Winter Storm Bringing Widespread Hazardous Weather to the Eastern U.S.

A rapidly-intensifying winter storm continues to bring heavy snow, high winds, and blizzard conditions over the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes through today. An Arctic front will lead in a period of gusty to high winds and sharply colder temperatures over the entire eastern U.S. Heavy lake effect snow is then expected from Lakes Erie and Ontario through New Year's Day. Read More >

December 1, 2006
High Winds

A vigorous area of low pressure produced high winds across the region.

Environment

Radar reflectivity image shows squall line tearing through the Tri State.	Double-barrelled low pressure (solid blue lines) lifting north into the Great Lakes produced high winds across the region. The low was supported by a deep 500mb low (yellow dashed lines) tracking through Illinois.	Visible satellite image shows swirl of clouds associated with intense low pressure. Surface observations show widespread high winds, as well as heavy snow over Illinois.