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• Heavy snow and some icing are likely from a winter storm across the Upper Midwest and into the Great Lakes today through Tuesday.
• This storm may also produce severe thunderstorms and locally heavy rainfall from the southern Plains to the Tennessee Valley tonight through Tuesday night.
• A separate system will move along the West Coast into the Southwest with rain, higher elevation snow and strong winds for parts of California and the Southwest Tuesday and Wednesday.

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Here’s the long-range travel & RV weather outlook

— Southwest WA, western OR, northwest CA: Winter Weather Advisories through Tuesday morning above 1500 feet. Snow accumulations 1-3 inches above 1500 feet but up to 4-10 inches in the higher passes. I-5, US-101 impacted.

— CA Sierra Nevada, northwest NV: Winter Weather Advisories and Winter Storm Warnings (Western Slopes Northern Sierra) this afternoon through Tuesday evening. Expect 8-12 inches snow above 4000 feet and. 1-2 feet snow in the Sierra above 6000 feet. Donner Pass / I-81, US-50 impacted.

— CA eastern slopes Sierra, Mojave Desert, much of Southern CA: Wind Advisories midday today through Tuesday evening. Gusts to 50 mph. I-5, I-8, I-10, I-15, I-40, US-101, US-395, CA-58 impacted.

— Southern CA Mountains: Winter Storm Warnings and Advisories Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday. 2-4 inches snow from 4000-6000 feet and 4-8 inches snow above 6000 feet. I-5 impacted.

— Northern ID; northwest, central and southern MT; most of WY; central and southern ND; SD; MN expect far-northern part of state; much of IA; WI; northern and central MI: Winter Storm Warnings, Watches and Advisories through Tuesday night. Storm moves from west to east; will taper off in the west by tonight. Accumulations generally. 1-4 inches except 6-12 inches across the eastern Dakotas, central MN and northern WI. Major highways impacted include I-15, I-25, I-29, I-35, I-39, I-41, I-43, I-75, I-80 (IA, WY), I-90, I-94.

— South-central WY; western CO; higher terrain of UT: Winter Storm Warnings (WY and CO), Watches and Advisories this afternoon through Tuesday afternoon. Snow accumulations of 4-8 inches will be common. Additional accumulations Tuesday night and Wednesday likely in UT. I-15, I-70 impacted.

— Southern UT, northern AZ: Wind Advisories today and this evening. Gusts 40-50 mph. I-15, I-17, I-40 impacted.

— Southern and eastern NM; far-west TX: Wind Advisories today. Gusts 45-50 mph. I-10, I-25, I-40 impacted.

— Northeast TX; eastern OK; southern MO; northern and central AR: Severe thunderstorms will be possible mainly this evening and overnight. A few tornadoes, sporadic damaging gusts, and isolated large hail are possible. I-30, I-35, I-40, I-44 potentially impacted.

— Southern IL; western KY; southeast MO; western TN; eastern AR; northeast LA; northern and central MS; northeast AL: Severe thunderstorms associated with an isolated tornado, wind damage and large hail possible Tuesday afternoon and evening.

— Southern MO; northern AR; southern IL; KY; western TN; southern OH: Flood Watches late tonight through late Tuesday night. Rain may be especially heavy over northwest KY and possibly northern AL.

— Northeast NY, extreme northern VT: Winter Weather Advisories today and tonight. Some freezing drizzle will make untreated roads hazardous. Any untreated portions of I-87 and I-89 will be impacted.

— Northern NY, northern VT: Flood Watches late Tuesday night though Wednesday night for a combination of heavy rain, melting snow and ice jams.

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