Rounds of snow to stretch from Four Corners to the Great Lakes, triggering Winter Weather Alerts
Winter Weather Alerts have been issued for parts of Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico, where higher terrain could see up to 8 inches of snow, and up to 12 inches for the highest elevations of the Rockies.
Snow targets Midwest as cross-country storm moves through
Winter Weather Alerts are already in place as dual cross-country storms begin to bring snow spanning from the Southwest to the Great Lakes. Some areas are expected to see over a foot of snow as the two powerful systems make their way across the U.S. Latest:
As a pair of cross-country storms develop and push from the Four Corners into the Midwest, rounds of moderate to heavy snow are likely across the region. With the first storm already bringing some fresh powder to areas, more snow will come on Friday for the Rockies reaching the Midwest and Great Lakes into the weekend.
With snow impacting the wide region, Interstate road travel will be slowed and whiteout conditions from blowing snow will be possible across portions of the Great Lakes by the weekend.
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South: Four Corners and Southern Plains
As the first of the two systems moves through, Winter Weather Alerts have already been issued for parts of Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico. The first round of snow will move through the region on Thursday, with a second round will move in on Friday and last until Saturday morning.
Snow totals across the Four Corners will be around 1–3 inches from Colorado into Arizona, while higher terrain will likely see 5–8 inches of snow. The heaviest snow totals of 8–12 inches will be possible for the highest elevations of the Rockies, where cold air will remain cold through Saturday.
30+ STATES TARGETED BY BACK-TO-BACK CROSS-COUNTRY STORMS
According to the FOX Forecast Center, Salt Lake City is also eyeing its first inch of snow for the season, as the city is roughly 23 inches below average for this point in the year.
The city has only recorded 0.1 inch of snow thus far, which also leaves it at the smallest amount of snow in a season to date on record, with records dating back to 1885.
Four Corners snow forecast through Saturday morning
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By Saturday morning, Denver could also see additional snow around 3–5 inches as the storm moves east, providing a boost for ski resorts across the Rockies.
The final round will shift east out of the region and into the Plains by Saturday morning, where portions of the Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles, along with northwestern Kansas, could see a widespread of 1-3 inches of snow.
North: Midwest and Great Lakes
The first of the two systems will arrive in the Upper Midwest by Thursday morning.
The FOX Forecast Center says that while this system appears to be the warmer of the two, bringing precipitation mainly as rain, the best chance for snow on Thursday evening will be across central and southern Minnesota and into northern Wisconsin, though uncertainty remains high.
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From Friday into Saturday, the second cross-country system will move into the Plains, and cooler air will surge behind the first system, creating favorable chances for snow from the Midwest into the Great Lakes over the weekend.
With wind conditions feeding off of Lake Superior, locations like Marquette, Michigan will remain in the snow with both storms. Snow totals will be heaviest here, reaching a possible foot of snow.
More snow is expected to arrive across Iowa, northern Illinois, and Wisconsin by Saturday morning. Projected totals are on the lighter side across the Midwest, with just 1-3 inches expected.
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With the arrival of more cold air, snow totals will increase closer to the Great Lakes. 5-8 inches of snow is forecast to fall between Green Bay, Wisconsin and Alpena, Michigan through Sunday.
As the storm strengthens, gusty winds will develop across the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, potentially leading to localized whiteout conditions Saturday night into early Sunday morning as portions of the Great Lakes region could reach 50 mph winds.
While some uncertainty remains in the forecast, stick with FOX Weather as the team continues to fine-tune data and update snowfall projections as the storms move through.