Tuesday and Wednesday, a complex Pacific storm will coincide with a strong
sweep of mild, wet air into the Northwest. This will be a storm with

Another winter storm is set to sweep across the continent after midweek in
time to unsettle Northeast before week's end. The storm will cross the northern

Unusual warm sweeping northward to meet a complex storm aimed for the
northeastern United States will breed strong thunderstorms over the central

Storm energy from the southwest and the northwest will converge over eastern
North America by the middle of the week to give rise to a complex winter storm.

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