Overview
- The National Weather Service posted Blizzard Warnings in parts of western Minnesota and northern South Dakota, with widespread winter alerts from the Dakotas to Wisconsin and Michigan.
- Wind Advisories cover the Chicago area Wednesday with frequent gusts near 50 to 60 mph, producing sharp temperature drops and brief whiteouts in snow showers.
- Fifteen Upstate New York counties are under Winter Storm Watches from Wednesday night into Saturday as long-duration lake-effect bands target the Lake Erie shore, Buffalo’s south towns, and Tug Hill.
- Forecasters highlight multi-foot snow potential in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and foot-plus totals in the Lake Erie and Tug Hill belts, with NWS Marquette urging residents to avoid holiday travel.
- Major corridors and hubs including I-29, I-90 and I-94 and airports in Chicago, Duluth, Fargo and Minneapolis–St. Paul face disruption, with an additional, separate storm possible late Friday into the weekend.