Snow creates slick travel in interior Northeast on Tuesday after multiple crashes close Michigan interstate
In Michigan, numerous crashes with injuries were reported Monday along Interstate 94, according to Michigan State Police. A portion of I-94 was shut down because of the crashes.
Winter Storm Warnings in effect near Lake Erie as snow continues in Great Lakes
In the wake of a monster pre-Christmas storm, lake-effect snow is causing travel trouble for drivers in the Great Lakes.
BUFFALO, N.Y. – In the wake of a deadly storm system that ravaged parts of the Northeast early this week, snow is expected to create travel troubles in parts of the interior Northeast and the Appalachians on Tuesday.
"We still have some lake-effect snow this morning," FOX Weather Meteorologist Britta Merwin said. "The good news is we're wrapping it up, and we're going to see maybe less than an inch of snow in all of these areas waking up to snow this morning. But a little bit of snow with wind can cause some treacherous driving conditions and especially the roads."
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This comes as cold air combines with an upper-level disturbance to allow lake-effect snow to develop downwind of the eastern Great Lakes while northwesterly winds produce upslope snow over the higher terrain of the northern and central Appalachians.
The lake-effect snow will turn much lighter on Tuesday afternoon and gradually come to an end.
"This is not a write-home-about-it kind of storm," Merwin said. "Everything dries out in the next couple of hours. We're done by lunchtime."
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Heavy snow also hit the Appalachians in West Virginia and southern Pennsylvania overnight Monday into early Tuesday. That snow should gradually wind down through the day, but lingering travel issues are likely.
I-94 in southwestern Michigan experienced several crashes amid snow
On Monday, the heaviest snow fell downwind of Lake Michigan in parts of Michigan and Indiana, as well as across portions of the central Appalachians. Additionally, another area of lake-effect snow had set up along the central and eastern shores of Lake Erie in parts of Ohio, northwestern Pennsylvania and western New York.
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Numerous crashes with injuries were reported along Interstate 94 near Mattawan, Michigan, on Monday, Dec. 18, 2023.
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In Michigan, numerous crashes with injuries were reported Monday along Interstate 94, according to Michigan State Police. A portion of I-94 was shut down because of the crashes.