Winter Storm Goliath is entering its final chapter, spreading a swath of snow and ice accompanied by strong winds from the Midwest and Great Lakes into parts of the Northeast.
Parts of 12 states are under winter storm warnings from eastern Kansas to Michigan, Upstate New York and northern New England as of Monday evening.
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Saturday night into Sunday, Goliath brought crippling blizzard conditions to the southern High Plains where drifts up to 10 feet high were reported. For more on the major impacts from Goliath, click the link below for a full report.
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Current Radar and Winds
Winter Storm Goliath Storm Timing
Monday NightA thin area of snow will spread from western, central and Upstate New York into western New England before dawn.
Any snow in much of central and western New York, as well as Pennsylvania will only be brief, changing to sleet and freezing rain overnight as it spreads into northern New Jersey and parts of southern New England. The wintry weather should remain to the north of the five boroughs of New York City, though a brief period of sleet or freezing rain can't be ruled out. Boston could see some minor accumulating snow overnight Monday night.
Meanwhile, a swath of snow will continue spreading north in the Upper Midwest Monday night from eastern South Dakota and eastern Nebraska to Minnesota, Wisconsin and Upper Michigan. Sleet or freezing rain will mix in over the western Great Lakes from parts of southeast Wisconsin to Lower Michigan, with precipitation changing to rain in the southern Great Lakes overnight.
Midwest Cities Affected: Des Moines, Iowa | Minneapolis | Green Bay, Wisconsin
Northeast Cities Affected: Albany, New York | Boston | Burlington, Vermont
Interstates Affected: I-35, I-80, I-90
Monday Night's Forecast
Snow may linger in the northern Great Lakes, westward into the northern Plains for a time Tuesday with some light additional accumulations.
In the Northeast, a wintry mix is expected from central New York to parts of central New England, while snow continues in northern New England. Slick travel conditions are likely, including for the Tuesday morning commute. Some scattered power outages cannot be ruled out in areas with the heaviest freezing rain accumulations.
Snow or a wintry mix will linger in northern New England Tuesday night.
Cities Affected: Bangor, Maine | Albany, New York | Boston | Burlington, Vermont | Marquette, Michigan
Interstates Affected: I-95, I-87, I-91, I-90
Tuesday's Forecast
How Much More Snow?
Midwest, Plains ForecastAn additional 6 to 12 inches of snow is forecast from parts of southern Minnesota and northern Iowa to central and northern Wisconsin, northern Lower Michigan and much of Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
In addition to the snow, some additional ice accumulations could be locally significant from near the Wisconsin/Illinois border into southern Lower Michigan.
Additional Snow Forecast Through Tuesday
Accumulating snow is likely in southern/central New England and Upstate New York Monday night into Tuesday before changing to sleet and freezing rain. As a result, generally light snow accumulations are expected along the Interstate 90 corridor.
Parts of far northern New England will remain all snow during the entire storm through Tuesday night. Therefore, the heaviest snowfall, in excess of a foot, is possible in the Green Mountains of New Hampshire as well as central and northern Maine.
This should be the first accumulating snow of the season in parts of southern New England, including Boston and Worcester. Both of those cities will likely change to plain rain on Tuesday. Albany, New York, could also see its first official measurable snow of the season Monday night before changing to freezing rain and plain rain on Tuesday.
New England Snow Forecast
Snowfall and Wind Reports For Second Phase of Goliath in Plains and Midwest Dec. 26 - 28, 2015
Saturday night into Sunday, snow and wind gusts of 40 mph to 70 mph hammered parts of the southern Highs Plains, particularly eastern New Mexico, western Texas and western Oklahoma. Incredibly, a 70 mph wind gust peeled siding off a home in Clovis, New Mexico, Sunday afternoon.Snow drifts of up to 10 feet were reported in several eastern New Mexico and west Texas counties, where motorists were stranded due to the severe blizzard conditions.
