Light snow possible in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast after severe storms in the South

A tempest strategy producing severe weather successful the South is expected to determination northbound Sunday nighttime into Monday, bringing a speedy burst of snow and rainfall to parts of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.

According to the FOX Forecast Center, the strategy was positioned implicit the confederate Mississippi River Valley and began tracking eastbound on the Gulf Coast.

TORNADOES REPORTED ACROSS SOUTH AS DANGEROUS SUNDAY SEVERE WEATHER THREAT EYES GULF COAST

Ahead of the system’s movement, a lukewarm beforehand lifted northward, drafting accrued moisture into the region.

A idiosyncratic walks done Boston Public Garden during dense snowfall connected January 25, 2026 successful Boston, Massachusetts. 

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This helped enactment the rainfall that is presently impacting Delmarva, acold confederate New Jersey, and the Delaware Valley.

After sunset, temperatures gradually dropped. Parts of eastbound Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Long Island, NY whitethorn autumn to adjacent oregon conscionable beneath freezing.

During this time, colder aerial and dependable precipitation volition overlap, resulting successful measurable snowfall.

Most areas are forecast to spot lone a airy coating, with totals mostly up to 2 inches and possibly a fewer isolated higher amounts. The lawsuit is not expected to importantly interaction regular beingness oregon travel.

In the large municipality centers, accumulation volition beryllium difficult. Marginal temperatures and the municipality vigor land effect volition apt support roads chiefly wet, with snowfall sticking chiefly to grassy and elevated surfaces oregon successful little heavy traveled areas.

A antheral utilizing a shovel to excavation his car retired aft a snowstorm successful New York City. 

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Any changeover to snowfall volition apt hap betwixt 9 and 10 p.m. Sunday, with precipitation tapering disconnected betwixt 5 and 6 a.m. Monday.

If trends displacement toward much persistent precipitation oregon a focused set of heavier snow, a constrictive corridor of Winter Weather Advisories could go necessary. Based connected the latest data, if that were to occur, it would astir apt hap successful cardinal New Jersey, peculiarly northbound of the I-95 corridor.

A pedestrian passes snow-covered vehicles pursuing a wintertime tempest successful Boston, Massachusetts, US, connected Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. 

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However, arsenic for close now, this looks similar a marginal, low-impact event, though shifts successful somesthesia oregon tempest way volition beryllium worthy monitoring.

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