The ingredients needed to create blockbuster Northeast winter storms historically align this month, all that’s needed is a storm to take the right track.

A brewing winter storm is expected to bring a mix of freezing rain, snow, sleet and ice to New York City in time to complicate the Thursday morning commute.

Deficits for the season are around 15 inches in Portland and 20 inches in Caribou. The weather pattern is shifting though, and it’s turning more active. For much of January, the jet stream was far to our south,

Millions of people from the Midwest to the Northeast and New England are bracing for potentially dangerous impacts as a developing storm is expected to bring widespread ice to the region that could wreak havoc on travel and lead to power outages.

A sprawling new storm will bring a mix of snow, ice, and rain, causing slippery travel and potentially leading to power outages. The system will arrive overnight Wednesday, Feb. 5 with a widespread wintry mix in most of the Northeast and continue into Thursday,