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Just when you thought winter was going into hibernation, portions of the Great Lakes into the Northeast will see chances for snow. A disturbance will track into these regions starting Friday evening, with rain overspreading Ohio and southeastern Michigan. As temperatures cool, rain will switch to snow, spreading eastward into Pennsylvania and West Virginia Friday night. Winds shifting north-northeast off of Lake Erie will lead to some lake enhanced snow near the shoreline in Ohio, with up to eight inches of snow in the heaviest bands.
Snow will continue Saturday morning across Pennsylvania with 1-3” of accumulation in most locations, with higher totals of 3-5” in northwest parts of Pennsylvania into the rest of northern Ohio and far southeastern Michigan. Higher temperatures will keep accumulating snow out of Washington D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York City, but it will be a soggy day with a cold rain and maybe a couple snowflakes mixed in for these cities.
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Lightning is one of the most beautiful atmospheric phenomenons around. Despite its beauty, lightning is an incredible force of nature that can be deadly for those caught off guard by a sudden thunderstorm. MORECAST meteorologist Gina Medici studied lightning for her Master’s at the University of Arizona and shares some of the science behind lightning along with some safety tips.
High winds have caused numerous trees to come down with scattered power outages across the Northeast overnight and this morning. Even as these winds slowly diminish through this evening, another small but potent disturbance will pass through overnight into Monday, combining with unseasonably frigid air to produce significant snow accumulations.