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Western States to the Great Lakes – Major Winter Storm / Blizzard: Another major Pacific winter storm is brewing and looks to have a similar track and impact that the winter storm / blizzard earlier this month had on the Plains and the Midwest. The storm is expected to move out Nevada and into southwestern U.S. by Monday night and then into the Plains and Midwest Tuesday night and Wednesday and into Christmas Eve. Expect heavy snow of 1 to 2 feet for portions of Utah, New Mexico, and Colorado. Once i the Plains, expect heavy rains for the southern aspect o the storm with heavy snow and blizzard conditions for eastern Colorado and Wyoming Kansas and Nebraska eastward into Iowa.

“ h timing o this storm could mean travel headaches for many people traveling through the Midwest late Tuesday and Wednesday and through Christmas Eve,” explains Matthew Swinden, whose firm advises corporations and travelers o severe weather events. “The forecast track i for the storm t move out o the southwestern U.S. o Tuesday and track northeast through the Midwest and into the Great Lakes b Wednesday and continue into Ontario.”

M i Impact: Hazardous / Dangerous / Impossible winter driving conditions – especially for the Plains and Midwest where blizzard and near blizzard conditions will persist. If planning t travel either b ground o by air Tuesday o Wednesday, plan o having a Plan “B”, which would b to leave early before the storm o after the storm. Expect the possibility o roads and highways i Plains and i the Midwest t be closed along with flight delays and cancellations. Widespread power outages may also b