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Winter Weather Brings Dangerous Travel Conditions Across the Northern U.S.

Heavy lake effect snow will persist downwind of the Great Lakes through early Saturday. Snow squalls with heavy snow and gusty winds will create dangerous travel in the Interior Northeast due to low visibility and slippery roads. A major winter storm will bring moderate to heavy, accumulating snow and gusty winds from the eastern Plains to the western Great Lakes today through Saturday. Read More >

Expect a period of heavy snow late tonight from Lake Oahe to the southern James River Valley, with snowfall rates as high as 1 inch per hour.
The forecast for additional snowfall through Saturday morning is generally for another 1 to 3 inches of snowfall, except for locally higher additional snowfall amounts up to 4 inches in parts of south central North Dakota. The snow is expected to gradually end Saturday morning.
Snow will continue tonight and taper off mid-day Saturday followed by even colder temperatures Saturday night and Sunday. Temperatures will rebound again briefly on Tuesday.