Accu-Weather says a wintry system that will make a cross-country tour beginning this weekend has the potential to develop into a major storm along the East Coast next week.

Forecasters say the track of the atmospheric bomb will determine whether or not portions of the mid-Atlantic have a foot or more of windswept snow, travel mayhem, power outages and the whole nine yards with a storm hugging the coast or another non-event with the storm heading out to sea. 

States on the bubble for a major storm or a near-miss include Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, as well as D.C.