Heavy Snow Across the Northern Plains and Great Lakes; Strong Winds for the East

Travel conditions will be challenging across the northern Plains, Great Lakes and east coast through Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Heavy snow, blizzard conditions, for the upper Midwest and Great Lakes region through Thanksgiving to be followed by another strong storm for the Plains, Great Lakes and Northeast this weekend. Strong winds are expected with these systems adding to travel difficulties Read More >

Overview

A line of strong to severe thunderstorms moved southeast across western Missouri and extreme southeastern Kansas late Saturday night. Multiple reports of wind damage were received with most of the damage reports occurring near the Interstate 49 Corridor. Wind gusts generally ranged from 40 to 60 mph. The observing station at the Joplin airport recorded a wind gust to 60 mph as this line of storms moved through.