Article snippet: “Update: The @NWS is forecasting almost 290 daily #cold records (including record lows and record cold highs) Monday-Wednesday from the Plains to the East Coast,” Jonathan Erdman, meteorologist with the Weather Channel tweeted on Saturday about the National Weather Service’s forecast. “For much of the country east of the Rockies, the cold wave could mean temperatures of up to 30 degrees below average, according to CNN meteorologist Taylor Ward,” the New York Post reported. Ward said: The Post reported on the nationwide impact: “As of early Friday morning, snowfall reports between 1 and 3 inches were common from northwestern Pennsylvania into southern New England,” AccuWeather meteorologist Maura Kelly said in the Post report. “The main story on Friday will be the bitter cold extending from the southern Plains to the East,” Kelly said, “Then late this weekend the next storm system will begin to take shape across the Plains, which will bring the next round of snow and ice to the Plains and into the Northeast into the beginning of next week,” Kelly said. CNN reported on another phenomenon of this weather front: Follow Penny Starr on Twitter Link to the full article to read more