New Year’s Day winter storm warning
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A winter storm warning is in place for the eastern and western U.P. and most of the Lower Peninsula, mainly along the western snowbelt. A high wind warning is in effect for southeast Michigan because of the potential for 60 mph wind gusts. The Great Lakes are under storm, gale, and heavy freezing spray warnings.
A massive winter weather system resulted in weather-related watches, warnings or advisories across the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes region on Monday – with Metro Detroit in the path of high winds and a burst of snow squalls.
The winter weather this weekend caused travel problems during the busiest time of year. On Sunday, more than 10,000 flights were delayed nationwide, according to the flight tracking website FlightAware. On Monday, the disruption was less severe, with around 800 cancellations in the U.S., according to the site.
Road closures, flight delays and power outages abound as a large winter storm barreled across the northern tier of the United States.