A massive storm packing arctic air moved eastward Sunday, promising a deep chill for two-thirds of the U.S. and heavy snow from Montana to Michigan, according to meteorologists.
The 'season's first significant snow' will fall Sunday in Montana and the Dakotas, according to The Weather Channel. As the storm moves east through Monday, it will pick up strength and drop greater amounts of snow, delivering up to 18 inches around the Great Lakes. Commuters are warned to be careful of slick and slushy roads Monday morning in parts of Minnesota, the Dakotas, northern Wyoming and Montana.
The arctic outbreak is also expected to set record low temperatures in some parts of the U.S.
The cold front will hit Montana and the Dakotas late Sunday, according to The Weather Channel, which said temperatures will plummet from a high of around 60 degrees to the 20s in some places. Temperatures are expected to drop 20 to 30 degrees below average in the Plains on Sunday, and the cold snap won't break until Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. And the cold front will extend all the way to the Texas Panhandle, which can expect temperatures in the 40s, The Weather Channel said.
High temperatures were forecast to be below freezing Tuesday across much of Wyoming to Minnesota and parts of Iowa, Bruce Sullivan of the National Weather Service's prediction center told The Associated Press. 'Once it gets its momentum going, it's going to keep going south,' Sullivan added.
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The Associated PressFirst published November 9 2014, 2:31 AM
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