A​ parade of winter storms will continue into next week across parts of the Northeast, Midwest and Plains, with the second of those expected to produce snow and ice this weekend. T​he first of these,

ARLINGTON, Va. − A wall of snow, ice and rain was sweeping across the Northeast on Thursday, the first in a series of storms forecast to wallop much of the nation's northern tier over the next several days.

The ingredients needed to create blockbuster Northeast winter storms historically align this month, all that’s needed is a storm to take the right track.