Winter storm to hit Northeast with heavy snow, rain

A major winter storm will impact the Northeast on Friday. 

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Heavy snow will pile up across New England, while a mixture of ice, snow and rain will cause travel issues for parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York. 

Northeast snow forecast
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Another round of arctic air is moving in across the Great Lakes.

Rainfall, winter weather over the eastern U.S.
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Heavy rain will bring the risk of flooding for parts of the Ohio and Tennessee valleys along the associated cold front. 

Northeast futuretrack
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Temperatures will fall behind the front as it shifts eastward.

Saturday forecast highs
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Meanwhile, a new system is pushing across the Northwest, bringing snow to the mountains and rain across the lower elevations.