Winter Storm Bomb Cyclone Could Hit East Coast After Arctic Blast

The National Weather Service noted, ‘This could be [the] longest duration of cold in several decades.’

A street during a winter storm in New York City on Jan. 25, 2026. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times

TAMPA, Fla.—The deadly bout of freezing winter weather will begin another round this weekend, pushing arctic conditions to several coastal communities across the eastern and southern United States and possibly leading to snowfall from Tampa Bay to Chesapeake Bay and beyond.

The winter weather is expected to be triggered by atmospheric movement from above and below the Lower 48.