The second of five storms that will slam the eastern half of the United States with snow and ice over a two week period is on the way – and this one has more snow than the first.

The storm that hit the West Coast is making the trek across the country to bring a significant snowstorm to the Northeast this weekend.

A winter storm moved into New England on Thursday afternoon after delivering a messy combination of heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain in the Midwest and Northeast.

The map I’ve put together for snowfall totals has a fairly wide range of 4 to 8 inches. During Saturday, after we get even more information, I’ll try to start honing that down to see whether we’re going to be closer to the 4 inches or closer to 8 inches.

New Jersey is bracing for another round of snow and ice this weekend. Snowfall totals of 4 to 6 inches are expected in northern New Jersey. Nearly all of the state faces a threat of a dangerous coating of ice. National Weather Service and AccuWeather

Thursday’s sloppy morning precipitation has come and gone, but a Winter Storm Watch is already in place for our next round of wintry weather on the way this weekend. For snow lovers, this could be a good one!