A weather system that brought severe storms over the weekend is bringing blizzard conditions to parts of the Upper Midwest to start the workweek.
A cold front swept through the country’s eastern half and produced a plethora of weather events Sunday, including rain and severe storms.
Many communities that saw record heat to end the workweek will be the recipients of precipitation as the front continues to move east.
Winter weather alerts, including Blizzard Warnings, have been posted for the Upper Midwest, as some areas could see more than a foot of snow through Monday evening.
Who is seeing snow?
Falling temperatures throughout the day will help many communities in the Upper Midwest fall to near freezing and see either freezing rain or snow.
Cities like Chicago and points northward will all see a good chance that frozen precipitation during the start of the workweek.
Forecast models show Minneapolis could get around 3 inches of snow while communities in northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan could see the brunt of the winter weather with more than a foot possible.
Winter weather alerts have been posted for the Upper Midwest, as some areas could see more than a foot of snow through Monday evening. Fox Weather This image shows the possible additional snow totals through Monday.Fox Weather
For most of the Midwest, the snow event will be considered a nuisance with only minor travel delays. For communities along Lake Superior, major travel disruptions are expected due to the heavier snow.
Dozens of people were injured in a massive traffic pileup amid snowy conditions in southern Wisconsin on Friday, which blocked Interstate 39/90 for hours, authorities said.
Beloit Memorial Hospital said at least 27 people were treated for injuries sustained in the crash, WIFR-TV reported. The extent of their injuries was not immediately clear, the station said.
State Patrol officials said snow, ice and whiteout conditions were factors in the crash.
Most of southern Wisconsin remained under a winter weather advisory Friday afternoon with more snow expected Saturday.
The crash occurred at around 12:30 p.m. in Rock County between Janesville and Beloit, the State Patrol said in a statement posted on its Facebook page. Troopers arrived to find the interstate blocked in both directions.
Individuals carry their belongings as they walk away from the massive pileup on Jan. 27, 2023.AP
Troopers diverted traffic onto side roads. The southbound lanes reopened just after 8 p.m., the State Patrol said on Twitter late Friday.
WIFR-TV posted live video of the scene just before 4 p.m. showing semitrailers backed up as emergency workers assisted motorists.
As of 6 a.m. Friday, the Beloit area had seen 2.2 inches of snow over the last 24 hours, according to the National Weather Service.
Authorities say snowy conditions led to a massive traffic pile-up in southern Wisconsin on Jan. 27, 2023. AP
Emergency workers on the scene of a massive pileup in both the north and south lanes of Interstate 39/90. AP
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Emergency crews respond to a multi-vehicle accident in both the north and south lanes of Interstate 39/90 on Jan. 27, 2023. AP
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The State Patrol said in a separate statement that another multi-vehicle crash around 1:30 p.m. Friday blocked northbound Interstate 41 in Kenosha County near the Wisconsin-Illinois border.
Those lanes reopened by 7:35 p.m. Snow, ice and whiteout conditions factored into that crash as well, according to the State Patrol.
Several feet of floodwater swamped the Rockaways Friday as a ferocious Christmas-weekend storm struck New York — leaving cars almost submerged and residents stranded or forced to wade through the streets in water up to their knees, dramatic photos and video show.
Footage captured by The Post shows NYPD officers rushing to the rescue of a woman and two children who became stuck on school bus surrounded by floodwater near Rockaway Beach Friday morning.
Other wild video posted on Twitter also shows people struggling to drive in what appears to be 2 to 3 feet of water — and one brave soul paddling down a street in a kayak.
Floodwater also crept up to residents’ doorsteps in Bell Harbor and one resident was shown wading across a street with water up to his knees in nearby Howard Beach, according to more footage on social media.
A kayaker was seen floating down the middle of a street alongside homes on East 8th Road near Rockaway Beach’s Broad Channel, one clip shows.
Flood waters swamped the The Rockaways with several feet of water as a storm hit the area. Paul MartinkaPolice rescued two kids and a woman stranded in floodwater on a school bus.Paul Martinka
On Friday morning, New York declared a state of emergency as Winter Storm Elliott — dubbed a “once in a generation” weather event — descended on the region, bringing heavy wind, flooding and rapidly plunging temperatures.
