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[January 26, 2011] (AP) Another major storm will move up the Eastern Seaboard Wednesday, threatening the Northeast with another dumping of snow.

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This storm will be far enough away from the coast that the main areas of precipitation will be only along the New England coast. Unfortunately, the areas that will receive the precipitation will get a tremendous amount of snow. Well over 6 inches of snow is expected along the New England coast. Combined with strong winds that will blow the newly fallen snow, this will create possible blizzard conditions, especially after the storm has passed.

In addition, cold flow from Canada will flow over Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, producing another round of lake-effect snow, mainly in western New York.

The rest of the country will remain mostly dry, including the West, where a long-standing high pressure system will continue providing unseasonably warm and dry weather. This may turn out to be bad news for parts of the West that will need high-elevation snowpack for their yearly water supplies.

The Northeast will rise into the 10s, 20s and 30s, while the Southeast will see temperatures in the 40s and 50s. The northern Plains will rise into the 20s and 30s, while the Northwest will see temperatures in the 30s, 40s and 50s.

Temperatures in the Lower 48 states Tuesday ranged from a morning low of minus 23 degrees at Houlton, Maine, to a high of 81 degrees at Naples, Fla.

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[Associated Press article from Weather Underground]