Ski Apache in southeast New Mexico saw 41 inches of snow. Goliath dumped up to an estimated 30 inches of snow on Cloudcroft, New Mexico, where strong winds caused power outages as well. El Paso International Airport picked up 8.1 inches of snow, which exceeds their average annual snowfall of 5.5 inches. Lubbock, Texas, had its snowiest December day on record, picking up 11 inches of snow on December 27. Parts of the Midland, Texas, metro area picked up 7 inches of snow from Goliath. Roswell, New Mexico, saw a record one-day snowfall of 12.4 inches on Sunday with a storm total of 15.6 inches including Saturday.
Thundersnow was observed in parts of west Texas on early Sunday afternoon, including in San Angelo. Light snow and sleet even fell for a few hours Sunday afternoon in Del Rio, Texas, where the last accumulating snow fell in February 2012.
Snow totals in New Mexico and Texas Dec. 26 into early Dec. 28, 2015.Michigan
Sleet/ice:
- Up to 0.1 inch ice accumulation near Sandstone
- 2 inches of sleet in Grand Haven
- 1 inch of sleet in Kalamazoo
Ice:
- Numerous power lines, poles and trees were downed due to over 0.25 inch ice accumulation and wind in Monmouth.
- Trees and power lines were also downed in Normal and Peoria.
- 6.3 inches in Milwaukee
- 4.6 inches in Madison
- 4.3 inches in La Crosse
- 5 inches near Harmony
- 3 inches in Rochester
Snow:
- 8.3 inches near Ft. Dodge
- 5 inches in Mason City
- 4.7 inches at Des Moines International Airport
- 0.25 inch accumulation in Middletown with limbs and small trees downed
- Branches downed in Burlington
- 5 inches in Omaha
- 0.9 inch in Lincoln (KLKN)
- Power outages due to icing in Arkansas City, Longton, Howard and Moline.
- 50 power poles downed due to 1 inch ice accumulation near Anthony
- Freezing rain and sleet caused some power outages and traffic accidents in Wichita
- 2.4 inches snow in Nortonville and Valley Falls.
- Up to one-quarter inch of ice accumulation near Enid and Burbank
- A half inch of sleet in Tulsa
Snow:
- 41 inches at Ski Apache
- 30 inches estimated in Cloudcroft, San Ignacio and Sandia Ski Area
- 24 inches in Queen, with drifts of 6-7 feet
- 20 inches near Artesia
- 15.6 inches near Roswell (record one-day total of 12.4 inches Sunday)
- 13.2 inches in Carlsbad
- 12 inches in Las Cruces
- 71 mph wind gust at Cannon AFB Sunday
- 70 mph wind gust in Clovis Sunday
- 71 mph wind gust in Clayton
Snow:
- Whiteout conditions in Plains, Farwell, Hale Center and Littlefield and other locations.
- 18 inches in Friona
- 12 inches in Alpine and Greenwood
- 11.2 inches in Lubbock
- 8.5 inches in Odessa
- 8.1 inches at El Paso International Airport (up to 10 inches northwest of the city)
- 6.1 inches in Amarillo
- 2 inches in San Angelo
- 67 mph wind gust near Olton on Saturday
- 65 mph wind gust near Amherst early Sunday
Snow Reports For First Phase of Goliath in West and Midwest Dec. 24 - Dec. 26, 2015
California- 28 inches near Soda Springs
- 20 inches at Northstar Ski Resort and Kirkwood Ski Resort
- 23 inches southwest of Montrose
- 20 inches near Sharkstooth
- 5.7 inches near Notus
- 9 inches near Negaunee
- 8 inches in Westbrook
- 2.5 inches as Minneapolis-St. Paul Int'l Airport
- 10 inches in Sidney
- 6.5 inches in Mullen
- 24 inches at Heavenly Ski Resort
- 22 inches at Mt. Rose Ski Area
- 14.5 inches near Gold Beach
- 12.8 inches in Hartford
- 12 inches in Spearfish
- 12 inches at Camp Jackson
- 4.0 inches near Deer Park
- 8 inches in Ashland
- 6 inches in Superior
- 13.7 inches near Thayne
- 9 inches near Wilson
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