January 27, 2021
OMAHA, NEBRASKA (AP) – A major winter storm blanketed parts of the middle of the country with snow that continued into late yesterday in some areas, disrupting traffic and closing some coronavirus testing sites.
The United States (US) National Weather Service said at least four inches of snow is expected across most of an area stretching from central Kansas northeast to Chicago and southern Michigan.
Parts of southeast Nebraska and western Iowa got more than three times that much by yesterday morning.
The weather service forecast the light snowfall that began around sunset Monday in northern Illinois got heavier overnight, with accumulation totalling about three to sixinches by early yesterday.
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A major winter storm blanketed parts of the middle of the country with snow that was forecast to continue into late Tuesday in some areas, disrupting traffic and closing some coronavirus testing sites.
The National Weather Service said at least 4 inches (10 centimeters) of snow is expected across most of an area stretching from central Kansas northeast to Chicago and southern Michigan. Parts of southeast Nebraska and western Iowa could get more than three times that much by Tuesday morning.
The weather service forecast the light snowfall that began around sunset Monday in northern Illinois was expected to get heavier overnight, with accumulation totaling about 3 to 6 inches by early Tuesday. Meteorologist Bett Borchardt forecast snowfall could total up to 8 inches (20.32 centimeters) or more before it ends Tuesday evening.
A major winter storm is plowing through the Chicagoland area and the system could dump up to eight inches of snow, which would be the largest snowfall of the season.