mid-Atlantic
adjective
1
: of or relating to the region of the U.S. that includes all or some of the states between New York and South Carolina
mid-Atlantic states/cities/beaches
2
: located in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean
mid-Atlantic islands
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Meanwhile next week, snow could form over the Midwest from Iowa and Missouri through Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, before reaching the mid-Atlantic midday or in the afternoon on Monday.
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Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
Pennsylvania sits at the center of a regional grid that serves much of the mid-Atlantic and Midwest.
—Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
Where rain falls, most likely in parts of the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic states, urban flooding is possible.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
Another system Thursday will bring some rain in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic, and a mixture of rain and snow to the Northeast.
—Kathryn Prociv, NBC news, 24 Feb. 2026
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Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
Pennsylvania sits at the center of a regional grid that serves much of the mid-Atlantic and Midwest.
—Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
Where rain falls, most likely in parts of the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic states, urban flooding is possible.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
Another system Thursday will bring some rain in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic, and a mixture of rain and snow to the Northeast.
—Kathryn Prociv, NBC news, 24 Feb. 2026
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“Mid-Atlantic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mid-Atlantic. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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