Winter Weather Summary January 30,

[CaptinCrunch]

Winter Weather Summary
POSTED: January 30, 2004 7:30 a.m.

More Lake-Effect Snow


The lake-effect snow will continue to pile up around the Great Lakes Friday. Lake-effect snow across southwestern lower Michigan, northwestern lower Michigan, eastern upper Michigan, northeastern Ohio, northwestern Pennsylvania into southwestern upstate New York Friday will accumulate 1-3 inches. The primary roads will in these areas will be snow covered and icy in spots. Heavier lake-effect snow will continue off Lake Ontario across central upstate New York Friday into Friday night. The worst of the snow will be off Lake Ontario, where at least another 1-3 inches will accumulate with 3-6 inches from Syracuse to Watertown and perhaps a foot or more of snow in the heaviest band of snow north of Syracuse and south of Watertown. Sections of Interstate-81 had to be closed for a time Thursday to remove vehicles that spun out in the blinding snow squalls. The conditions along those sections of the interstate will continue to be hazardous due to snow-clogged roads and blinding white-outs.

Lingering snow showers in the wake of Thursday's Alberta Clipper across northeastern Tennessee, southwestern Virginia, eastern West Virginia and western Maryland Friday will accumulate 1-3 inches. The primary roads will be snow covered and icy in spots.

Snow will also continue along a stationary frontal boundary separating the bitterly cold arctic air over the Upper Midwest and the not-as-cold weather in the southern Plains. The resulting snow in southeastern South Dakota, eastern Nebraska, western Iowa into northern Missouri Friday will accumulate 1-3 inches. The primary roads will be snow covered and icy in spots.

The stormy weather will continue in the northwestern United States Friday as a cold front sweeps across that region. The snow levels will fall into the passes of the Cascades of Washington and Oregon Cascades Friday, and snow will accumulate 6-12 inches by Saturday morning. Roads will be snowpacked and icy. Travel restrictions and delays are possible. Snow will continue in the northern Rockies of Montana, Idaho and northwestern Wyoming Friday and Friday night accumulating at least 3-6 inches above 4,000 feet and 6-12 inches above 6,000 feet. Snow showers will occur across northeastern Nevada, central Utah, southwestern Wyoming and in the mountains of northern Colorado and south-central Wyoming Friday. Snow levels across eastern Washington and eastern Oregon will reach the passes Friday night, and snow will accumulate 1-3 inches by Saturday morning. Finally, snow across eastern Montana Friday night will accumulate 1-3 inches Friday night, making primary roads snow covered and icy in spots.

[JCT777]

The lake effect snow band in NY has been unreal. Parrish, NY has had over 50 inches of snow from that band. Wow!