Monday, January 2, 2017

Winter Storm Gregory Spreading a Wintry Mess of Snow From the Upper Midwest to the Interior Northeast

January 2,2017
Winter Storm Gregory will continue to impact the northern Plains, Upper Midwest and interior Northeast into Tuesday with snow along with some sleet and freezing rain. Strong winds from Gregory across the northern Plains into early Tuesday will make travel dangerous due to low visibility from blowing and drifting in that region.
(NEWS: Gregory Causes One Death in Montana)

Current Conditions and Radar
In the northern Plains, up to a foot of snow had piled up in Wilton, North Dakota, as of Monday afternoon. Fargo and Bismarck, North Dakota, had both seen 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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The National Weather Service has posted various winter storm warnings and advisories in the northern Plains, Upper Midwest and northern New England.

Winter Weather Alerts
Let's break down the forecast timing and then look at how much additional snow to expect.
(MAPS: Weekly Planner)

Tuesday-Wednesday

  • The heaviest snow is likely to be in northern Maine where it will continue into Wednesday.
  • Freezing rain will impact portions of northern New England and northern New York leading to slick travel.
  • Snow will also linger early Tuesday over parts of northern Minnesota, northern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan.
  • Lake-effect snow will develop by Tuesday night across the upper Great Lakes behind Gregory, possibly spreading into the lower Great Lakes snowbelts Wednesday or Wednesday night.
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Tuesday's Forecast

Additional Snow Forecast

  • The greatest additional snowfall will be in northern Minnesota where 5 inches or more may accumulate into early Tuesday.
  • In the Northeast, northern Maine has the best chance of seeing heavy snow with 6-12 inches expected.

Snowfall Forecast Through Tuesday

Snow Reports

Here are some of the top snowfall totals by state from Gregory as of Monday afternoon.
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 inches near Leonard
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
Light icing from Gregory was reported in Reading, Pennsylvania, and at the Somerset airport in New Jersey Monday morning.

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