At a Glance

Winter Storm Jayden brought snow from the northern Plains to the Great Lakes and Northeast.Blizzard conditions occurred in the northern Plains.Light snow also moved through the South and mid-Atlantic.

Winter Storm Jayden brought snow from the northern Plains to the Great Lakes and Northeast Jan. 27-30, 2019 and was followed by the . Jayden also dusted the South and mid-Atlantic with light snow.

Winter Storm Jayden was named Jan. 26, as there was sufficient confidence that population criteria for naming (at least 2 million people in a winter storm warning) would be met.

At least 6 inches of snow fell from parts of North Dakota and Minnesota into northern Iowa, Wisconsin, northern Illinois, northern Indiana, Michigan, upstate New York, northeast Pennsylvania, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.

Winter Storm Jayden Snow Reports

(Purple shadings represent heavier snowfall. Lake-effect snow after Jayden is also included.)

Blizzard conditions were observed in various portions of eastern North Dakota on Jan. 27, according to the National Weather Service in Grand Forks, North Dakota. This included the Devils Lake Basin and the Grand Forks area, where visibility was reduced to 500 feet or less that afternoon.

Blowing snow and wind shut down Interstate 90 in northeastern Wyoming from Moorcroft to the South Dakota state line, and also from Sheridan to Buffalo, Wyoming.

The combination of snow and wind also reduced visibility to a quarter-mile or less in the eastern Dakotas and western Minnesota late Jan. 27.

Much of North Dakota and eastern South Dakota was under a no-travel advisory late Jan. 27 into early Jan. 28, according to state departments of transportation.

Snowfall rates of 1 inch per hour were observed early Jan. 28 in Chicago, Milwaukee, Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Traverse City, Michigan.

High winds also impacted the Plains Jan. 27-28. On early Jan. 28, winds gusted over 60 mph in parts of Nebraska and western Iowa, including a 70-mph gust in Broken Bow, Nebraska, and a 64-mph gust in Sioux City, Iowa.

Jayden also spread snow across mainly interior parts of the Northeast, from Pennsylvania into upstate New York and New England.

A band of snow moved through the Washington D.C. and Baltimore metro areas during the Jan. 29 evening commute, leading to traffic backups on many highways in the region. Washington's Dulles International Airport reported 3 inches of snow accumulation.

Snow also fell in portions of the South early Jan. 29, including in Alabama, Tennessee and parts of north Georgia.

Here are select snowfall totals by state from Jayden:

Alabama: 0.2 inches near BrooksvilleColorado: 11.6 inches in Westminster; 10.3 inches in SuperiorGeorgia: 2 inches in Fort MountainIllinois: 7.6 inches in Downers Grove; 7 inches in Waukegan; 5.3 inches at Chicago's O'Hare Airport; 4.9 inches in RockfordIndiana: 7.5 inches in Georgetown; 4.8 inches in South BendIowa: 7.5 inches near Garner; 6.5 inches near Mason City; 5.5 inches in DubuqueMaine: 8.3 inches near Acton; 4.8 inches in PortlandMaryland: 3.3 inches near Manchester; 3.1 inches in Bel AirMichigan: 16.9 inches near Wellston; 16.3 inches near Cadillac; 9.5 inches in Alpena; 5.5 inches in Grand RapidsMinnesota: 9.5 inches in Mabel; 7 inches in Mankato; 4.9 inches in Minneapolis/St. PaulMississippi: 1 inch near Pelahatchie, Barnes, Center Ridge and Zion HillNew Hampshire: 9.5 inches near Madison; 5.7 inches in ConcordNew Jersey: 5 inches in OxfordNew York: 13.5 inches in Alder Creek; 12.1 inches in Buffalo (includes lake-effect snow after Jayden); 2.6 inches in BinghamtonNorth Carolina: 3 inches near Beech Mountain; 1 inch near BooneNorth Dakota: 7 inches in Pembina; 3.2 inches near Grand Forks; 1.7 inches in Fargo; blizzard conditions in eastern North DakotaOhio: 2.3 inches near Monroe CenterPennsylvania: 8 Inches in Fairview; 5.2 inches in Mount PoconoSouth Dakota: 5.8 inches near Clear Lake; 1.1 inches in Sioux FallsTennessee: 4.5 inches in Cosby; 3 inches near GatlinburgVermont: 10 inches in Waterbury Center; 6.5 inches in East MontpelierVirginia: 3 inches at Dulles Airport; 3 inches near Luray; 3 inches near LeesburgWest Virginia: 3.3 inches near KingwoodWisconsin: 15 inches in Sheboygan; 8.8 inches in Appleton; 6.9 inches at Milwaukee-Mitchell Airport; 5.1 inches in Madison

Here are some select peak wind gusts from Jayden:

Chief Joseph Highway (Park County, Wyoming): 87 mph14 miles west-southwest of Cheyenne, Wyoming: 75 mphNear Cody, Wyoming: 73 mphPierre, South Dakota: 71 mphRapid City, South Dakota: 67 mphBroken Bow, Nebraska: 70 mphSioux City, Iowa: 64 mphBismarck, North Dakota: 62 mph

Jerry Jackson rides his bike on a cold day on Cochrane Street on Jan. 29, 2019, in Detroit, Mich., after Winter Storm Jayden hit the area. Millions of Americans braced Tuesday for a dangerous polar vortex which began to settle over a large swath of the United States, threatening to set new records as schools and businesses closed and authorities warned of frostbite. Temperatures in almost a dozen states stretching over 1,200 miles from the Dakotas to Ohio were forecast to be the coldest in a generation, if not on record. (Jeff Kowalsky/AFP/Getty Images)