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Yahoo
05-03-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Weather Channel Sends Warning Amid Lola Blizzard Threat
Parts of the Plains and Midwest are preparing for dangerous travel conditions as high winds and snowfall create blizzard-like conditions. Gusts up to 82 mph have already been measured near Arapahoe, Colorado, and O'Neill, Nebraska as Winter Storm Lola rolls on. Heavier snow totals were recorded in the southeast town of Kim, Colorado that received nine inches of snow while parts of South Dakota received four inches. As the storm continues, the National Weather Service announced winter weather alert from the Rockies into the Central Plains and upper Midwest. The storm isn't expected to produce massive snowfall, but the Weather Channel offered a word of caution to those attempting to travel in the area. "Snow or rain changing to snow spreads eastward through the central Plains into the upper Midwest. Increasing winds will lead to dangerous travel conditions," the Weather Channel said of the looming weather on Tuesday night. "Gusts could top 60, even 70 mph in the central Plains, and the upper Midwest might see gusts over 50 or 60 mph Tuesday night. Travel conditions will likely be extremely dangerous where the snow and strong winds overlap. Some broken tree limbs and power outages are possible, as well." Major cities like Chicago, Cleveland and Pittsburgh are expected to be impacted by the storm on Wednesday. "The threat of snow or rain changing to snow and strong winds will continue Wednesday in the upper Midwest, stretching across the rest of the Great Lakes, Ohio River Valley and Appalachians by Wednesday night," the Weather Channel added. "Because of the overall warm temperatures across the U.S. this week, there will not be a large region of heavy snow from the storm, but snowy conditions could impact cities like Minneapolis, Chicago, Cleveland and Pittsburgh." The Upper Peninsula in Michigan is expected to see the heaviest snowfall, with totals over a foot.
Yahoo
02-03-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Winter Storm Lola To Bring Threat Of Blizzard Conditions, Strong Winds To Central Plains This Week
The same system that is set to cause a severe weather threat across the Deep South this week is also expected to cause a significant winter weather threat from the Rockies to the Upper Midwest. The system has been named Winter Storm Lola by The Weather Channel. (MORE: Why Winter Storms Are Named) Winter Storm Lola is causing snow across high elevations in the West on Sunday, including parts of the Sierras and Rocky Mountains. Winter weather alerts have been issued by the National Weather Service in high elevations of California, Nevada, Utah and Colorado, and a winter storm watch has also been issued across portions of the Central Plains. Sunday - Monday: Heavy snow is going to impact high elevations of the Sierras and Rockies through Monday, and some of the peaks could get up to 15 inches of snow. Winds could also gust up to 50 mph, causing potentially reduced visibility and hazardous travel conditions in mountain passes. Monday night - Tuesday: Snow spreads eastward on Monday night into the Central Plains, and the northern edge of the system could cause wintry mix and freezing rain across parts of the Great Lakes. National Weather Service offices across the Plains are warning of potential blizzard conditions from eastern Colorado to southern South Dakota. Winds could gust up to 60 mph, which could cause whiteout conditions. Even though wintry weather is relatively constrained to the Northern Tier, the impacts of the system are widespread with a severe threat Tuesday across the Deep South and strong winds possible across the Central U.S. and Deep South. (MORE: A Severe Weather Outbreak Is Possible Next Week In The South, Including Tornadoes, Flooding Rain) Tuesday night - Wednesday night: The threat of wintry mix and icy precipitation moves into the Midwest and western Great Lakes Tuesday night, stretching across the rest of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Valley by Wednesday night. Because of the overall warm temperatures across the U.S. this week, there will not be a large region of snow from the storm, but wintry mix and icyness could impact cities like Minneapolis, Chicago, Cleveland and Pittsburgh. (192-hours: Further beef up your forecast with our detailed, hour-by-hour breakdown for the next 8 days – only available on our Premium Pro experience.) Thursday - Friday: Lola will begin to wrap up late this week in the Northeast with snow possible for the Interior Northeast and New England. Gusty winds could also threaten coastal cities like Boston and New York. Snowfall totals from Winter Storm Lola will be relatively light for much of the eastern half of the country, especially compared to recent winter storms, but strong winds could turn even a small amount of snow into whiteout or even blizzard conditions. Up to a foot of snow is possible in high elevations, across the Upper Midwest and in some areas of the Central Plains. Sara Tonks is a content meteorologist with and has a bachelor's and a master's degree from Georgia Tech in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences along with a master's degree from Unity Environmental University in Marine Science.
