Winter storm warnings issued for 3 states
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Around 17 million people across the eastern half of the country are under winter alerts as an active weather pattern is expected to bring a cold, snowy and windy holiday weekend.
The fast-moving winter storms could dump foot or more of snow in portions of the Great Lakes and interior New England through this weekend.
The first system of the weekend arrives Friday night through early Saturday. This is on the leading edge of an arctic front, so it's still mild outside when the moisture first arrives. Later overnight, temperatures in the mountains drop into the 30s, which should bring a brief mix in or changeover into some wet bursts of snow.
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Georgia snow threat: Models hint at weekend winter weatherA potential winter storm late Saturday may bring significant snow impacts to Metro Atlanta and Central Georgia.
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Get ready for more winter weather in the New York City area because we're tracking two chances for accumulating snow this weekend. A quick coating is possible overnight Friday as the first system approaches New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Two separate systems could result in accumulating snow on Saturday and Sunday.
A Winter Weather Advisory is out for some overnight as light snow moves in. Some roads could be impacted. Dangerous cold settles in this weekend.
There's a chance Florida will see snow this weekend following frigid temperatures that prompted warnings across the state.