Midwest Blizzard Pounds Iowa, the Dakotas, Minnesota and Nebraska

A very strong storm swirling near Iowa continues to dump heavy snow with blizzard conditions in the Dakotas, Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska. As much as 15 to 20 inches of snow is forecast with Blizzard Warnings in effect for these states. Winds will gust to 40 to 50 mph creating drifting and blowing snow. This storm will track northeast into Canada and will not directly affect the NYC area. We will see rain from a portion of this system Christmas night and on Saturday.

George Wright is a Certified Consulting Meteorologist and President of Wright Weather Consulting, Inc. Our website is WrightWeather.com.