You know it’s bad when your graphic doesn’t have a color for the temperatures being experienced over the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest. All that area colored in black represents temperatures less than -10F.
Our winter storm is affecting a wide area with storm and dangerously cold wind chills. Wind chill values may touch -65F in parts of Minnesota tomorrow.
NATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS, STATE BY STATE, DOT DOT DOT:
ARKANSAS… has a winter storm warning across its northern tier of counties where 3-5 inches of snow is expected to fall in places like Fayetteville and Harrison.
OKLAHOMA…1-3 inches of snow has fallen across northeastern sections, but the story is the wind chill, with the NWS Tulsa warning of wind chills of -20F across the area Monday.
MISSOURI… Lots of snow reports, including 6.5 inches in downtown St. Louis as of 10:30 this morning. 12-13 inches expected, including thundersnow this afternoon. A winter storm warning is in effect.
ILLINOIS… NWS Chicago warns of an extended period of -30F wind chills, with wind chill values in the -40F to -50F range late tonight and again Monday night. 3-5 inches of additional snow accumulation in the Windy City.
INDIANA… 3.8 inches at the NWS Indianapolis in a recent report.
MINNESOTA… The NWS in Chanhassen MN (Minneapoliis) issued a PDS Wind Chill Warning. The Governor of Minnesota took the unprecedented step of ordering all K-12 school in the state closed on Monday. Across the Gopher State this morning: -41F in Togo and -40F in Babbit and Embarrass.
WISCONSIN… Game time temperatures will be near -1F at Green Bay for the Packers game. Not the Ice Bowl of 1967, but not far away from it either. Wind chills will running -10F during the game, but will plummet to -45 Monday.
SOUTH DAKOTA… NWS Aberdeen reports -41F wind chill measured this morning at mesonet station near Bullhead, coldest in their area so far.
NORTH DAKOTA… -15F air temperature last hour at Bismark.
TENNESSEE… Nashville has a winter weather advisory for 1-2 inches of snow with isolated 3 inch amounts for tonight. Memphis expecting around one inch of snow and sleet. 2-6 inches of snow expected in the Smokies with wind chills of -15F.
NEW YORK… A Delta Connection Embraer Jet skidded of an icy runway at JFK Airport this morning, temporarily shutting down things and leading to big headaches. The plane was towed and no injuries were reported.
LATE REPORT… A twin engine private jet has crashed at the Aspen CO airport. Early reports say one fatality with one serious and one moderate injury.
