Winter's not done yet: Snow, record cold to chill central, northeastern U.S.

Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
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Winter is paying yet another unwelcome visit to portions of the central and northeastern U.S. this week, putting a damper on spring for at least the next several days.

Snow is forecast to fall across a long swath of the country, all the way from the Rockies to New England, the National Weather Service said. Cities such as Denver, Colorado; Kansas City, Kansas; Detroit; and Buffalo, New York, should all see snow.

After coming down Monday in the northern Rockies, snow will start to fall across Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri early Tuesday before overspreading into Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan Tuesday afternoon and evening, AccuWeather said.

Finally, the snow will move into portions of Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and northern New England throughout the day Wednesday.

Other than the 6-12 inches of snow forecast for the Rockies, amounts should range from 3 to 6 inches across most of the snowstorm's path.

A snowplow clears the snow from Route 9, in Marlboro, Vt., as several inches of snow falls on Friday, April 16, 2021. More snow is forecast in portions of New England by mid-week, the National Weather Service said.
A snowplow clears the snow from Route 9, in Marlboro, Vt., as several inches of snow falls on Friday, April 16, 2021. More snow is forecast in portions of New England by mid-week, the National Weather Service said.

Snow may cause travel disruptions throughout the storm, AccuWeather said. Any wet or slushy areas on roads could freeze Tuesday night as temperatures are expected to dip below freezing in many locations.

Cold blast for central U.S.

A cold front heading south through the central U.S. also packs a punch this week, bringing sub-freezing overnight temperatures all the way into south Texas by Wednesday morning. Numerous daily record low temperatures are forecast to be tied or broken, according to the National Weather Service.

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Wednesday morning should have the most widespread number of record lows, including several cities in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas and central Illinois, Weather.com said. A few more locations in the Midwest and South could approach daily records lows Thursday morning.

Freeze watches and warnings are in place across much of the central Plains to the Midwest, the weather service said. The freezing temperatures "could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing," it warned.

The bitter cold has come a long way: "The source region of the air mass is north of the Arctic Circle," AccuWeather senior meteorologist Mike Doll said.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: April snowstorm, record cold set to blast central US, Northeast