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Blast of winter weather hits Midwest and East Coast and could bring snow to Florida

An arctic cold front is causing hazardous snow squalls and subfreezing wind chills, with visibility dropping below a quarter mile, affecting travel across the Plains, Midwest, and East Coast.

  • Saturday, a blast of winter weather brought snowfall and subfreezing wind chills across the Midwest and East Coast and near-freezing temperatures into parts of the South, the National Weather Service said.
  • An arctic cold front is pushing east with snow squalls forming, while the Weather Prediction Center forecasted very cold nights for much of the Central and Eastern U.S. into early next week.
  • National Weather Service warnings describe snow squalls causing near-zero visibility and rapid road accumulation, while the NWS Chicago office reported winds gusting 40 to nearly 60 mph as FAA grounded flights and Indiana State Police reported a 30-vehicle crash.
  • The National Weather Service warned travel could be dangerous with possible interstate closures, while the Waterloo Warming Center will stay open nightly through March 31 to protect residents.
  • In Tallahassee, Kristian Oliver said some snowfall is possible Sunday morning, but accumulation is very unlikely because the ground will be too warm; this would follow January 2025’s 10-inch snow in the Florida Panhandle.
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By JUAN A. LOZANO HOUSTON (AP) — A gust of winter weather was expected to bring snowfalls and thermal sensations below the freezing point for the Central-North and East Coast regions of the United States on Saturday, as well as freezing temperatures to parts of the South, including normally warm Florida. In northeastern Ohio, an intense gust of snow and strong winds created conditions of zero visibility, according to the National Meteorological …

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Blast of winter weather hits Midwest and East Coast and could bring snow to Florida

A blast of winter weather has brought snowfall and subfreezing wind chills across the Midwest and East Coast as well as near-freezing temperatures in parts of the South, including Florida.

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