A brief spell of fair weather gets underway on the Plains, western Corn Belt

A brief spell of fair weather gets underway on the Plains, western Corn Belt

Across the Corn Belt, Thursday’s storm produced an impressive stripe of snow from southeastern Nebraska to Michigan; daily-record snowfall totals included 8.8 inches in Lincoln, Nebraska, and 5.6 inches in Des Moines, Iowa.  In the storm’s wake, cold, breezy weather covers the Midwest.  Friday morning’s low temperatures fell to 0°F or below in parts of the upper Midwest, extending as far south as snow-covered areas in southeastern Nebraska.

On the Plains, dry weather accompanies below-normal temperatures, except in Montana, where downslope (Chinook) winds are developing. 

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