Winter Storm to Dump Heavy Snow On Parts of the Dakotas

A winter-like storm dumped freezing rain, sleet and snow on eastern Nebraska and western Iowa on Monday morning. The snow should dissipate prior to the Tuesday evening commute/rush hour.

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for all of west central Wisconsin, including Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls, and Menomonie, until midnight Tuesday night.

The National Weather Service reports freezing rain in eastern Nebraska has given way to snow. By Friday or Saturday, high temperatures should be in the mid to upper 40s. Heavy snow also was predicted in much of South Dakota and the southern part of North Dakota.

Schools called off classes and road crews warned of hazardous conditions Monday as a slow-moving snowstorm threated to bury parts of the Northern Plains, while states farther south worked to recover from a weekend of icy weather and deadly flooding. Another inch or two is expected Tuesday, combined with episodes of rain and freezing rain.

The East Coast will see a slight dip in temperature on Monday after a warm Thanksgiving, though temperatures will again rise above average in many places and any precipitation will be rain.

It’s still a little unclear where the heaviest of the snow will fall, meteorologist Paul Huttner wrote on MPR News’ Updraft blog, noting he’s not “100 percent sold” the metro area will fall into that range. Accumulations will likely be greatest in northeast Nebraska.

Stay up to date with the latest forecasts as this storm system is still in the developing stages, and we get a better idea on the exact track of the storm system. In today’s blog we discuss the timing and possible precipitation type(s) for southeastern Wisconsin.