REPORTS: Snowstorm brings slippery travel from Minneapolis to Chicago, Detroit
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Snow will continue to expand from the Midwest to the Northeast on Monday.
Snowfall totals exceeded half a foot in some areas, including across southeastern Minnesota, southern Wisconsin, northern Illinois and Michigan. The system will continue into the Northeast through Monday.
As the rate of snow intensifies throughout the event, roads will quickly become slippery and snow-covered, and travel will become increasingly more treacherous.
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As of 2:00 a.m. EST on Monday, moderate to heavy snowfall is being reported across northern and eastern Michigan. Roads are congested with heavy traffic mainly surrounding the cities of Flint, Ann Arbor and Detroit.
However, the traffic is not being attributed to car accidents. Low visibility due to falling snow is therefore more likely the culprit as local weather stations are reporting visibility as low as 2 miles throughout the area.
Visibility are expected to improve by rush hour as the storm continues eastward overnight.
Traffic across northeastern Ohio is slowed, but not congested, as snow and rain continue eastward out of the region. (Image via PennDOT)
Even with the end of precipitation in sight, freezing conditions throughout the Midwest will cause untreated roads to become slippery come rush hour.
Commuters should allot more travel time than usual and take extra precautions to drive safely on potentially slippery roads.
Heavy snow currently barreling through central Pennsylvania and into New England is causing travel delays as well.
Where interstates 79 and 80 cross in western Pennsylvania, significant snow cover is packed on the roads, according to PennDOT. Most roads in the northern half of the state are reportedly snow or slush covered.
The speed limit on Interstate 80, which spans the 330-mile wide commonwealth, has been lowered to 45 mph for the duration of this wintry event.
Morning rush hour in Altoona, State College, Scranton and the surrounding areas will consist of extended commute times due to the slippery roads. As temperatures rise above freezing through the morning, much of the state will have a changeover to rain, easing travel delays in time for lunch and the evening commute.
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As of 2:53 p.m. EST on Sunday, road conditions are rapidly deteriorating across New York state as snow advances into the Northeast. (Image via New York DOT)
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Snow has moved into Buffalo, New York, in time for the start of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Buffalo Bills game on Sunday afternoon.
Snow falls on New Era Field in Buffalo as the Buffalo Bills battle the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday afternoon. (Instagram/runforgoals)
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Snow is falling moderate to heavy at times across portions of northwestern Pennsylvania as of 1:00 p.m. EST on Sunday. Much of this region was buried under feet of snow during a significant lake-effect snow event this past week.
<center><blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Light to moderate synoptic snow has replaced the lake effect today in the hills of NW PA. Shouldn't be too impactful <a href="https://twitter.com/breakingweather">@breakingweather</a> <a href="https://t.co/gMCyW4tzUz">pic.twitter.com/gMCyW4tzUz</a></p>— Reed Timmer (@ReedTimmerAccu) <a href="https://twitter.com/ReedTimmerAccu/status/807999422881759232">December 11, 2016</a></blockquote>
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As of 12:15 p.m. EST on Sunday, the heaviest snow is falling across central and northern Michigan. Snow will continue to expand across the interior Northeast as the day progresses, leading to deteriorating roadway conditions.
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As of 11:15 a.m. EST on Sunday, snow is beginning to ramp up in intensity across the Detroit metro area. Four to 8 inches of snow is expected to accumulate across the city before the snow winds down on Monday.
Snow quickly accumulated in the city of Detroit on Sunday morning. (Instagram/the.dental.student)
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Roadway conditions are treacherous across most of Wisconsin as of 11:10 a.m. EST on Sunday. Large portions of interstates 39, 43, 90 and 94 are snow-covered according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.
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As of 11:00 a.m. EST on Sunday, the heaviest snow is slowly beginning to wind down around the Minneapolis metro area. Snowfall totals have generally been around 4 to 8 inches from Minneapolis to La Crosse, Wisconsin. The snow-covered roads caused slippery travel throughout the region.
Snow quickly covered roads in the Minneapolis area on Saturday night. (Instagram/anna.jarema)
Snow covered roads in Minneapolis early Sunday morning. (Instagram/thetravisstatus)
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As of 9:30 a.m. CST on Sunday, over 1,000 arriving and departing flights have been canceled at Chicago O'Hare International Airport due to the snowstorm.
A snowy scene at Chicago O'Hare on Sunday morning. (Instagram/noellenotnoel)
Crews work to clear snow off the tarmac at Chicago O'Hare on Sunday morning. (Instagram/stephenhuffphotography)
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As of 9:30 a.m. EST on Sunday, Dec. 11, roads are quickly becoming snow covered in Michigan as heavy snow moves across the region.
A traffic camera along I-94 near Ann Arbor, Michigan, shows roads quickly becoming snow-covered early Sunday morning. (Image/MichiganDOT)
