MOST WIDESPREAD DROUGHT IN 9 YEARS EXPECTED TO EXPAND

Northeast winter weather alerts through Friday (Krediet: Fox News)
Heavy snow will pile up across New England, while a mixture of ice, snow and rain will cause reis issues for parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York.

Northeast snow forecast (Krediet: Fox News)
Another round of arctic air is moving in across the Great Lakes.

Rainfall, winter weather over the eastern U.S. (Krediet: Fox News)
Heavy rain will bring the risk of oorstromings for parts of the Ohio and Tennessee valleys along the associated cold front.

Northeast futuretrack (Krediet: Fox News)
Temperatures will fall behind the front as it shifts eastward.

Saturday forecast highs (Krediet: Fox News)
Intussen, a new system is pushing across the Northwest, bringing snow to the mountains and rain across the lower elevations.