Overview
- The National Weather Service has winter storm warnings, watches and advisories in effect from Wednesday through Friday across multiple states, with some locations forecast to see up to 20 inches of snow and wind gusts as high as 40 to 60 mph.
- Snow squall warnings hit the Chicago metro Wednesday morning with rapidly falling visibility and gusts up to 50 mph, and forecasters cautioned that conditions could turn dangerous within minutes during bursts.
- Lake-effect snow is expected to deliver several inches in northwest Indiana and southwest Michigan, with a Winter Storm Warning for La Porte County, Indiana, and Berrien County, Michigan, and additional rounds of snow likely into Thursday.
- Central New York is under winter weather advisories as a Wednesday evening cold front turns rain to snow, with 4 to 7 inches possible in parts of the region and 5 to 10 inches east of Lake Ontario, alongside subzero wind chills Thursday night.
- Falling temperatures will produce slick roads and potential flash freeze from Ohio and western Pennsylvania to Wisconsin and Michigan, where gusty winds, blowing snow and recurring clipper systems are expected to keep travel impacts going into the weekend.