Storm Brings Ice, Snowfall to the Plains While Most of America Has Snowless Christmas: Forecast

A “significant” winter storm is set to bring heavy snow to many in the Plains and create “hazardous” travel conditions, while much of the country can expect a wet, rainy Christmas, the National Weather Service said. In an update posted on Monday, the National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction Center said that the storm will “let it snow, let it snow, let it snow” over portions of the Central Plains where blizzards potentially make holiday travel dangerous. This large, intensifying storm system will bring “multifaceted impacts” to the central and eastern United States this Christmas, the Center noted. The Central Plains and Upper Midwest are expected to see heavy snow and ice, forecasters said. On the western flank of the storm, heavy snow will increase in coverage and intensity throughout Christmas Day across northern Kansas, Nebraska, and South Dakota. The snowfall will likely reach at least 4 inches, and there is a strong possibility (greater than 70 percent) for the snow to accumulate more than a foot across the region from central Nebraska to south-central South Dakota....