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Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

February 8th-9th, 2021
Winter Storm


An upper level low pressure system moving through the Ohio Valley produced heavy snow along the I-71 corridor. The snow started to fall during the evening of February 8th and continued into the morning hours of February 9th. Six to 10 inches of snow fell across much of the I-71 corridor.