A powerful bomb cyclone — when atmospheric pressure drops quickly in a strong storm — was forecast to reach peak intensity on Friday.
A busy election cycle means millions of voters will cast ballots that will determine the balance of power for the next two years, but political experts say Mother Nature might have a say in which races may see a higher turnout.
On Tuesday, all 435 seats in the House of Representatives are up for grabs, and voters will decide on 35 seats in the Senate.
Many of the races are considered to be a dead heat, and it could come down to turnout that will decide who controls the legislative branch.
Dr. David Richards, an associate professor and political chair at the University of Lynchburg, is watching a slew of races closely and said that the smallest impacts could significantly influence who will claim victory.
“Higher turnout means inevitably you have less of the party faithful. The smallest of factors could impact turnout, and that even includes the weather,” Richards said.
A collaborative study published in The Journal of Politics found that the correlation between bad weather and voter turnout may be more than a fluke theory that is trotted out as a talking point every November.
The first visible lunar eclipse will be visible on Election Day in the U.S. takes place. Fox Weather
The authors found that voter participation dropped off about one percent per inch of rain, and snowfall decreased turnout by nearly half a percent for every inch of accumulation.
Research published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology found that voter turnout increased by 0.14% for every 1.8 °F jump in temperature.
Additionally, the research found that warmer temperatures generally increased the likelihood that voters kept the incumbent party in power.
“Generally, the trend of more and more early voting means weather on Election Day plays a smaller and smaller role, but there are some caveats. The less dedicated often now wait until Election Day if they vote at all, meaning any weather setback, like rain or cold, will be more likely to put off these more casual voters,” Richards stated.
Here are the five things to know about the forecast for Election Day.
It’s going to be warm in most of the country
Most communities east of the Rockies will see temperatures either at or above average due in part to a massive ridge of high pressure.
Any weather setback, like rain or cold, will be more likely to put off more casual voters,” Richards stated.Fox Weather
Temperatures in the 60s could reach as far north as South Dakota, and the Ohio Valley is expected to see temperatures reach the 70s on Election Day.
Richard believes the warm weather could help keep turnout high in several eastern states but warns due to early voting, there will come a point when turnout begins to taper off well ahead of the scheduled precinct closing times.
“In Pennsylvania, Georgia and Florida voting has been strong, but because of sheer numbers, turnout on Election Day will be lower because you run out of interested voters at some point,” Richards said.
There will be a lunar eclipse
History will be in the making in the skies as the first visible lunar eclipse on a major Election Day in the U.S. takes place.
The moon will briefly be covered by the Earth’s shadow as the sun and the moon align with our planet.
The eclipse is expected to begin around 5:17 a.m. EST and peak just before 6 a.m. on Tuesday.
The celestial event will be over before the polling precincts open at 7 a.m. on the East Coast, but Richards warns people might hark back to the saying there “must be a full moon” if something unexpected happens in the political world.
A non-tropical low-pressure system is could develop over the southwest Atlantic and areas off the coast of the Southeast. Fox Weather
People regularly associate odd occurrences with the full moon, but there is little truth to the folklore.
“Studies have found minor effects on circadian rhythms. Significant enough they have found patterns but not significant enough that force people got nuts or something similar to that,” Richards said. “If people are paying attention to it, they’re going to say, ‘okay, here’s an election where these two events are happening.’ It is an interesting coincidence but nothing more than that,” Richards said.
A storm system will keep the Southeast coast unsettled
A non-tropical low-pressure system is expected to develop over the southwest Atlantic and meander off the coast of the Southeast.
Depending on the exact location of the low and a pressure gradient that forms north of the center, blustery conditions and scattered showers are expected to develop.
If the low ventures close to shore, scattered showers from the Carolinas to Florida are possible.
The impacts will be more of the nuisance variety and cause nor’easter conditions along the coast.
Severe weather is not anticipated, but winds could keep Tuesday blustery.
The FOX Forecast Center said the National Hurricane Center is monitoring the potential disturbance for the chance of tropical or subtropical development, but even if the system earns a name, the impacts are expected to remain the same.
