Weekend bomb cyclone forecast calls for snow. How much will fall?

Call it a bomb cyclone or a nor'easter, it's going to be a memorable storm for some folks along the East Coast as January turns to February.

‘Bomb Cyclone’ Threatens Freeze Across Eastern U.S. and Snow on Florida’s Beaches

The storm will break records, NWS said, “bringing coldest air in nearly a decade plus” to Florida. An Extreme Cold Warning is in place for Sunday morning, where wind chills could reach the upper-teens in West Palm Beach, where cities are asking customers to conserve power and medical institutions are seeing an influx of flu and asthma diagnoses

Bomb Cyclone: What is this weather phenomenon and when does it hit?

The largest nontropical bomb cyclone on record since 1958 struck over the northern Pacific Ocean on New Year’s Eve from 2020 into 2021.

See Charlotte photos, videos of what people are up to in ‘bomb cyclone’ heavy snow

It’s possible Charlotte could get 4 to 8 inches through just through Saturday evening, with as much as 11 inches by early Sunday.

Photos show bomb cyclone snow storm in Carolinas

According to the National Weather Service (NWS), a major winter storm warning is in effect from Georgia through Virginia on Saturday, Jan. 31. Heavy snow and gusty winds are forecast from the southern Appalachians in Georgia through coastal regions of the Carolinas and southeastern Virginia.

Freezing cold weather continues in Philadelphia area; bomb cyclone threatens coastal flooding, wind in NJ

A "bomb cyclone" looks to avoid our area in terms of significant snow, but could bring coastal wind and flooding impacts.