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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 >

February 27, 2023
Severe Storms, High Winds, and Tornadoes

A strong low pressure system moved through the Ohio Valley on Monday, February 27th. Several clusters of thunderstorms, including some supercells, developed within the narrow warm sector, and tracked through Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio from the morning into the afternoon. Numerous reports of wind damage, both associated with storms and not directly associated with storms, as well as large hail, were received. Several tornadoes were also confirmed from the storm activity.