Quick system brings taste of winter to snow-starved Midwest, Great Lakes
A stripe of snow is forecast to fall from Wisconsin to the Appalachian Mountains through Saturday as a fast-moving system tears across the region.
Snow expected to fall Saturday across Ohio Valley, Great Lakes
Snow showers are expected to linger into the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes to start the weekend as a fast-moving system provides a quick chance of frozen precipitation around the region.
CHICAGO – Snow showers are expected to continue into the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes over the weekend due to a fast-moving system that will provide a brief opportunity for frozen precipitation in the region.
A low-pressure system combined with a cold front created snowy weather that began in Wisconsin early Friday afternoon.
"It has a little bit of energy along with it," FOX Weather Meteorologist Jane Minar said. "So, we will actually see enough cold air that gets let in that will bring in some snowflakes."
The precipitation is expected to expand in coverage as it moves southeast toward the central Appalachian Mountains before petering out.
The snow will most likely be light, but in some isolated, higher-elevation areas of West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee and North Carolina, more than 3 inches could fall.
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"It’s not going to amount to a lot, but it is something that could maybe coat the ground a bit as you go into the start of your weekend," Minar said.
Outside of the higher elevations, the precipitation will fall in the form of rain on Saturday in the Carolinas and Virginia, where temperatures will be warmer.
Windy City’s winter has featured little snow
While it may not sound like a lot for a region normally blanketed by snow this time of year, it’s been relatively snowless across the Midwest and Great Lakes this winter. Chicago hasn’t seen decent snow since about mid-January.
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FOX Weather Correspondent Robert Ray was in Chicago on Jan. 23 when one of the few winter weather events made for very slick conditions in the Windy City.
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File: Millions of people in the Midwest and Great Lakes region were urged to take it slow on Tuesday morning as freezing rain and snow led to dangerous driving conditions.
The taste of winter will be short-lived as springlike temps are forecast to move into the Midwest next week. Chicago faces a risk of severe weather Tuesday as a cross-country storm interacts with the abnormally warm air.