Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Winter Storm Gregory Finishing Up Cross-Country Journey in Northern New England

January 3,2017
Winter Storm Gregory is finishing up its coast-to-coast journey by bringing snow and some ice to northern New England into Wednesday.
(NEWS: Gregory Causes One Death in Montana)

Current Conditions and Radar
Since New Year's Day, Gregory has delivered a swath of snow from the Pacific Northwest to the northern Plains and upper Midwest.
Seattle picked up 3 inches of snow early Jan. 1 as Gregory made its way into the Northwest.
In the northern Plains, up to 14 inches of snow piled up in Wilton, North Dakota, Sunday into Monday. Fargo and Bismarck, North Dakota, both saw more than a half foot of snow from Gregory.
For a full list of snow reports from Gregory since Sunday, see the bottom of this article.
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Forecast: Tuesday Night-Wednesday

The National Weather Service has posted winter storm warnings in northern Maine and freezing rain advisories for parts of Vermont and northeastern New York.

Winter Weather Alerts
(MAPS: Weekly Planner)
The heaviest additional snow is likely to be in northern Maine where it will continue into Wednesday, with storm totals of 6 to 12 inches likely.
Freezing rain will impact portions of interior northern New England and northeastern New York leading to slick travel. Scattered power outages are also possible where localized heavier ice accumulations occur on power lines and tree branches.
Behind Gregory, lake-effect snow will develop Tuesday night across the upper Great Lakes, spreading into the lower Great Lakes snowbelts late in the day Wednesday.

Snowfall Forecast

Snow Reports

Here are some of the top snowfall totals by state from Gregory, as of Tuesday evening.
California: 12 inches at Soda Springs
Idaho: 9.7 inches near Spirit Lake; 3.5 inches in Moscow
Michigan: 9.0 inches near Goetzville
Minnesota: 7.8 inches near International Falls
Montana: 10.0 inches near Park City and Dupuyer; 2 inches near Billings
North Dakota: 12 inches in Wilton; 7.4 inches in Fargo
South Dakota: 7 inches near Walker
Oregon: 17 inches at Mount Hood Meadows; 4-5 inches near Oregon City
Washington: 12.0 inches in near Kelso; 4.6 inches in Spokane; 3 inches in Seattle at Sea-Tac airport

Ice Reports

Massachusetts: 0.20 inches in Peru
New York: 0.13 inches in Massena
Light icing from Gregory was reported in Reading, Pennsylvania, and at Somerset Airport in New Jersey on Monday morning.

PHOTOS: Winter Storm Gregory

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