From everything I've read, this will be the repeat weather pattern this winter as the polar vortex sets up around Hudson Bay similar to last winter, with the jet stream coming from northwest Canada to the southeast US and storms riding it one after another.
http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/polar-vortex-to-vist-central-u/36890008
http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/polar-vortex-to-vist-central-u/36890008