Snow to create slippery travel from St. Louis to Chicago, Detroit into Christmas Eve Night
Accumulating snowfall will sweep through to parts of the midwestern United States into Christmas Eve Night.
After producing accumulating snowfall across parts of Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska and Kansas from Saturday to Saturday night, this storm will bring new snow to parts of Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Michigan on Sunday.
Between 3 to 6 inches of snow fell across parts of Wyoming, Colorado and Nebraska through Saturday night. Parts of the Midwest will receive similar amounts just in time for Christmas.
Just enough snow will fall to make roads snowpacked and slippery, as well as whiten the landscape for a time.
Moderate airport delays popped up from St. Louis to Indianapolis, Chicago during the day on Sunday from the changing conditions.
As the storm presses into the eastern third of the nation, it is forecast to grow in size and interact with a storm near the Atlantic coast. The storm will evolve into a nor'easter over New England with heavy snow by Christmas Day.
At least a small accumulation of snow is anticipated as far to the south as Charleston, West Virginia, and as far to the north as Bay City, Michigan through Sunday night.
Depending on how quickly the storm strengthens, there may be enough snow on the ground to sleigh ride in parts of Ohio by Christmas morning.
This storm marks the leading edge of the first blast of Arctic air in a weather pattern that is likely to deliver not only the lowest temperatures of the season so far, but perhaps lower temperatures than of all of last winter for parts of the North Central states.
Where rain falls south of the snow area, over parts of the middle Mississippi and Tennessee valleys and southern Appalachians, wet surfaces may freeze in spots, before becoming dry.
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