A fourth winter storm system could hit the Tri-State early next week just as spring officially starts.

Weather forecasters from Weather.com are predicting the fourth Nor'easter in 18 days will begin dumping precipitation on the areas hardest hit by last week's snowfall late on Monday night and continue well into Tuesday.

The weather team has warned that the timing predicted for this expected inclement weather may change, but it's not clear whether a shift would move the storm up, extend it past Tuesday, which marks the first day of spring.

The Tri-State area consists generally of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, but other states along the east coast will also be in the path of this potential storm.