Summary: A winter storm is expected to bring heavy snow and gusty winds to the Northern Plains into the Upper and Mid-Mississippi Valley that may cause some hazardous travel beginning Thursday night into Friday. The winter storm system is expected to impact the Mid-South, Southeast and East Coast this weekend.
Montana
Winter Weather Advisory
Eastern Montana is under a winter weather advisory. A Light wintry mix is expected today changing to snow tonight.
North Dakota
Winter Storm Warning / Winter Weather Advisory
Northeastern North Dakota is under a winter storm warning from 6pm this evening to 9pmCST Friday. The remainder of the state is under a winter weather advisory from 6pmCST though Friday.
- Winter storm warning: Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 6-10 inches.
- Winter weather advisory: Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulation up to 3 inches and ice accumulations up to one tenth of an inch. Winds gusting as high as 45mph on Friday.
South Dakota
Winter Storm Warning
Northeast South Dakota is under a winter storm warning from midnight tonight until midnight Friday night. Heavy snow is expected.
- 4-7 inches snow accumulation
Minnesota
Winter Weather Advisory
Southern Minnesota is under a winter weather advisory from midnight tonight to midnight on Friday night.
- 2-5 inches snow accumulation
Iowa
Winter Storm Watch
The winter storm is expected to impact the area Friday. There is a potential for moderate to heavy snow accumulations. The snow is expected to cause impacts to travel especially Friday evening. Wind of 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30mph will produce pockets of blowing and drifting snow.
Wind chill watches are in effect for the following areas: Eastern New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. This wind chill watch is effect from Friday evening through Saturday aftern0on. Dangerously cold wind chills are possible. Wind chills are expected to reach -35 to -45.
In advance of the winter storm that is set to hit the above named states, hazardous weather outlooks have been issued but are not to winter storm watches or advisories yet since this system has not moved. Areas that could be impacted starting Friday night and through the weekend are as follows: Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan.
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