[muawiyah]

The problem with that theory is 'temperature differential' ~ the ocean in this latitude is rarely frozen ~ maybe once or twice for a few days even at glacial peak ~ and what that does is allow the Southern storm to hug the shore ~ hence our quite rational fears of nor'easters ~ there, got that right that time.

They tend to NOT come ashore ~ but they hug it so close they usually remove most of the beach sand and all the structures and fixtures but those made of steel and concrete.

The Northern storm is, at best, being steered by the jet stream tugging at it, but it's heavy enough to simply be smoozing about ~ caught in some pretty cold, heavy air.

When the Southern storm comes into range it will be whipping lower level winds around at hurricane speed directly at the New York/New England Coast ~ and it will dump just all sorts of snow on everything.

New England deserves a very destructive and nasty 4 foot snow with 60 foot high drifts. They gave us Romney. They voted for Obama. What is there to like about these guys ~ let it snow!!!!

[StormEye]

"New England deserves a very destructive and nasty 4 foot snow with 60 foot high drifts. They gave us Romney. They voted for Obama. What is there to like about these guys ~ let it snow!!!!

My sentiments too. Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.
And after that a perhaps a heavy ice storm to coat all the tree branches and power lines -- along with high winds to drive it all to the ground.