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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 >

The weather observation at Lone Rock, WI is missing due to a communication line outage.  The NWS-owned observation equipment is functioning, but the observation information is unable to be transmitted to external sources, including NOAA Weather Radio and web pages.  A trouble ticket has been opened with the local telecommunications company, and we hope to have this issue resolved soon.  We apologize for any inconvenience.