A low pressure system sweeping out of Canada (referred to as an Alberta Clipper) will bring snow chances across the Great Lakes Monday. The term 'clipper' means this will be a quick moving system, so in terms of accumulative snow, we only really expect a couple inches of snow for these areas.
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Morning Radar
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Snow has been falling this morning across parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin. We will continue to track this system as moves across the Great Lake States.
Forecast
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Check out how quickly this low pressure system sweeps across the Great Lakes. The fast movement of this system means extreme snowfall is not in the forecast, but a few inches of accumulation will be possible.
Forecast Accumulation
With this quick moving system, only a couple inches of snowfall are expected across these areas. The Appalachians of West Virginia will be under winter weather alerts this evening and may get up to 4-8 inches with this system.
Winter Weather Alerts
For this system, West Virginia, NE Maryland and Pennsylvania are under winter weather alerts. In purple are our winter weather advisories where 2-4" of snow are to be expected and wind gusts up to 35 mph. In pink are our winter storm warnings where 4-8" of snow can be expected and wind gusts up to 40 mph.
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For more information as we track this system, be sure to tune into WeatherNation!