A winter storm will be affecting portions of the East Coast tomorrow afternoon. My current thoughts are located below along with a few model predictions.

http://usforecastnetwork.com/all-updates/alberta-clipper-forecasted-drop-large-amounts-snow-northeast/

Current NWS watches/warnings

00z NAM

00z GFS

SREF

PS: Is it possible to post attachment images in full-size?

M6.2 - 34km SSE of Palmerston North, New Zealand

2014-01-20 02:52:45 UTC

Depth. 28km

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000m4i4#summary

Map shows location of Christ Church where a 7.1 was experienced about 3 yrs ago. 185 lives lost and a great deal of damage. Some geologists state that a new Faultline is tearing the island connecting from Christ Church to the faults in the image below.

The next couple of days look interesting with a weak clipper moving across the area and some Lake Enhancement to go along with it. After the synoptic snows pass to the east a rather favorable LES snow event will set up for NE IL and NW Indiana. The 12Z NAM shows the band develop in Lake County, IL and slowly move SE and into NW Indiana. Eastern Cook/Will may be in line for a Lake Effect Snow Warning for 6 plus inches of pure Lake Effect. Even Lake County, IL may get in the band for a while and may need at least an Advisory.