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Severe Weather and Heavy Rainfall Potential for the Plains; Coastal Low Across the mid-Atlantic

An upper trough and frontal boundary will focus showers and thunderstorms across portions of the Plains through early Monday; A few severe thunderstorms along with heavy rainfall are expected. Meanwhile, low pressure off the Southeast Coast will bring inclement weather across the mid-Atlantic coast through Monday. This system is forecast to meander off the coast then track inland early this week. Read More >

Overview

Snow spread into the area during the afternoon hours on Saturday, December 10th, continuing into the afternoon hours of the following day (Dec.11th).  An enhanced band of snowfall developed around the Interstate 90 corridor late Saturday evening, and would gradually shift northeast to Interstate 94 early Sunday morning.

Snowfall rates of up to 1" per hour were common in this band. The snow was light and fluffy, but winds were not that strong keeping impact lower - mainly because of snow covered roads.

December 10-11 snowfall total
Snowfall total for Dec.10-11th
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