Part of Interstate 94 shut down as snowstorm spreads across Upper Midwest
The ice-clogged shores of the Leelenau Peninsula in Glen Arbor off of Lake Michigan showed the full effects of the polar vortex. Paul Edward May recorded this video showing a slushy layer of ice on Lake Michigan on Jan. 31.
Wind-swept snow will sweep through the northern Plains and Upper Midwest into Monday, creating localized blizzard conditions and difficult travel.
Frigid, snowy weather made a fierce comeback after a mild start to the weekend across the northern Rockies.
Great Falls, Montana, experienced a temperature drop of 53 degrees on Saturday as a storm tapped into fresh Arctic air from Canada.
Temperatures will struggle to get above zero across Montana into midweek, despite the heaviest snow having exited the area.
Major disruptions to travel and daily routines can occur as the snow spreads eastward.
Significant snow and localized blizzard conditions will spread through North Dakota and into the Arrowhead of Minnesota into Monday as bitterly cold winds blow and drift the snow.
A portion of Interstate 94 was shut down in both directions from the Montana border to Dickinson, North Dakota, due to heavy snow and blowing and drifting late Sunday, according to the North Dakota Department of Transportation.
In Michigan, the Marquette County Sheriff's Office advised motorists to avoid traveling Monday morning due to the high number of accidents that officers reported.
Travel will be dangerous during the height of the storm due to near-zero visibility and slippery, snow-covered roads.
Six to 12 inches of snow can fall across a large swath of northern North Dakota and northern Minnesota.
Download the free AccuWeather app to find out how much snow will fall in your area.
The snow will be light and powdery in nature, making for less cumbersome removal.
However, this will make it prone to extensive blowing and drifting as the cold winds whip.
Anyone shoveling snow will need to thoroughly bundle up to lessen the risk of frostbite or hypothermia.
High temperatures will be held in the single digits and below zero throughout much of Montana and the Dakotas on Monday.
Plummeting temperatures can lead to a rapid freeze-up of wet or slushy areas on roads and sidewalks throughout the Midwest on Monday and Monday night.
The cold air, while not quite as extreme as that which the Midwest endured last week, will have staying power in the wake of the snowstorm.
Temperatures may be held below zero for all of this week in Bismarck, North Dakota.
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