Lake-Effect, Clipper Snow Totals

Below are the highest snowfall reports received by state so far this week, along with our forecast of what will fall. It's hard to tell the lake-effect snow from that falling out of the Alberta Clippers this week.

This morning on the radar, the snow covers nearly a dozen states in the Northeast, stretching from Kentucky to Maine. You probably can't tell, but it is snowing outside my window on The J-CAM this morning.

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Surface temperatures are near, but not below freezing in most of these areas this morning, so much of the snow is mixed with rain and not sticking to the ground.

However, an incoming Arctic blast will take care of that later today. By tonight, temperatures could be in the single digits over the Ohio Valley. By this weekend, record-challenging cold will hit as far south as Florida. See our new Southeast News Blog for more information.

This incoming cold air will make road conditions deteriorate rapidly over many parts of the Ohio Valley and Northeast today. If you're in or near the accumulation area shown on the map below, be aware of changing road conditions as temperatures drop rapidly today. Here's how much snow we believe will fall today and tomorrow. Favored lake-effect areas will see amounts nearing two feet.

SNOWFALL REPORTS BY STATE:

There have not been any reports from New York in the past 24 hours so I would expect major updates to these totals later today. I will post them in this blog entry.

Adams, NY: 9.0"
Grand Haven, MI: 8.5"
Gile, WI: 8.5"
Chardon, OH: 3.5"
Colt Station, PA: 3.5"
Niles Berrien, IN: 1.3"