Fast-moving storms to blanket Great Lakes, Northeast in snow on heels of nor'easter

 A clipper system is currently bringing snow to the Dakotas and will continue to move eastward through Friday morning. Right behind it is another storm that will bring more snow to the Interstate 95 corridor on the East Coast.

Cleanup operations are underway after a deadly storm dropped more than a foot of snow in the Northeast on Tuesday, and another series of storms coming soon will bring more winter weather to the region.

However, before that happens, winter storms need to move out of the Rockies and into the Midwest and Great Lakes region.

The first storm, Alberta Clipper, is currently bringing snow to the Dakotas and will continue to move east through Friday morning.

And right on top of that is another storm that will bring even more snow to the Interstate 95 corridor on the East Coast.

Snow began falling across South Dakota early Wednesday morning, and the Fox Forecast Center expects a narrow band of moderate to heavy snowfall to develop across the eastern portion of the state.

Snowfall totals are expected to be between 5 and 8 inches, but locally higher amounts are also possible.

Winter storm warnings are in effect for parts of the region, including Huron and Brookings in South Dakota and Marshall in Minnesota.

Winter weather advisories are much more widespread and extend from western South Dakota to Green Bay in Wisconsin.

Minneapolis is also included in the Winter Weather Advisory, preparing for winter weather that could impact travel in the area.

"Normally, 'biggest blizzard of the year' makes some sense, but given how weak this winter has been," the National Weather Service office in the Twin Cities said in its forecast discussion Wednesday morning. "

The Fox Forecast Center said it will be the biggest snow storm since last winter as Minneapolis is currently in the midst of its snowiest winter on record, with only 7.3 inches of snowfall this season as of Tuesday. This is about 27 inches less than average.

Light snowfall could impact traffic in the Twin Cities on Wednesday evening before the precipitation ends overnight.

3-5 inches of snowfall can be expected in the area, but if bands of heavy snow develop as is expected to happen in South Dakota, snow amounts could be much higher in a corridor across southern parts of Minnesota. .

Overnight and into Thursday, the system is expected to reach Wisconsin and Michigan, where it will produce plowable snow.

The Fox Forecast Center said cities like Milwaukee and Detroit are no longer expected to see significant snowfall because the bulk of the precipitation should remain north of them.

Instead, cities like Green Bay in Wisconsin and Traverse City in Michigan will see a few inches of snowfall.

Last Stop: Northeast

After this, the winter storm will make its last stop in the Northeast from Thursday afternoon to Friday.

The Fox Forecast Center said the low pressure system will strengthen as it moves into the region, bringing more widespread snowfall across New England.

That includes Connecticut, where up to 15 inches of snow fell from a nor'easter near Hartford that hit the area Tuesday.

Snow is expected to be relatively light in Connecticut, with more moderate snowfall expected in the north.

A few inches of snowfall is possible in parts of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.

Northern parts of New York State may see the heaviest snowfall, aided by moisture from Lake Ontario and lake-effect snow produced by lift along the Tug Hill Plateau.

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As the first system exits the Northeast, the second storm will move out of the Rockies and toward the Plains, the Fox Forecast Center said.

The second storm will move further south than the first and bring snow to cities such as Omaha in Nebraska, Kansas City and St. Louis in Missouri, Indianapolis and Louisville in Kentucky.

Friday night into Saturday, the storm will cross the Appalachians and slam into the Mid-Atlantic coast, but not before bringing snow to cities along the Interstate 95 corridor from south of New York City through Washington.