This could bring a burst of locally heavy rain, possibly thunderstorms, into Southern California Sunday. Travel in the mountains is expected to be hazardous. Snow will also cover parts of Nevada, Utah and Colorado.
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Snow will develop Saturday morning and continue through Saturday evening.
Monday that low-pressure system will gather steam in the southern or central Plains.
Two deaths have been attributed to the storm in Kentucky, a transportation worker who was out plowing snow and a motorist who died in a collision with a salt truck.
The least amount of snow is expected to fall on the Blackfoot, Fort Hall, Aberdeen, American Falls, Dubois, Arco, Burley and Rupert areas – all of which are forecast to receive up to 2 inches of snow between Friday afternoon and Saturday afternoon, according to the weather service. Significant snowfall doesn’t happen very often around here, but it has happened and we’ll be watching for signs of this.
Due to the intensifying low, another story will be the potential for strong winds.
Additionally, strong winds, gusting up to 40 miles per hour could create blizzard-like conditions.
The big wrench in the forecast is the ultimate track of low pressure as it moves towards the western Great Lakes. This main band is likely going to produce 6 or more inches of snow in some areas… with hints of almost a foot possible… but I will stress that this is not a sure thing for Nebraska just yet. New York | Washington, D.C.
Miller said the storm will begin as a rain-snow mix on Monday evening and turn to all snow Monday night.
Saturday’s high in Madison was 42 at 4:08 p.m., 15 degrees above the normal high and 5 degrees below the record high of 47 for January 30, set in 1974.
“The timing of the storm has been really solid”, he said. The corridor from Oklahoma City to Chicago should see mainly rain, as they end up near or south of the storm’s track.
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