Winter storm moves east on Monday, bringing dangerous wind, snow and ice

[ad_1] A powerful winter storm is centered on Monday morning over the Nice Lakes and a chilly entrance is extending all the way in which to the Gulf Coast –- creating robust winds and fast temperature modifications for tens of millions.

Greater than 125 million People are on alert for robust winds as we speak, from Vermont to Texas.

An ABC Information graphic exhibits the climate forecast for Monday, Dec. 29, 2025.

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Gusts as much as 45 mph are attainable throughout these areas with wind advisories, and areas underneath excessive wind warnings, like Cleveland, Ohio, may have gusts as much as 60 mph on Monday.

A blizzard warning is in impact for greater than 2 million People throughout elements of Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin and the higher peninsula of Michigan. Heavy snow and gusts as much as 50 mph are creating whiteout situations there.

Heavy snow falls alongside Nicollet Mall Sunday Dec. 28, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Marquette, Michigan, has reported a foot of snowfall with this storm -- and additionally it is underneath the blizzard warning. Elements of Minnesota already reporting 6 inches or extra, as snow continues to fall this morning.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, is underneath a winter storm warning till 9 a.m. CT as a result of 1 to three inches of snow and gusts as much as 40 mph will cut back visibility this morning.

An ABC Information graphic exhibits the climate forecast for Monday, Dec. 29, 2025.

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In northeast New York and thru a lot of Vermont there's an ice storm warning on Monday morning.

Vital icing is already underway with complete ice accumulations of 4 to 7 tenths of an inch attainable. This may make journey unimaginable and likewise take down bushes and energy strains.

An ABC Information graphic exhibits the climate forecast for Monday, Dec. 29, 2025.

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On the observe for this storm, by midday on Monday, snow shall be out of Wisconsin and falling throughout Michigan and shifting into Ohio, western Pennsylvania and western New York.

Rain is forecast to be ending from Baltimore to New York Metropolis and nonetheless coming down via the afternoon from Boston, Massachusetts, up via Maine, whereas icing remains to be occurring in upstate New York and Vermont.

An ABC Information graphic exhibits the climate forecast for Monday, Dec. 29, 2025.

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At 6 p.m. ET, rain is anticipated to be ending in Boston. Lake impact snow shall be kicking off throughout Nebraska, Ohio, northeast Pennsylvania and upstate New York.

That lake impact snow machine is anticipated to proceed via a lot of this week.

Locations like Orchard Park, New York, may see 1 to three toes of snow this week. Gusts as much as 65 mph may create whiteout situations at occasions.

New Yr's climate forecast On New Yr's Even, a lot of the nation shall be quiet, with above common temps via a lot of the West and into the Nice Plains.

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Within the Northeast on New Yr's Eve, there's anticipated to be one other spherical of snow, particularly for areas that often see lake impact snow.

In actual fact, there could even be a couple of flurries in Occasions Sq. because the ball drops -- however accumulation shouldn't be anticipated.

Within the West on New Yr's Eve, extra rain is anticipated throughout California as a low stress system strikes up the coast, remaining offshore. There's a slight danger for renewed flash flooding within the Southern California space, a stage 2 out of 4 danger.

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On New Yr's Day on Thursday, colder-than-normal temperatures are anticipated from Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Washington, D.C., and areas north, whereas the internal mountain West and Heartland really feel above-average temps.

Lake impact snow will proceed off Erie and Ontario, nonetheless constructing in direction of that weeks-long complete of 1 to three toes for locations like Orchard Park and Jamestown.

Rain will change into extra widespread within the West, with locations like Los Angeles, California; Las Vegas, Nevada; Phoenix, Arizona; Salt Lake Metropolis, Utah; Portland, Oregon; and Seattle, Washington, all getting rain on New Yr's Day.