Park after a snowstorm on Feb. 9, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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In Chicago, the snow will start round 9 a.m. Wednesday and will final for over 12 hours. 5 to 9 inches of snow is feasible within the Windy Metropolis.
Then, within the East, a mixture of rain and freezing rain anticipated in D.C. and Philadelphia starting after 5 p.m. Wednesday and persevering with in a single day.

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In New York Metropolis and Boston, the snow is forecast to start out Wednesday evening after which change to rain in a single day.
Each storms mixed will end in hefty snow totals within the Midwest and the Mid-Atlantic, and probably flooding rain for a large swath of the South.