Great Lakes region in the US will receive more snow this week

After U.S. travelers braved harsh winter weather over the weekend to return home from the Thanksgiving holiday, residents of the Great Lakes region face the prospect of more snow throughout the week, they warned. the meteorologists.

It snowed early Monday and more snow was expected Wednesday and Thursday, along with gusty winds and subfreezing temperatures, the National Weather Service said.

Lake effect snow warnings (warm, moist air that blows across a body of water and mixes with colder, drier air, creating narrow bands of often intense blizzards on land) were in effect through Tuesday night in parts from Ohio, New York and Pennsylvania.

Several inches of lake effect snow fell in upstate New York over the weekend, including 1.2 meters near Lake Ontario and parts of Pennsylvania and Michigan.

Fans braved snowfall and frigid temperatures during Sunday’s NFL night game in Buffalo, New York, against the San Francisco 49ers.

The NFL Bills said the organization would pay $20 an hour and provide food and hot drinks to snow shovelers.

The game was played in cold conditions, with a temperature of 3 degrees Celsius below zero at the start, with a wind chill of -8 ºC. The Bills typically play in similar conditions at home toward the end of the season.

An additional 12 to 24 inches of snow was expected to fall in western New York, and an additional 24 to 36 inches in northern New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office said Sunday.

New York and Pennsylvania declare emergencies

Last week, a blast of arctic air brought harsh temperatures of -6 to -12 degrees below average to the Northern Plains, the National Weather Service said. Cold air was expected to move over the eastern third of the United States on Monday, with temperatures about 6 degrees below average.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro signed a disaster emergency proclamation Saturday and said parts of Erie County in the northwest received nearly 24 inches of snow, with more forecast through Monday night.

Parts of Michigan were hit by lake-effect snow as bands coming out of Lake Superior buried parts of the Upper Peninsula under 24 inches or more, said Lily Chapman, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.

27 inches of snow fell northeast of Ironwood, on the western edge of the Upper Peninsula.

A light dusting of snow fell in eastern Kentucky and West Virginia, creating a beautiful backdrop for Christmas decorations and good practice for road crews.

In the coming days, minimum temperatures in Appalachia are expected to drop to -6 to -12 degrees Celsius.

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