West Coast could deal with various forms of precipitation
A significant storm system could be underway across the Rockies and the West that could cause some turbulent weather.
Forecast models show rain in lower valleys and snow in higher elevations.
The weather system will enable a continued stormy pattern and help the cooler weather prevail for large parts of the region.
The Desert Southwest is one of the few areas that will likely escape significant impacts from the precipitation, but temperatures will be below average.
NAPLES, Fla. – All Darcy Bishop can think of while she tries to salvage decades of waterlogged memories destroyed after Hurricane Ian sent nearly 7 feet of storm surge through her front door is Santa Claus.
“They’re already asking if Santa is going to fix their room,” she cries. “That’s their mentality. Is Santa going to fix it?”
Russell Rochow, 66, is bound to his wheelchair. His three-year-younger brother, Todd Rochow, uses a walker. Darcy said they were both born with cerebral palsy and Parkinson’s and have the mental development of a young child. Christmas to them is sitting in the living room together inside their Naples, Florida, home – a sanctuary for the past 41 years.
Their younger sister is now left alone to pick up the pieces. And fixing everything will be the most challenging thing Darcy will attempt to overcome.
“And I can’t promise that to them,” she said. “Are we going to have Christmas again here? I can’t promise them that.”
But for Darcy, her family is her life – that’s all she has ever had.
Darcy Bishop is trying to salvage decades of water-logged memories destroyed after Hurricane Ian sent nearly seven feet of storm surge through her front door.Fox Weather/Darcy Bishop
Bunker down
Evacuating from Ian was not an option for Darcy. Her parents had traveled to Wisconsin over the summer, and she was home to care for her brothers as she always had. They were sent to return the week Hurricane Ian was expected to make landfall, but she told them to stay put for their safety.
She thought about going to her daughter’s home in interior Collier County. However, staying there would have been difficult to meet her brothers’ demanding needs, not to mention the tornadoes the night before Ian struck.
So as the powerful Category 4 hurricane began to churn its winds, Darcy decided it was best to bunker down and hope for the best.
Aside from several tornadoes and catastrophic winds, the extremely dangerous major hurricane brought life-threatening storm surges and widespread flooding as it pummeled Southwest Florida.
The call to mom
By 8 a.m. on the morning of landfall, Darcy said she lost power, which upset her brothers because Ian was beginning to disrupt their daily routine. By lunchtime, she felt something was not right.
Water began to show up on the floor of the home. At first, it was ankle-deep but quickly rose to her calf. Panicked, she placed Russell into his wheelchair and got Todd from his room. By now, knee-deep water was already inside her home.
Darcy Bishop along with her brother, Todd Rochow, were able to visit their brother, Russell Rochow, who is temporarily in a group home. Fox Weather/Darcy Bishop
“I couldn’t even get the front door open. It just wouldn’t go,” Darcy said. “So, then I tried the garage, and you couldn’t open the car door. There was no way.”
Fear set in as she rushed to get her 165-pound brother out of his wheelchair and onto higher ground upstairs. She had already gotten Todd up the stairs away from the water.
“I’m trying to pull and pull. I’m trying to get Russell to hang onto the stairs,” she remembers.
Russell slipped down the stairs as Darcy forced him up while water rushed from the front door. Eventually, she managed to get him up a few stairs with the help of the rising water. Waves had already pushed his wheelchair out the door.
Exhausted and helpless, Darcy placed pillows around Russell as best as she could to keep his head up, but his body would remain in the water.
“I never could get him out,” she cried. “God bless him. He just kept saying, ‘I’m tired. I’m tired, Darcy.’”
She tried grabbing an old belt and attaching it to him to hang on, but it snapped. At her wit’s end, with her phone dying, tears began to flow down Darcy’s face. Her tears tasted like the saltwater surrounding her. She felt the end was near.
“And I just called my mom and said, ‘I love you. I did the best I could to try to save the boys, and I’m sorry,’” she sobbed.
‘I would have drowned with my brothers’
Before her phone died, Darcy called her daughter and 911 for help but was told police would only be on their way once it was safe. She waded in the water with Russell for hours until it slowly began to recede. Help from family members would soon arrive after the worst of the storm passed.
