"A powerful winter storm is bringing extreme weather to the Upper Midwest, Great Lakes, and Northeast this weekend. The National Weather Service (NWS) says the system will intensify over the next few days and conditions are expected through Tuesday. "Arctic air will descend into the Plains beginning Sunday followed by a potent winter storm across the upper Midwest to the Great Lakes Sunday night to Monday," according to a bulletin from the NWS posted on Saturday."
"Heavy snow and whiteout conditions are forecasted across parts of the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes region, causing "treacherous travel," the NWS said. More than a foot of snow could fall along Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Western New York and Northwest Pennsylvania are expected to receive lake-effect snow. The storm has slammed the Northeast, dumping up to nearly 8 inches of snow on New York City and surrounding areas between Friday and Saturday. The weather snarled traffic along the I-95 corridor and disrupted air travel."
Arctic air will descend into the Plains beginning Sunday, followed by a potent winter storm across the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes Sunday night into Monday. Heavy snow and whiteout conditions will create treacherous travel, with more than a foot possible across Michigan's Upper Peninsula and lake-effect snow in western New York and northwest Pennsylvania. The storm already dumped up to nearly 8 inches in New York City, snarling I-95 traffic and disrupting air travel with over 1,000 delays and nearly 1,000 cancellations. Dangerous ice accumulations up to a quarter inch are expected in parts of eastern New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts. Bitter wind chills may reach −35°F in North Dakota and −25°F in northern Minnesota. Meanwhile, temperatures could rise into the 70s across parts of the South and Tennessee Valley.
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