WASHINGTON (AP) - The South and East are bracing for a nor'easter at week's end with the potential for significant snowfall.
The National Weather Service's Weather Prediction Center warns of heavy, "perhaps crippling" snow across the northern mid-Atlantic region, including Baltimore, Washington and Philadelphia.
On Wednesday, the weather service issued blizzard and winter storm watches for parts of Maryland, Washington, Virginia and West Virginia. The watches start as early as Thursday and stretch into Saturday.
Center Meteorologist Rich Otto says the bigger cities could get 1 to 2 feet of snow, but first, the storm will bring ice and freezing rain to Kentucky, Tennessee and Arkansas starting Thursday.
As the storm moves east Friday, it will bring snow and then will affect Philadelphia and New York City as it moves north.
Delmarva
The snow is coming.
There has been a light dusting so far this week on Delmarva but by Friday night National Weather officials say there could be 4-to-6 inches of snow in Salisbury.
In Dorchester County the snow could be as much as 8 to 12 inches deep.
The Salisbury Daily Times reports that a blizzard watch is in effect for central and southern Maryland with a winter storm watch in the western part of the state.
The Maryland Emergency Management Agency warns that along the coast line there would be some minor to moderate flooding.
Governor Larry Hogan is calling on Maryland residents to take action now to prepare for the coming storm.
In northern Delaware weather officials are uncertain how bad the snowfall will be.
They say there could as much 12 to 18 inches of snow could be on the way this weekend with winds of 40 to 60 mph.
But, if the storm shifts snow heavy snow accumulation could hit the southern part of the state.
