Three storms to unite in a "Once-in-a-generation" storm, coming soon to a town near you

Get out your sleds, kids... three moisture laden systems to converge

But in its weekly "hazards assessment," the National Weather Service alerted meteorologists and disaster specialists on Tuesday that flooding and frigid weather could start as early as Friday and stretch into early next week, if not longer.

"It's a situation that looks pretty potent," said Ed O'Lenic, the Climate Prediction Center's operations chief. "A large part of North America looks like it's going to be affected."

The last time a similar situation seemed to be brewing, especially in the West, was in January 1950, O'Lenic said. That month, 21 inches of snow hit Seattle, killing 13 people in an extended freeze.

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