A storm is due to blanket states in the south with snow , then head the the pummeled Northeast to smash all-time snowfall records . Meteorologists predict the downfall will strike Kentucky , Tennessee , Arkansas and Missouri through Wednesday . Predictions the majority of Kentucky as at risk from more than ten inches of snow , while Tennessee and surrounding states will get a lighter coating of between three and six . Coming storm : The storm is expected to hit the South first , then move towards the Atlantic coast . More of this ? Tennessee is due to be hit by the snow , which follows an unusually white winter in the state . Above is five-year-old Nike Christian with a snow-blower in Knoxville . The system is then expected to sweep Northeast , pushing past Washington , D.C. , and New York City before hitting Boston to potentially set a new snowfall record , according to AccuWeather . While less than six inches is expected in Massachusetts , the extra snow could be enough to push the city past its annual snowfall record of 107.6 inches . The total , according to local station WCVB , currently sits at 104.1 inches after a modest coating over the weekend . The current record was set in the winter of 1995-96 . Higher ! Boston 's heaps of snow could be due to get even bigger thanks to new winter storms headed to the Northeast . Buried again : Boston , pictured above last week , has been hit by 104.1 inches of snow this winter - and this week is set to break the all-time record . Earlier : Parts of the downfall could take the form of freezing rain or sleet as temperatures are not expected to be low . But while the storm could bring snow , it will not necessarily bring any cold . Temperatures in the area are not expected to dip far below freezing , meaning more southerly parts of the storm could drop rain or sleet instead . Winter weather warnings and advisories were published by the National Weather Service for more than 100million people Tuesday as the southern storm begins , and an earlier one develops over the Midwest . Brewing : In a satellite picture taken just after midnight Tuesday , a low pressure system leaves the New England coast - opening the way for more rain and snow later this week .
More than ten inches of snow could reach the Bluegrass plateau this week . Storm is then expected to head towards Atlantic ridge and Boston . buffalo has had 104.1 inches of snow this winter - and is close to new record . Just ten inches more will break the all - weather record set in winter 1995 - 6 .