WINTER STORMBlizzard Warnings Issued in Wyoming and Nebraska as a Winter Storm Will Blast Rockies, PlainsBy Linda Lam
8am / March 17,2020
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At a Glance* A winter storm will bring snow from the Desert Southwest and Rockies to the upper Midwest.
* The storm's main impacts should occur from Wednesday night through Thursday night.
* Blizzard warnings have been posted in parts of Wyoming and Nebraska.
* In the Plains, accumulating snow is expected from Wyoming and Colorado to northern Michigan.
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A winter storm may produce blizzard conditions in parts of the High Plains, spreading snow and wind from parts of the West into the upper Midwest as winter transitions to spring later this week.
The Storm has been Named Winter Storm Pearl by The Weather Channel.
An area of low pressure that has been wringing out much-needed snow in California's Sierra Nevada will finally move into the Desert Southwest and Rockies Wednesday, then into the Plains Thursday.
With enough cold air on this system's northern flank, snow will accumulate in a stripe from the High Plains to the northern Great Lakes.
The National Weather Service has issued blizzard warnings for parts of southeast Wyoming and western Nebraska, including Cheyenne, Wyoming. This means travel could become dangerous or impossible in these areas Thursday through dawn Friday.
Winter Storm Watches are in Effect for Parts of Southern South Dakota and Western and Northern Nebraska.
This will be a rather fast-moving storm.
Wednesday, snow will be confined to the higher elevations of Utah, Colorado, Arizona and northern New Mexico.
Wednesday night, while snow continues in the high country of the aforementioned states, rain should start changing to snow in the High Plains of Wyoming, western South Dakota and western Nebraska.
Thursday, snow should stretch from Colorado, Utah and Wyoming to parts of South Dakota, Minnesota, northern Wisconsin and, eventually, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
This will last into Thursday night in parts of the upper Midwest before ending Friday.
Snow, Wind ImpactsParts of Arizona's Mogollon Rim and the higher elevations of Colorado could pick up over a foot of snow from this storm.
In general, heavier snow accumulations outside of the Rockies are most possible in the High Plains of southeastern Wyoming, western Nebraska and parts of southern South Dakota.
Moderate accumulations are expected in the Denver metro area, with higher amounts, as usual, in the western and southern foothills.
In most other areas of the Northern Plains and upper Midwest, light to moderate accumulations are expected, with the exception of areas that may have lake-enhanced snow around Lake Superior.
Intensifying winds, with gusts from 40 to 50 mph, at times, may produce areas of blizzard conditions in the High Plains of Wyoming and western Nebraska Thursday and Thursday night.
This may lead to difficult travel, and possibly some road closures, including stretches of Interstate 80 in western Nebraska and southern Wyoming and Interstate 25 in eastern Wyoming.
This system may also bring some flooding rain and the threat of severe thunderstorms to areas farther south.
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