Parade of winter storms to blast across US with snow expected for 200 million in 40 states

BOSTON – If you were hoping the US had turned a corner and more springlike weather was on the way, you’re going to have to hold on a bit longer as the FOX Forecast Center tracks what is shaping up to be an incredibly active week for winter weather across the nation.This renewed threat comes just as millions of people across the Northeast and New England clean up in the wake of a winter storm over the weekend that dumped several inches of snow across the region.The FOX Forecast Center said at least three separate winter storms are expected to sweep across a large portion of the US during the week ahead, bringing the threat of widespread snow and ice to tens, if not hundreds, of millions of Americans from coast to coast.Flooding, too, will be a concern, as torrential rain to the south falls across the Southeast as the parade of storms sweeps across the US.The first winter storm of the series is expected to develop over the Plains later Monday before blasting across the Ohio Valley and into the mid-Atlantic on Tuesday.This storm, the FOX Forecast Center said, will track farther to the south than the storm that impacted millions in the Northeast and New England over the weekend, with the snow bull’s-eye setting up across the mid-Atlantic states.Unlike the previous storm, this one will lack a well-defined area of low pressure, which will then limit the amount of cold air available to mix in with the moisture streaming in from the South.As a result, while snow will fall across nearly two dozen states, forecast snow totals are expected to be light to moderate due to the lack of cold air.Nonetheless, winter weather alerts have been posted for millions of people from the Plains to the East Coast.A Winter Storm Watch extends from portions of eastern Colorado through most of Kansas, southern Nebraska, central and northern Missouri, southeastern Iowa and western Illinois.Cities such as Goodland, Hays, Wichita and Topeka in Ka...