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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 >

The judges have spoken. They have selected the 2023 Meteorological Summer Photography Contest winner.

Photographer: David Porter
Location: Sundance, WY
Date: July 11, 2023

Congratulations to David! We received 8 valid entries - THANK YOU. The judges were very impressed. They said it was hard choosing the winner. Northeastern Wyoming and western South Dakota residents had plenty of furious natural events to capture this summer. The photographs depicted this fact most excellently.

David, we’ll be featuring your image on our social media and web pages for a few weeks. Thank you so much for sharing your talent with our social media community.

Courtesy Desirae Airheart, Hot Springs, SD January 23, 2023