Storm Slams Great Lakes, Canada

Snow (including thunder) slammed Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and parts of Ontario and Quebec yesterday, and one person was killed in Rochester (CNN) by high winds I warned about this morning. This article details the snow's impact in Canada, noting that as many as 150 cars were involved in three pileups which killed three people. 100,000 people were without power in Quebec, and the same number were in Michigan (CNN) at the height of the storm. According to this article, officials in Madison, Wisconsin cancelled school for the first time in five years!

Photo Gallery user valleyweather says "After the ice came the snow driven by 50mph winds. The resulting whiteouts has led to the closure of Highway 417 near Ottawa with several fatal accidents."

The following are the highest snowfall totals from the Great Lakes states (and Minnesota) from yesterday's storm:

MARQUETTE, MI: 16.7"
NEAR GRAND MARAIS, MI: 13.0"

POY SIPPI, WI: 14.5"
GREEN BAY, WI: 13.7"
Oregon, WI: 10.5" (SnowMatrix)

CALEDONIA, MN: 9.0"
LA CRESCENT, MN: 8.8"

DORCHESTER, IA: 8.5"
ELMA, IA: 6.3"