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Arctic blast gives US a preview of winter

Over a foot of snow piles up in the Great Lakes as Arctic blast spreads across much of the US

Intense lake-effect snow is creating dangerous travel conditions in the Great Lakes and it’s all being fueled by a record cold snap sending the eastern half of the United States into a brief bout of winter.

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Arctic blast gives US a preview of winter with snowfall, frigid temperatures

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Arctic blast brings snow, frigid temperatures to much of U.S.

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Canadian air, arctic pressure pushing toward Naples. Temperatures to drop to record levels

A historic cold front is hitting the Naples area, and by morning temperatures will have rewritten the record books.

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Chicago could see historic double-digit snow as an Arctic blast spreads across much of the US

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Arctic blast to plunge NYC wind chill temperatures into 20s, teens

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Great Lakes maps show where heaviest snow expected

F orecast maps shared with Newsweek by AccuWeather highlight which areas around the Great Lakes can expect the heaviest snowfall early this week as “an intrusion of Arctic air is igniting the first widespread lake-effect snow of the season from Illinois to New York, with snow stretching as far south as the Appalachians,” it says.

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Windy conditions, snow expected in Milwaukee area. 5 inches possible along lakefront.

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Dangerous lake-effect snowstorm brings winter preview, whiteout travel conditions across Great Lakes

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Chicago Pounded By Lake-Effect Snow; More Through Tuesday In Great Lakes, Northeast, Appalachians

Chicagoland's first snow of the season was a blast of wind-driven lake-effect snow. There's more snow on the way through Tuesday. Here's the latest storm reports and forecast.

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Meteorologists warn of 'intense' snow in Great Lakes states and record lows in South

Large stretches of the U.S. await one of the season’s first blasts of wintry weather as temperatures dropped in the Northern Plains and snowstorms developed across the Great Lakes

Why lake-effect snow may become a thing of the past

Warmer waters are fueling stronger, snowier storms—at least for now. Here’s how scientists think this phenomenon will evolve as the planet gets hotter.

Great Lakes’ deadly history: Edmund Fitzgerald was last major wreck, but far from the only one

It's been 50 years since the Edmund Fitzgerald sank among huge waves on Lake Superior, and its legend is just as gripping as ever.

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Why the Great Lakes’ White Hurricane of 1913 was our worst natural disaster

The catastrophic weather event, known as the “White Hurricane,” struck the Great Lakes between November 7-11, 1913, bringing a lethal combination of blizzard conditions and hurricane-force winds that left a path of destruction across the region.

Winter weather roars to life: Early lake-effect snow targets Great Lakes and Northeast

The season’s first lake-effect snow will fire up from the Great Lakes to the Appalachians as Arctic air plunges south, bringing the earliest flakes in years for some locations.

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Help needed for Great Lakes National Cemetery Veterans Day honors

If at least 130 volunteers show up, the work should take an estimated two hours, according to Anthony Munafo, The Heroes Operation president. His grandfather and father-in-law are buried at the

St. Louis family drives 7 hours to experience the Dossin Great Lakes Museum on Belle Isle

The 16,000-square-foot museum is memorializing the Nov. 10, 1975, tragedy of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald with a weekend of events.

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Winter weather warnings issued across U.S., bringing Arctic chill to Southeast and snow to the Great Lakes

In Northwest Indiana and areas south of Chicago, double-digit snow totals and wind gusts up to 50 mph made for challenging conditions on Monday. Drivers were stranded on I-57. Dozens of schools were closed. Hundreds of flights were canceled.

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Great Lakes Maritime Academy honors fallen mariners with memorial service

For decades, the Great Lakes Maritime Academy in Traverse City has held a Mariners Memorial Service to honor those who hav