Winter Storm Spreads Snow And Wind To The Great Lakes

Winter Storm Bringing Blizzard Conditions And Ice Threat To Upper Midwest

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A​ strong springtime winter storm is spreading snow and wind across parts of the Great Lakes and Northeast.

T​his system has been named Winter Storm Uriel by The Weather Channel

This storm is the same one that entered California on Tuesday. It has also triggered a tornado weather outbreak in the South and Midwest.

H​ere's a look at which areas will see snow and strong winds in the coming days.

T​iming Out The Snowfall

H​appening Now: Snow and rain are falling from parts of the Upper Midwest into the Great Lakes as the center of low pressure moves northeastward through the Great Lakes. Some rain, sleet, and freezing rain is falling in New England.

A​reas around Rapid City and the adjacent Black Hills have already picked up to 15 inches of snow.

The combination of snow, ice and wind will make travel difficult in some of these areas. White out conditions are ongoing from parts of South Dakota into southwestern Minnesota with lowered visibility in Iowa overnight.

S​aturday: Lingering snow and wind are possible in parts of the western Great Lakes before all snow ends by afternoon.

H​igh Winds A More Widespread Threat

St. Joseph, Missouri, clocked a 74 mph wind gust that was not from a thunderstorm Friday afternoon. Gusts over 60 mph were also clocked in Lawrence, Kansas (68 mph), and Colorado Springs (66 mph). Shingles were ripped off of a home from high winds in Sedan, Kansas.

Strong winds are expected for a broader area of the Midwest, Great Lakes and Northeast, even in areas that will see rain or thunderstorms instead of snow. Tree damage and power outages are concerns in some of these areas.

T​he National Weather Service has issued high wind warnings for much of the Appalachians and mid-Atlantic, from southern Ohio and West Virginia to Maryland, including Washington, D.C.

S​aturday: Wind gusts of at least 40 mph or higher will impact much of the East from the Carolinas to New England, the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes. Winds should finally die down in most of those areas Saturday night.

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