A late season winter storm will produce a combination of heavy snow and disruptive ice starting this evening in the Northern Plains and moving into the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes by tonight continuing through Thursday. Severe thunderstorms will likely produce severe wind gusts, large hail, a few tornadoes, and heavy rainfall across the southern and central Plains today. Read More >
Hazardous Travel
The combination of falling snow, gusty winds, and light snow led to considerable blowing snow restricting visibilities across Low Michigan for a prolonged period of time. In many areas, visibility was at or below 3 miles for days in a row, with periods of at or below 1/4 of a mile. Check out the webcams showing the low visibilities below:
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I-96 at Okemos road |
M-44 at M-44 Connector |
US-131 at Hall Road |
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US 131 at West River Drive |
US 131 at West River Drive |
December 24th-25th, 2020 : Radar Loop:
As a low pressure system moved through the Great Lakes region, this system brought westerly winds and snow bands December 24th, 2020 bringing reduced visibility and several inches of snow. A second swath of snow in the form of lake effect came from the northwest and brought heavy snow to Benton Harbor, MI, South Bend IN and Scottsville MI.
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