Thousands without power as holiday weekend winter storm dumps heavy snow, significant ice across Northern US
An April winter storm has brought significant icing to parts of Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula, knocking out power to tens of thousands of customers, with more than a foot of snow expected to fall through the holiday weekend.
An April winter storm has brought significant icing to parts of Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula, knocking out power to tens of thousands of customers, with more than a foot of snow expected to fall through the holiday weekend.
Cold air from Canada has kept part of the Northern U.S. firmly within winter's grasp. While April snow is not uncommon across the Northern Tier, back-to-back storms have the potential to smash monthly snow averages in just a few days.
More than 45,000 customers were without power early Friday in Central and Northeast Wisconsin, as well as the Fox Valley. At least 12,000 customers were without power in the Upper Peninsula.
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According to the FOX Forecast Center, nearly 0.5 inches of ice accretion have been reported in parts of Wisconsin — which is heavy enough to cause widespread outages and create dangerous road conditions.
The same systems that have brought severe weather across the Midwest and Plains are producing snow and ice, instead of rain, in northern parts of the Upper Midwest as they tap into the frigid Canadian air.
Over a foot of snow and significant icing is likely across portions of the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest starting today and into this holiday weekend. Another 8 to 12 inches of snow is possible across the Dakotas and Northern Minnesota, as another area of low pressure blasts through the region.
North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota had already begun to experience moderate snowfall accumulations since Thursday evening.
Roscoe, South Dakota, has received 4.7 inches of snow so far.
By the end of the weekend, snow totals could easily exceed a foot and a half in cities such as Fargo, North Dakota, and Duluth, Minnesota.
"To put more context into the snow, Fargo only averages around 4.1 inches every April," the FOX Forecast Center said. "The current forecast calls for right at 12 inches by Saturday."
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By the time the holiday weekend arrives, travelers across most of the Upper Midwest will face lingering snow and ice, which will certainly affect drivers heading to family for Easter Sunday.
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