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Will we or won't we get snow Sunday?

Brace yourself, another round of winter weather may be on its way.

According to various news sources, the potential for a coastal storm over the weekend is starting to become a talking point.The National Weather Service already issued a hazardous weather outlook for the weekend that states a "coastal storm may affect the area with the potential for more snowfall."The Weather Channel is saying that it is still too early to determine just how much snow or wintry mess will drop, and where. But, they are stating that latest weather models are all pointing to some sort of snow event in the Northeast on Sunday.The storm is expected to begin its cross-country trek today, impacting the West, having the potential for "significant snow" in parts of the Cascades, Sierra and Rockies.By late Friday, meteorologists at the Weather Channel state that the storm will change to a wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain in parts of the Mississippi Valley and Ohio Valley.An upper-level dip in the jet stream will position itself over the Northeast Sunday, and may cause snow to pick up in spots.The promising part of the Weather Channel's forecast is "for now, this storm does not appear to be a high-impact, crippling snow storm" but this may change as the storm gets closer.AccuWeather, on the other hand, states that "the upcoming storm could be the most intense, and correspondingly the most disruptive, of the recent barrage especially as the storm nears and moves along the Atlantic coast."It provides two scenarios that could occur. One states generally light snow will fall; while the other has a one-two punch and could potentially drop heavy snow. Which scenario is more likely has yet to be determined as models are continuing to change.Our Facebook readers echoed the thoughts of many with their comments. Lisa Stroup said, "O please say no more snow." She said she can't take any more shoveling.With hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians still without power from Wednesday's storm, another round of snow is the last thing they want to hear.Help is comingTo help with the power restoration efforts that are plaguing nearly a million people from Philadelphia to Harrisburg and a number of other counties, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett signed a disaster emergency proclamation Wednesday evening.At the time of the signing, 500 members of the National Guard were ready to respond to areas greatly impacted by the storm. At the time, nearly 850,000 Pennsylvanians were without power.The proclamation now allows the state to tap emergency funds and assist with costs related to storm responses from the National Guard, opening shelters and providing generators, Corbett stated Wednesday.The proclamation also sets Pennsylvania up to be included if a federal emergency declaration is passed by President Barack Obama. If one is signed, then federal assistance to cover the storm response would become available.