A total of 238 million Americans saw temperatures at or below 32°F on Thursday morning.
Weather map showing the unusual high pressure dome over Alaska, and cold air across the Lower 48 states. Image: Weatherbell.com
Temperatures are running between 10 and 20°F below average across the Midwest, Plains, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.With strong winds blowing across the Great Lakes, an extreme lake effect snow event is now underway. Bands of snow with accumulations of more than 3 inches per hour are expected downwind of Lake Erie in particular, through Sunday.
The NWS is expecting the highest snowfall totals to be across the Buffalo metro area or locations just to the south, depending on the wind direction. for the Buffalo and Watertown areas due to the coming snow starting at 4pm ET on Thursday, with the closure of a nearly 200-mile stretch of the New York State ThruwayIn Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska and parts of Colorado, temperatures are running close to 40°F below average for this time of year on Thursday. Nearly the entire country is colder than average on Thursday, with January-like weather invading the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.
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