Amber snow warning in force
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A powerful winter storm system moving across the Great Lakes and Northeast is bringing snow and ice, frigid temperatures and fierce wind gusts.
The inch-counts have been tallied and the bragging rights have been secured after the latest Upper Peninsula blizzard. The National Weather Service team in Marquette today released the two-day snow totals from the severe winter storm that started on Sunday and lasted through Monday.
Satellite imagery captured storms slamming the Midwest and Northeast United States from Monday, December 29, into Tuesday, December 30, bringing snow squalls and blizzard conditions.The Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere released this footage on Tuesday with a caption noting,
While a blizzard didn't bring much for snow accumulation, it still caused issues on Sunday. See the Iowa snowfall totals.
The warning from the National Weather Service took effect at 9 a.m. Sunday and was expected to last through 6 a.m. Monday. The NWS predicted that snow accumulations of 3 to 6 inches could fall, swirled by wind speeds of 45 mph. Some areas in the southern valley and west-central Minnesota could see 5 to 7 inches of snow.
Sunday's winter storm blanketed parts of Minnesota with snow and caused treacherous conditions on state roads. WCCO has issued a NEXT Weather Alert and a NEXT Drive Alert.
Britain faces a devastating 569-mile blizzard hitting 63 counties next week with temperatures plummeting to −3°C. Here's what forecasters predict and how to prepare.'
Another snowstorm could bury parts of the UK next week, with London potentially seeing up to two inches - while one region faces a staggering 15 inches