🌬️ Heavy snow and high winds continue in the Great Lakes and Northeast.
🌧️ An atmospheric river will continue to bring heavy precipitation to the Pacific Northwest and northern Rockies.
🌨️ A major winter storm will develop across the northern High Plains tonight into Saturday… pic.twitter.com/g0xjYwCmSm— National Weather Service (@NWS) March 13, 2026
🌨️Confidence continues to increase in a major winter storm producing a swath of heavy snow from the northern High Plains to the Great Lakes this weekend. Whiteout conditions & exceptional snowfall rates will cause dangerous to even impossible travel conditions at times. pic.twitter.com/yx9AL2thun
— NWS Weather Prediction Center (@NWSWPC) March 12, 2026
A massive late-winter "bomb cyclone" will intensify over the Midwest into the Great Lakes Sunday-Monday
Enormous snowfall totals + blizzard conditions with near-hurricane force wind gusts likely.
Wednesday Weather After Dark (@weathertrader)https://t.co/7dRpadNxA9 pic.twitter.com/LZfZ7XbWBV
— Ryan Maue (@RyanMaue) March 12, 2026
2nd Winter coming in strong across the Upper Midwest. That’s 2-3 FEET of snow from Wisconsin to Michigan. Rochester, The Twin Cities, Madison, Milwaukee, Green Bay, Traverse City…YOU READY?! @weatherchannel pic.twitter.com/R8wPRZTQbI
— Chris Bruin (@ChrisBruinTV) March 12, 2026
A major winter storm this weekend will bring blizzard conditions, record snow, high winds and dangerous travel conditions to parts of the upper Midwest and Great Lakes, then will deliver a blast of winds and cold air to much of the East and South.
This weekend storm has been named Winter Storm Iona by The Weather Channel.
https://weather.com/storms/winter/news/2026-03-11-winter-storm-weekend-midwest-cold-east-south-march
h/t Digital mix guy Kirk Spock