Darcy told the crew of volunteers that she wasn’t leaving without her brothers, who needed to be lifted out. Canoes would now usher her brothers to dry ground. Darcy would take a raft with her dog up the road a few miles, where a truck was waiting to reunite her with her family.
“And that’s where my daughter met us. We got the biggest welcome ever. I was so glad to see her,” she said.
Looking back, Darcy said if she could have only saved herself and not her brothers from the hurricane, she would have died with them.
“I would have drowned with my brothers,” she wept. “My brothers are my world. I don’t look at them as being special needs. They’re just like me.”
The weeks and months ahead for Darcy and her family will be tough. But thanks to the blessing of church group volunteers, work has begun in the restoration process. Fox Weather/Darcy Bishop
Limited on funds and housing options, Darcy is working to find a new home that can accommodate a wheelchair and purchase a car to get to medical appointments.
She also broke her hand after the storm, making caring for her brothers even more difficult. A near-compound fracture made the ultimate decision to place Russell in a group home, allowing her to focus on her house and saving what she could.
Financial generosity from strangers has also raised over $40,000 of her $60,000 goal in a GoFundMe established to keep her family together.
The weeks and months ahead for Darcy and her family will be tough. But thanks to the blessing of church group volunteers, work has begun in the restoration process to prepare for the holidays, hopefully.
So, Santa, if you are listening and not already busy fixing up that room … the helping hands of good Samaritans have already given you a head start.
Get those umbrellas and rainboots ready for the morning commute.
Areas of the New York metro region are under a flash flood warnings as storms creep into the northeast and showers are expected to continue throughout the day.
Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Staten Island, along with parts of New Jersey and Long Island, have already experienced 2 inches of rain overnight, with 1 to 2 more inches expected in the next several hours.
Winds are currently fluctuating between 10 to 15 mph out of Kennedy and LaGuardia airports and are expected to stay that way until the early afternoon.
By the late evening, the storm will have left the area, and winds are expected to die down.
Other areas in and near the metropolitan area may be put under weather advisories in the coming hours as the storm approaches.
A tornado watch for Kings County previously made early has been canceled.
The storm began affecting the areas Tuesday morning, and humidity is said to drop by Wednesday afternoon.
From Wednesday through the rest of the week, it is reported to be clear skies and sunny, with temperatures reaching the mid-70s to low 80s.
The National Hurricane Center is monitoring four disturbances in the Atlantic that can develop into tropical storms — and even hurricanes — ahead of Labor Day weekend.
Weather forecasters are paying closest attention to a system developing over the central Atlantic ocean which has the greatest probability of the four formations to become the next named storm — Danielle.
“Although environmental conditions are only marginally conducive, some gradual development of this system is expected over the next several days and a tropical depression is likely to form later this week,” the National Hurricane Center stated in a tropical weather outlook report.
The center gave the system a 50% chance of advancing into a tropical system within the next 48 hours and an 80% chance of formation within the next five days.
It is expected to move west near the Leeward Islands in the coming days. However, it’s too early to determine its path beyond that, including whether it may affect Bermuda, the Bahamas or other areas.
The hurricane center said there’s a 40% chance of storms developing in five days.NHC_Atlantic/Twitter
Even if the storm doesn’t make landfall in the US, it is poised to create strong rip currents along portions of the East Coast and bring gusty winds to coastal areas just as Americans head to the beach to celebrate the long weekend.
Forecasters also have their eyes on the Caribbean Sea, where a low pressure system could develop later in the week with the potential for strengthening, according to weather.com.
An existing area of low pressure in the Central Atlantic, east of Bermuda, is also being monitored, the report said.
Just off the west coast of Africa, meanwhile, a tropical wave has popped up that could become a “short-lived” tropical depression over the far eastern Atlantic during the next few days.
The hurricane center gave it a 40% chance of developing in five days time.
In the Pacific, meanwhile, the hurricane center is watching two areas off the coast of Southwest Mexico for potential development.
“A tropical wave located a few hundred miles south-southwest of Acapulco, Mexico is producing an area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms,” the center said. “… [A] tropical depression can form later this week.
There is a 40% chance it will develop into a storm in five days time, but is expected to remain off the coast of Mexico, according to the center.
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