Overview
- The National Weather Service has posted winter storm warnings, advisories and watches from the Midwest to the interior Northeast as rain changes to snow this afternoon and evening, with gusts up to 40–50 mph and hazardous commutes expected.
- Snow squall warnings in the Chicago area brought near-whiteout conditions during the Wednesday morning rush, with rapidly falling temperatures and flash-freeze risks before bands shift into northwest Indiana and eastern Michigan.
- Central New York is under advisories with 4–7 inches expected for many and 5–10 inches east of Lake Ontario, as lake-effect bands persist through Thursday into early Friday with subzero wind chills possible.
- Across Michigan, forecasters highlight lake-effect snow and arctic cold with warnings and advisories in snowbelts, including 3–8 inches in many areas and 5–7 inches possible in the eastern Thumb, plus wind chills below zero and flash-freeze hazards.
- In the UK, the Met Office issued a yellow rain warning for parts of southern England on Thursday with 20–30 mm widely and up to 40–50 mm in spots, as the Environment Agency maintains flood warnings along the River Severn on already saturated ground.