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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 >

 

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Here are some helpful links for you to keep track of the fall colors across the Midwest.
 
Photos above are courtesy of the Iowa DNR, the University of Illinois Extension and the Missouri Conservation Department
 
Fall colors in this area of the country usually peak between the last week of September and the last week of October.