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Powerful Winter Storm from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast; Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest and Ohio Valley

A rapidly-intensifying storm is expected to bring heavy snow, blizzard conditions, and icing from the Upper Midwest through the Great Lakes and Northeast. Scattered severe thunderstorms may produce severe/damaging wind gusts and a couple of tornadoes across parts of the Midwest and lower Ohio Valley through the evening. Arctic air will expand across the central and southern U.S.. Read More >

December 2022 will go down in the books as having been cold and snowy, thanks in large part to a couple of potent winter storm systems in the middle and later parts of the month. Find all the details for select locations in the graphics below. Some of the highlights include: Pierre recorded their 4th wettest and 3rd snowiest December on record, Mobridge recorded their 5th wettest December on record, Sisseton recorded their 5th wettest and 2nd snowiest December on record, Kennebec recorded their 2nd wettest and 3rd snowiest December on record, Timber Lake recorded their 4th wettest and 3rd snowiest December on record, and Wheaton recorded their 2nd wettest December on record.