A storm system over the Southwest will gather moisture and intensify while crossing the southern Plains on Wednesday night. By Thursday, the storm will race northeastward across the mid-South and lower Midwest, delivering a variety of precipitation types. For example, significant snow should fall on Thursday from eastern Kansas into southern Michigan, while mixed precipitation—including freezing rain—may occur from northern Oklahoma to near Lake Erie.
Storm-total precipitation could reach 1 to 2 inches or more from the southeastern Plains into the Ohio Valley and lower Great Lakes region; any flooding could be enhanced where snow remains on the ground from earlier storms or soils are frozen.
