Call it a bomb cyclone or a nor'easter, it's going to be a memorable storm for some folks along the East Coast as January turns to February.

Snow, damaging winds and dangerous coastal flooding are expected to impact parts of the southern Appalachians, the Carolinas and southern Virginia this weekend as a powerful winter storm rapidly intensifies off the Southeast coast.

It’s possible Charlotte could get 4 to 8 inches through just through Saturday evening, with as much as 11 inches by early Sunday.

The coastal cyclone is expected to bring moderate to heavy snow, along with high winds and possible blizzard conditions for the Carolinas on Jan. 31.

A life-threatening bomb cyclone is barreling toward the Northeast — threatening to slam New York City with even more snow and a record-breaking stretch of subfreezing temperatures. The powerful storm is expected to swirl into the city Saturday night or early Sunday,

"An intense surge of arctic air behind the coastal storm is bringing below freezing temperatures and wind chills into South Florida," the WPC said.

A powerful storm will develop off the Southeast coast this weekend amid brutal cold. This bomb cyclone will bring snow and strong winds to parts of the East Coast as it moves north.

A coating of snow is possible in places like Dover, Delaware, and Millville, New Jersey, and eastward to the coast Saturday night into Sunday morning.