This will cause blizzard conditions and reduce visibility, making driving dangerous particularly along I-29 and I-94. Wind chill values are in the single digits for Yellowstone National Park, the twenties for Chicago and the thirties in parts of Texas. Santa Ana winds are making it difficult for firefighters to contain the raging wildfires in California. The second part will bring snow to the eastern and central portions of the Dakotas and western Minnesota by week's end. Up to 2 feet of snow has already fallen across parts of the Northern Plains with new snowfall amounts of 3 to 10 inches expected through Saturday night. Coastal Flood Alerts are effective through noon Saturday for parts of the Mid Atlantic. By Sunday the system begins to weaken but will bring rain to the Upper Great Lakes before winding down Sunday night. In addition to snow, we are expecting wind gusts to 60 mph at times. Check out the two feet of snow that fell last night.
A "potentially historic" winter storm will slam the north-central USA over the next few days with up to 2 feet of snow possible in some areas. After seeing this, it makes me wonder what the city thinks of this as they could get sued by someone who claims they tripped over two feet of snow. A "potentially historic" winter storm will slam the north-central USA over the next few days with up to 2 feet of snow possible in some areas.Snow will accumulate from eastern Washington and Montana to Colorado, the Dakotas, Minnesota and northern Wisconsin, the The system will produce severe storms and heavy rain Thursday in the southern Plains and critical-to-extreme fire weather threats from the central and southern Rockies to California, the The size and intensity of this snowstorm are unheard of for October, according to In Spokane, Washington, wet, heavy snow snapped tree branches and took out power lines. In Denver, temperatures are forecast to plummet from the summery low 80s on Wednesday afternoon to the frigid upper 20s by Thursday morning. "The weather service called it a "potentially historic October winter storm." Any new or existing fires are likely to spread and with wind gusts up to 20 mph and relative humidity as low as 3% to 5%. The Weather Channel has named the storm Winter Storm Aubrey, the network's first named storm of the season.Wild temperature swings will accompany the storm. Heavy, wet snow is reportedly making it difficult for plows to clear roadways. Blizzard Adam dropped more than 2 feet of snow near Devils Lake. ABC News Highways remained closed on Saturday, Oct. 12, as snow continued to pile up in northeastern North Dakota. Somebody had a sense of humor and decided that making a snowman or snow angels is overrated. A number of daily record lows will be in jeopardy in such cities as Denver; Portland, Oregon; and Salt Lake City on Thursday and Friday.This storm comes just a little more than a week following the first blast of winter across the northern Rockies, according to © 2020 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? A Blizzard warning is in effect until 1 p.m. Saturday for eastern North Dakota and parts of northwestern Minnesota. Many Americans from the Rockies to the Gulf are waking up to the coldest air of the season Saturday morning. As Subtropical Storm Melissa lingers roughly 250 miles SSE of Nantucket Massachusetts, it will bring gusty winds up to 40mph to the Northeast and minor coastal flooding around high tide for the affected communities. Nearly two feet of snow has been measured on the snow stake at Steamboat Resort. The snow started falling early on Friday morning and lasted through most of the day and night. Winds are expected to calm down later this evening, which will reduce the fire risk overnight into Sunday. Melissa is expected to become a remnant low late Saturday into early Sunday and conditions will improve. Denver and Minneapolis could see their first snow of the season, the Weather Channel said.The storm will have two parts, the first of which is targeting the northern and central Rockies and High Plains on Wednesday into Thursday. A Red Flag Warning is in effect through 6 p.m. for Los Angeles and the surrounding area. "Expect high impacts and dangerous to impossible travel conditions. Avista Utilities was restoring power to 32,000 customers on Wednesday.Driving conditions are deteriorating across Montana and northern Wyoming as ice and blowing snow covered roadways.A slew of winter storm warnings, watches and freeze warnings were in effect across parts of seven states as the storm ramped up Wednesday, AccuWeather said.Significant travel disruptions, tree damage and sporadic power outages will be possible where the heaviest snow occurs, the weather service in Grand Forks, North Dakota, warned.