Sprawling winter storm stretching 1,000+ miles could bring dangerous snow and ice across Northern Tier

Complex wintertime tempest looms implicit Northern Tier with dense snowfall and crystal

A analyzable wintertime tempest is forecast to determination from Tuesday nighttime done Thursday, stretching implicit 1,000 miles crossed the Northern Tier. While the nonstop tempest way remains uncertain astatine this time, it could bring dense snow, ice, and freezing rain. Stick with FOX Weather for the latest updates:

Winter’s grip is holding connected choky implicit the Northern Tier arsenic the FOX Forecast Center is tracking yet different accidental for snow, adjacent crystal and freezing rain from Tuesday nighttime done Thursday. 

The analyzable strategy could span implicit 1,000 miles, bringing unsafe snowfall and icing to the Upper Midwest and New England this week, arsenic the imaginable tempest is the effect of a beardown collision betwixt a heavy excavation of moisture lifting from the southbound and Arctic aerial pushing down from Canada.

LIGHT SNOW MOVES ACROSS NORTHEAST, MINOR TRAVEL ISSUES POSSIBLE AFTER SEVERE STORMS IN THE SOUTH

The strategy is expected to develop successful the West before racing crossed the Northern Tier. It should instrumentality signifier successful the Northern Rockies connected Tuesday, fortify crossed the Northern Plains, and way toward the Great Lakes, aft which its nonstop way becomes little certain.

In the Upper Midwest—specifically North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and bluish Michigan—a moderate snowstorm is expected, though some impacts stay unclear. 

The FOX Forecast Center is becoming much assured successful the timing and wide spot of the storm.

The strategy should get precocious Tuesday and linger done aboriginal Thursday. 

'SIGNIFICANT AND DANGEROUS' STORM TO UNLEASH SEVERE WEATHER, FLOODING THREAT FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

The tempest volition person plentifulness of fuel, drafting successful unusually precocious moisture for this clip of twelvemonth from some a Pacific surge moving successful from the Southwest and further moisture from the Gulf of America.

As it intensifies, bluish Minnesota and North Dakota volition beryllium successful a favorable presumption for dense snowfall Tuesday nighttime into Wednesday greeting and, with beardown winds besides expected, blizzard conditions cannot beryllium ruled retired yet. 

FILE - Two radical pushed done the snowfall and upwind successful Canal Park successful Duluth, MN to cheque retired the waves and terrible flooding during the snowfall tempest connected Saturday, November 30, 2019. 

(Alex Kormann/Star Tribune  / Getty Images)

Currently, these 2 states clasp the highest probability of important snowfall, with a decent accidental that totals surpass 5–8 inches.

SIGNIFICANT STORMS UNFOLDING IN THE WEST COAST WITH EXTREME DOUBLE-DIGIT FEET OF MOUNTAIN SNOW, HEAVY RAIN

The nonstop tempest way remains uncertain arsenic tiny shifts northbound oregon southbound volition marque a large quality successful precipitation type. 

If warmer aerial pushes farther northbound than presently expected, parts of the Upper Midwest could spot much rainfall oregon a rain-snow premix alternatively of chiefly snow. Conversely, if the tempest tracks somewhat farther south, colder aerial would stay successful spot and snowfall totals would apt inclination higher, according to the FOX Forecast Center. 

By Wednesday, the strategy should statesman to weaken.

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Coverage volition apt decrease, and colder aerial volition filter backmost in. However, determination is inactive immoderate interest astir a little window for freezing rainfall Wednesday if a shallow furniture of acold aerial remains astatine the aboveground portion warmer aerial moves overhead.