Winter storm watches and warnings have been issued for portions of six Northeast states in anticipation of a slow-moving coastal storm expected to develop this week.

Given the forecast of heavy snow over sufficient population, we have named this system Winter Storm Damon.

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For the latest on this storm, check out our Winter Storm Damon forecast and storm reports article.

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Medium-size snowflake, around 4 mm, taken in January 2013, Moscow. (Alexey Kljatov)