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Frigid Airmass to Bring Significantly Colder Temperatures; Snow Continues Downwind of the Great Lakes

A frigid cold airmass will bring significantly colder weather across the eastern two thirds of the country early this week. Record low temperatures are expected in the Southeast by Tuesday morning. Moderate to heavy lake effect snow will continue downwind of the Great Lakes through Monday. Several inches of snow accumulation is expected, including in portions of the Chicago Metro 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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