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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 4, 2010
First Accumulating Snow of the Season

A clipper system dropped southeast across the Ohio Valley on Saturday, December 4. This system brought periods of snow to much of the region through the day, with the heaviest snow falling across eastern Indiana, northern Kentucky and far southwest Ohio where widespread 2-3" of snow fell.  Areas further northeast received less snow, with only a few tenths of an inch falling across the Columbus metro.