Snow, Cold Predicted as Storm Pushes Into Plains
A storm system carrying rain and snow spilled over the Rockies from the Pacific Northwest and pushed into the Plains on Sunday, the National Weather Service said.
The system, combined with a new arctic air mass from Canada, was expected to bring subzero temperatures and snow to the northern Plains and upper Midwest and near-zero readings for the southern Plains and lower Midwest, the weather service said.
Travelers’ advisories were posted for occasional snow and icy roads over the Oregon Cascades and Siskiyous, the northern California mountains and parts of Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming and Colorado.
Heavier snowfall in Idaho during a six-hour period Sunday morning included six inches at Grangeville, five inches at Boise and three inches at Pocatello.
The storm left two persons dead in Idaho and caused dozens of traffic accidents. A north Idaho couple was killed Saturday when their vehicle slid on an icy road into another vehicle.
Idaho state police warned that both major routes linking the state with Utah were in poor condition and said they were considering closing one of the roads.
Advisories for freezing rain and occasional snow were also posted over the eastern part of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and parts of New England.
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