Easter weekend storm to spread wintry mix from Midwest to Northeast

A storm will streak eastward from the Ohio Valley to the central Appalachians with a swath of rain and wet snow during the latter part of the Easter weekend.

Following a dose of heavy snow over the northern tier and a bout of strong winds around the Great Lakes early this weekend, a weak storm tracking farther south will bring a wintry mix along the Interstate 64 and 70 corridors during Easter Sunday and Sunday night.

As is often the case during the spring, much of the snow that falls during the day will melt on paved and concrete surfaces during the daytime. However, it may be cold enough for the snow to stick to grassy surfaces and other elevated objects from northern Missouri to the southern parts of Illinois, Indiana and Ohio.

Midwest cities that may be on the receiving end of some wet snow, or a rain/snow mix include St. Louis; Louisville, Kentucky; Evansville, Indiana; and Cincinnati.

There is the chance of rain and/or wet snow during the scheduled time for the MLB game between the Nationals and Reds at Cincinnati late Sunday afternoon. Even if precipitation avoids the area for the game, temperatures will fall into the 30s F for fans and players.

"As the storm reaches the central and southern Appalachians during Sunday night, a few inches may fall," according to AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Brett Anderson.

"Most of this snow would be on non-paved surfaces, but the snow may fall at a fast enough pace to cause slippery conditions over the higher elevations."

The exact track of the storm will determine whether the narrow band of accumulating snow will occur over eastern Kentucky, West Virginia and northwestern Virginia or northern Maryland and Pennsylvania.

Some wet snow may also fall on the zone from Washington, D.C., to Philadelphia and perhaps as far north as New York City on Monday. Because these areas are likely to remain above freezing during the snow, an accumulation on most roads is unlikely, should it snow much in the first place.

A storm track farther north would bring snow to where the air is slightly colder over parts of central and southeastern Pennsylvania to central and northern New Jersey. A more northern track may result in a light snowfall in these areas, at least on non-paved surfaces.

AccuWeather will continue to provide updates on the track of this storm and possible snowfall amounts.

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