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Lake Effect Snow in the Lower Great Lakes; Rain and High Elevation Snow in the West

Lake-effect snow will continue downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario through Friday. In the Western U.S., rain and higher elevation snow will continue over the Great Basin through Friday. A front will move over the Pacific Northwest Thursday afternoon and produce light rain and higher elevation snow over the Cascades through Saturday. Read More >

 

A significant winter storm system brought accumulating snow and hazardous travel conditions to the region Friday afternoon (Jan. 18) through much of the day Saturday (Jan. 19). Total snowfall accumulations of 3 to 6 inches fell across the area, with the higher amounts of 7 to 9 inches in the Freeport, IL and Memphis, MO areas. In addition, strong winds resulted in some blowing and drifting snow and hazardous travel conditions.
 

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