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.

Storm Freya, three more storms are in the forecast through late next week, some of which will hit similar parts of the Northeast, Midwest and Plains. Here's what you need to know.

ARLINGTON, Va. − A wall of snow, ice and rain was sweeping across the Northeast on Thursday, the first in a series of storms forecast to wallop much of the nation's northern tier over the next several days.