CLEVELAND, Ohio — A massive winter storm expected to bring widespread snow, ice and dangerous cold across much of the southern and eastern United States this weekend could also hit Northeast Ohio with accumulating snow, as forecasters grow more confident the system’s northern edge will reach the Cleveland region.
The storm is forecast to produce dire impacts across a large swath of the country — including heavy snow, crippling ice and power outages, from Texas through the Tennessee Valley and into the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic.
While the core of the system is expected to track south of Ohio, recent forecast trends suggest the storm could push far enough north to deliver a punch of snow to parts of Northeast Ohio late Saturday night into Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.
Confidence increasing, details still evolving
Forecasters say confidence is increasing that accumulating snow could reach Northeast Ohio, particularly areas east of Interstate 71…