Storm brings mix of sleet, snow and rain to Northeast

This NOAA satellite image taken Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015 at 12:45 p.m. EST, shows a storm system over the Atlantic Ocean with a back-end surface trough that is causing some snow to develop across parts of southern New England. A larger developing storm system is located just due northwest of the Gulf of Mexico with a large precipitation shield over most of the Lower Mississippi River Valley. This system is expected to impact New England later this week. (AP Photo/Weather Underground) This NOAA satellite image taken Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015 at 12:45 p.m. EST, shows a storm system over the Atlantic Ocean with a back-end surface trough that is causing some snow to develop across parts of southern New England. A larger developing storm system is located just due northwest of the Gulf of Mexico with a large precipitation shield over most of the Lower Mississippi River Valley. This system is expected to impact New England later this week. (AP Photo/Weather Underground)

By Associated Press January 24, 2015 1 min read

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Residents of several major Northeast cities are preparing for a fast-moving coastal storm that’s bringing a mix of snow, sleet and rain to areas along the Interstate 95 corridor this weekend.

Forecasters say southern New England could get the largest amount of snowfall, but temperatures hovering near freezing could make for slippery driving conditions across the region.

A winter storm warning was issued Friday for a large portion of central Pennsylvania. Forecasters say a wide area between Gettysburg and Johnstown, stretching from West Virginia through Maryland to just south of State College and Williamsport, could get 5 to 8 inches of snow.

New York City could get 3 to 4 inches of snow and Boston 4 to 6 inches. Baltimore and Washington are expected to get only rain.