Winter Storm Alert: Clipper System to Bring Rain and Snow to the Great Lakes Region
A strong clipper system is moving towards the Great Lakes region, setting the stage for a larger winter storm that will sweep across the East Coast later this week. The fast-moving system will bring rain and snow to the region, with colder air following, which will help jumpstart the next winter storm in the Eastern U.S.
The clipper system will primarily bring rain, but colder air will follow, fueling intense snow showers across the Great Lakes. As the cold front pushes east, it will usher in an influx of cold air, jumpstarting the next winter storm across the Eastern U.S.
Impact on the Great Lakes Region
Ahead of the clipper system, a weaker disturbance will brush New England early Monday, bringing some light snow showers. Snow totals will be minimal and will wrap up quickly after midday. Currently, the clipper system is passing through Canada and will impact the Great Lakes starting on Tuesday morning.
An unforgiving lake-effect snow blankets the Great Lakes, disrupting daily life in New York and Pennsylvania.
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Weather Forecast
With the temperatures in the 40s and 50s, most of the Midwest and Ohio Valley will experience rain rather than snow. And as the cold front stalls on Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, the rain will spread into the Northwest and Tennessee River Valley.
This image tracks the clipper system impacting the Great Lakes
Colder air will then follow, bringing snow to the higher elevations of New England and down through the Appalachians. A prolonged period of upslope snow may emerge across parts of West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and the Carolinas.
Denis Marszalkowski uses a snowblower to dig out after an intense lake-effect snowstorm impacted the area on Nov. 18, 2022, in Hamburg, New York.
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Lake-Effect Snow and Winter Storm
The colder air will also cause a wind shift, resulting in lake-effect snow around the Great Lakes on Wednesday. The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the prime target for the storm, but other areas could experience snow, too.
A historic lake-effect snowstorm swept western New York, leaving over 80 inches of snow in some areas.
(Mike and Katherine Bundt / FOX Weather)
Along with the snow around the Great Lakes region, the cold air will help support the development of the low-pressure system ahead of the cold front. While the clipper system itself is not the upcoming winter storm, it will play a critical role in kickstarting the process as the original front weakens and another storm takes over.
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