Region’s First Winter Storm On Way

Wednesday will remain cloudy, with a chance of rain in the afternoon.

Kistner said the northeastern spur of the system was tracking toward Cape Cod, Massachusetts, before it blows out to sea late Tuesday.

Snow-sport aficionados hope the mixed bag of precipitation is enough to get the season started.

Michigan State Police also issued an advisory for drivers.

Authorities say a stretch of Interstate 44 in central Missouri is completely closed because of flooding.

County highway departments and street departments are preparing for Goliath.

Significant winter storm through Monday night. I think elevated areas, like bridges and ramps, could be a problem.

Freezing rain and then sleet are forecasted to come down intermittently from 8 p.m.to 11 p.m. with real rain taking over in the early morning as things warm up.

The mix will give way to steady rain for the Tuesday morning commute and likely into Tuesday afternoon, he said. The warning goes into effect at 9am and continues until 6am on Tuesday.

The National Weather Service says that there is a heightened risk of power outages anywhere ice has accumulated on power lines and tree limbs.

It will be windy as well, and there’s a Wind Advisory for counties including Wyoming, Livingston and Allegany from 1:00 a.m.to 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday and gusts of up to 50 miles an hour.

The heaviest snow is forecast for areas to the north and west of La Crosse including the cities of Winona and Black River Falls.

Forecasters say more rain is headed to Georgia, where many parts of the state are still dealing with floodwaters from earlier storms.

A massive weather system that brought death and destruction to parts of the South and Midwest eased its grip on parts of the nation Tuesday but still packed some punch as it rolled north and east. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter-of-an-inch possible.

Additionally Cook and Lake counties are under a Lakeshore Flood Warning starting at 9 a.m. About 5,000 flights were canceled or delayed.