Above Average Snow Predicted For The Coming Winter Season....

Following a snow drought during winter 2011-2012, the mid-Atlantic and southern New England will get a snow dump this winter.

Above-normal snowfall is forecast for the major I-95 cities, including New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C., during winter 2012-2013.

Normal Seasonal Snowfall for the I-95 Cities

City	Normal Snowfall Amount
New York City	25.1 inches
Philadelphia	22.8 inches
Baltimore	20.2 inches
Washington, D.C.	14.6 inches

Normal snowfall amounts from the National Weather Service.

"The I-95 cities could get hit pretty good. It's a matter of getting the cold to phase in with the huge systems that we are going to see coming out of the southern branch of the jet stream this year," AccuWeather.com Lead Long-Range Forecaster Paul Pastelok said.

The cold is expected to phase with the big storms during January and February with the potential for large snowstorms to make headlines and create travel headaches in the major cities.