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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 >

November 23-24, 2019
Light Snow


A compact low pressure system tracked through the Ohio Valley from the afternoon on the 23rd into the early morning hours on the 24th. Widespread rain changed to a brief period of light snow on the backside of the low pressure system as it began to pull away from the region. This resulted in a swath of light snow which accumulated to an inch or inch and a half across western portions of the local area.