Chicago is bracing for more snow as a winter storm moves through the Midwest
FOX Weather's Robert Ray reports on conditions in Chicago as a powerful winter storm moves through the Midwest.
If the phenomenon repeats itself, for the second time this week, a sprawling winter storm tracking the central and eastern United States carries three threats, including stormy conditions in the Midwest, severe weather in the South and flash flooding in the East. .
Just a few days ago, a deadly winter storm struck the central United States and brought nearly a foot of snow and whiteout conditions from the Plains to the Great Lakes, where deadly severe storms and tornadoes swept across the South, while high winds and torrential rains led to power outages. to hundreds of thousands of Americans on the East Coast and caused rivers to rise to historic levels.
Weather alerts of all types have been issued in nearly every state in the Lower 48. Most are associated with winter weather, covering about 60 million people across the United States.
The active January pattern will continue into next week, even as the latest winter storm continues its journey across the country. Here are the latest impacts and timing for the wintry weather system tracked by the FOX Forecast Center through the end of the week.
A major winter storm hits Chicago and other Midwest cities
A winter storm brings dangerous road conditions to Iowa
The Midwest is currently experiencing its third major storm this week and FOX Weather is providing comprehensive coverage of the event from A-Z to the roads affected by the storm. FOX's exclusive weather storm tracker Brandon Kubik joins us by phone with the latest conditions in Davenport, Iowa.
A major winter storm has swept through the Midwest, hitting major cities like Chicago and Milwaukee with heavy snow and high winds.
A blizzard warning already covers parts of several Midwestern states, including Iowa. This is where ground blizzards — falling snow blown by strong winds — will become a problem. If blizzard warnings are issued for Chicago, it will be the first time this has happened in about five years (November 26, 2018). The city of Milwaukee has not been under a blizzard warning in nearly 13 years (February 1, 2011).
The storm has already disrupted travel at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, where it was grounded early Friday. Hundreds of flights were canceled or delayed at Chicago-O'Hare and Midway airports.
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Highways across Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois are dangerous, with most transit agencies reporting impassable or snow-covered roads.
Total snowfall is expected to reach between 5 and 8 inches in cities such as Chicago and Des Moines, Iowa. Larger amounts are expected to arrive north across Wisconsin, where Milwaukee and Green Bay could accumulate a foot or more of snow.
Click here for the latest news on the Midwest snow storm.
Storms are moving across the south
Watch: Thunder and lightning in Arkansas as tornado warning issued
Video from Dylan Atkinson, a storm spotter with the National Weather Service, shows the sound of thunder and lightning over homes in Bryant, Arkansas, in the early hours of Friday, January 12.
Thunderstorms continue across the South through Friday, bringing threats of damaging winds, large hail and tornadoes.
The highest risk of dangerous storms extends from Alabama to the Carolinas through Friday evening. Damaging winds are the main threat before the storms head into the Atlantic.
Click here for a more detailed forecast of the severe weather threat.
Heavy rain and stormy winds heading east
Flooding is possible along the I-95 corridor as the winter storm moves east
A winter storm is also expected to dump heavy rain on the mid-Atlantic and Northeast late Friday, increasing the risk of flooding.
Most of Friday should be relatively calm along the East Coast, but heavy rain is expected to fall over the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Friday evening. Most of the area will pick up an inch or two of rain Saturday afternoon.
With the ground already saturated after heavy rains earlier this week, flash flooding could become a concern from Friday night into early Saturday before rain falls off the coast later Saturday.
New York City, Philadelphia and Boston were all highlighted for Level 2 of 4 flash flood risk by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Weather Prediction Center.
The rain will also be accompanied by gusty winds, but winds are not expected to be as strong as Tuesday's storm when some areas reported wind gusts of more than 70 mph.
