It seems as though the forecasters are predicting a repeat of the post-Christmas '96 storm that caused millions of dollars of damage in the area.

Given that we are experiencing the coldest weather in almost a decade, the weathermen are not focusing on what could very well take place Monday night into Tuesday.

As posted from www.wunderground.com\'s Scientific Weather Discussion (by far the best detailed weather forecast on the Web...thanks to Kanektok Kid for pointing out that page to me)...

This looks
like it could be quite a snowfall event before precipitation turns to rain
with many lowland areas seeing conditions similar to the Post
Christmas storm of 1996. Then warmer air brings periods of rain with
quite a bit of warming Wednesday on...with flooding possibly becoming an
issue. Details on the early week system are still in question. A
winter weather outlook was issued this afternoon...and will be
upgraded to a watch models remain consistent.