Thundersnow reported as heavy snow piles up in Upper Midwest
According to the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 3 inches of snow fell in one hour at its forecast office Thursday evening as thundersnow was reported across the region. More than a half-foot of snow had piled up in Sioux Falls as of early Friday morning.
Nearly half a foot of snow fell in Sioux Falls, South Dakota overnight
A narrow band of heavy snow dumped 3 inches in one hour overnight in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where thundersnow was also reported.
A fast-moving storm system is sweeping through the central Plains and Upper Midwest, where a narrow band of heavy snow has piled up at the rate of 3 inches per hour and produced thunder and lightning.
Light snow began Thursday and quickly intensified overnight in parts of northeastern Nebraska, southeastern South Dakota, northern Iowa and southern Minnesota.
According to the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 3 inches of snow fell in one hour at its forecast office Thursday evening as thundersnow was reported across the region. More than a half-foot of snow had piled up in Sioux Falls as of early Friday morning.
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On Friday, the steadiest area of snow will continue pushing east as it blankets locations from southern Minnesota and northern Iowa into western and southern Wisconsin and far northern Illinois, eventually reaching Lower Michigan later in the day.
Winter Weather Advisories extend from southern Minnesota into northern Iowa, western and southern Wisconsin and far northern Illinois.
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Slippery roads are expected across the region, including around the Madison and Milwaukee metro areas in southern Wisconsin. While accumulating wet snow will also impact travel across portions of northern Illinois, the FOX Forecast Center said the greatest chance of significant accumulations will remain north of Chicago, particularly north of Interstate 88.
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The highest snowfall totals will be found along the narrow band of heavy snow in parts of northern Iowa, southern Minnesota and southern Wisconsin, where 3 to 6 inches are expected to pile up. Isolated totals of up to 10 inches are not ruled out in a few spots.
Between 1 and 3 inches of snow is predicted for the remainder of this region before the snow tapers off late Friday.
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