Lake-Effect Snow through Friday; Strong Winds in the Northern and Central Plains

A clipper-like system will drop down from Canada on Thursday, bringing wintry weather from the Upper Midwest to the Great Lakes through Friday. This system is expected to bring strong northerly winds to much of the northern and central High Plains Thursday afternoon through Friday, with gusts up to 60 mph expected. Read More >

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Another round of gusty winds combined with light snow could result in rapidly dropping visibilities and a few slick spots on Friday. Lingering gusty north winds will cause wind chills to plumet to -5 to -15 on Saturday.

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Lake-Effect Snow through Friday; Strong Winds in the Northern and Central Plains

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