Mix of snow, ice, rain a prelude to bitter cold

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP-Excite

CHICAGO (AP) — Snow, ice and rain is falling in the Midwest and eastern parts of the U.S.

But the weather system is merely a prelude to the Arctic temperatures due to settle in Tuesday through Thursday.

The mix of precipitation affected a swath from Oklahoma to southern New England on Saturday.

A blizzard warning was issued for northern parts of North Dakota and Minnesota, with winds between 30 to 40 mph blowing snow that fell overnight.

FULL story at link.



Frank Pillitteri shovels snow on Friday, Jan. 2, 2015, from around his home, in Erie, Pa. Pillitteri, 88, didn't need much effort to clear about two inches of snow that fell overnight. The National Weather Service in Cleveland, Ohio is forecasting high temperatures in Erie only reaching about 32 degrees on Friday and a chance of freezing rain on Saturday with a high temperature of 37 degrees. (AP Photo/Erie Times-News, Christopher Millette) MANDATORY CREDIT; MAGS OUT

Read more: http://apnews.excite.com/article/20150103/us-winter-weather-864f3d23e9.html

[Siwsan]

1. We're pretty much just getting rain, in Flint, MI

It started snowing at about 6, this morning but now it has changed over to a cold rain/sleet hybrid. They are still predicting 3 inches of snow falling tomorrow, but they said the same thing about today and it just ain't happening.

For months, the weather people have been forecasting that we would have an even harsher winter than last year's. So far, we've had maybe two accumulating snows of less than 3 inches that disappeared within 48 hours and it has actually been one of the mildest winters in years. And I'm NOT complaining. I love Michigan weather for 3 seasons of the year. The 4th, not so much.

[riversedge]

2. nothing yet in mid WI but 1-3 inches snow then MINUS 20 below

forcast for tonight. Wind chill advisories out.

[cosmicone]

3. I thank heavens every day that I live in California n/t

[Bluenorthwest]

4. You know, drought is not a great thing.

And that's the California weather as well.

[former9thward]

7. The population center of this county moves south and west every year.

There is a reason for that.

[tabasco]

8. There's a reason why lemmings migrate too.

What's your point?

[former9thward]

9. People are voting with their feet.

They are tired of living in the North and East and its miserable weather.

[njlib]

5. NW NJ here

Had a couple of inches of snow, at the most, earlier today and it sounds like a rain/mix right now. Power's been out for over an hour now, so it's getting chilly inside the house....AND I'M MISSING MY STEELERS GAME!!!

[mopinko]

6. still just raining.

if we end up with the kind of snow we had last year, it might just kill me.

[NickB79]

10. As of 1pm, it's -1F outside just south of the Twin Cities

At least the wind has died down from last night.

-15F air temp expected here tonight. My family in northern MN said they're expecting -25F tonight.

The wood stove is burning hot here.