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Arctic Front Brings Winter Weather and Colder Temperatures to the Eastern U.S.

A series of cold fronts will bring heavy lake effect snow to the northern Great Lakes. The fronts will merge over the Ohio Valley and bring colder temperatures east of the Mississippi River later today into the end of the week. Additionally, wintry weather will develop over the Ohio Valley, Appalachians, and Northeast as rain switches over to snow tonight into Thursday morning. Read More >

Overview

An strong winter storm system brought heavy rains of 1 to 2 inches to areas along and east of the Mississippi River Friday, Jan. 10 into Saturday, Jan. 11.  Much of eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois saw a wintry mix of sleet, snow, freezing rain and freezing drizzle.  Slick roads were common, with several accidents reported throughout the region.  There were numerous reports of ice accumulations of a tenth inch to around a quarter inch.  Some trees were downed from the weight of the ice and numerous power outages were reported.  Snowfall amounts were generally between 1 and 3 inches that fell in 2 rounds.  The first one Friday night-Saturday with snow falling across the northwest portions of forecast area and the second one over the southeast.

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