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More Snow Dashes Through the Northern Plains

December 29, 2019
UPDATED By WeatherBug Meteorologist, Anthony Sagliani
More snow and Arctic cold early this week will leave no doubt Old Man Winter is in charge over the Northern Plains.
 
Winter Weather Advisories and Winter Storm Warnings stretch from the eastern Dakotas into the Upper Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes, including Bismarck, N.D., Duluth, Minn., Minneapolis and Rhinelander, Wis.
 
Most residents across the region will have to dig out of 3 to 8 inches, though up to a foot of snow is expected in the Minnesota Arrowhead. Minneapolis will likely see 3 to 4 inches by the end of today.
 
Although not a major winter storm by any means, it will be the biggest snowmaker so far this month. Previously, only trace amounts of accumulation were noted on a few occasions since December 1 in Bismarck, N.D. Great Falls, Mont. is also seeing its largest December snowfall so far this month as is Minneapolis which saw 1.6 inches coat the ground on December 1.
 
As a cold front bleeds into the Tennessee Valley and Mid-Atlantic Tuesday afternoon, a low pressure will develop on its southern flank. The cold air will arrive before the moisture departs, so rain will change to snow late Tuesday before ending Wednesday morning. An inch or two of snow will accumulate in places like Nashville, Tenn., Charleston, W.Va., and Winchester, Va. Baltimore and Philadelphia will wake up to a fresh coating of snow Wednesday morning.