Winter storm dropping large amounts of snow
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Snow accumulations on Saturday will highest to the south and southeast. Travel is expected to be dangerous, and some areas may be shut down. The massive storm dumped heavy snow and ice across a huge swath of the United States, leaving nearly 600,000 homes without power and more than two dozen people dead.
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Live radar: Track 'intense' band of snow moving across Chicago area amid winter storm warning
An “intense” band of lake effect snow was falling across the Chicago area late Friday morning, with a new winter storm issued for parts of Cook County and the National Weather Service warning of low visibility and “locally dangerous travel” as bursts of snow continue.
We will see more clouds than sunshine today. Winds will be breezy out of the north from 5-15 mph. Highs will be in the mid-30s, and lows fall to the 20s. Clouds move out, and snow moves in during the overnight and early morning hours of Saturday.
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Overnight, cloud cover will increase, and temperatures will dip into the single digits above zero. Wind chills are expected to approach or fall below zero again early Sunday morning. On Sunday morning, winds will pick up to 10 to 20 mph, bringing a chance of light snow showers into eastern Iowa.
Winter looks to be taking aim on the Kansas City region this weekend with snow and dangerous cold on the menu.
The National Weather Service says the heaviest snow is no longer confined to the northern and central parts of the state. Instead, snow bands and gusty winds are pushing farther southeast, bringing winter weather to a larger area of South Dakota than previously forecast.