I may he speculating but hear me out:
2016 was a pretty memorable year in this AOR with the big blizzard during the end of January. Preceding that was something else unique; Extra Tropical Cyclone Alex.
Reason I bring this up is because the LP system spinning up off the coast has tropical cyclone characteristics (so Ive read).
Timing around these events is also very similar. Jan 13-15 2016 and Jan 20-22 2016.
This is all just observation, superstition, whatever.. BUT even I can understand that Wx follows patterns and there a reason analogs are always brought up.
So, could history repeat itself?