At a Glance

A fast-moving system brought snow to parts of the upper Midwest and Northeast Dec. 11 and 12.Heavy lake-effect snow developed behind this weather system.

A fast-moving weather system intensified and wrung out snow from the upper Midwest to parts of the Northeast Dec. 11 and 12, adding to accumulations from thepast weekend for some.

Light snow swept through parts of the upper Midwest on Dec. 11 as jet stream energy pivotedthrough the region.

As of early evening Dec. 11,5inches of snow had accumulated in the northwest Illinois city ofMount Carroll. Minnesota's highest total was observed in Brainerd and Nisswa, in the central portion of the state, with 2.5inches of snow at both locations.

Chicago's O'Hare International Airport had measured 1.4 inches of snow as of early evening Dec. 11.

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As of late afternoon Dec. 12, Wells, New York, in the southeastern Adirondacks, had picked up 11.5 inches of snow. In Landgrove, Vermont, 14.3 inches had accumulated by early evening Dec. 12. Near Danbury, New Hampshire, 10.7 inches of snow was measured by early evening Dec. 12.

In addition, brief, but heavy, snow squalls dropped visibility to near zero at times in parts of Ohio on Dec. 12.

Given the track of low pressure very close to the Gulf of Maine, mainly light rain was observedalong the Interstate 95 corridor from and to the Tri-State, and metro areas.

Lake-effect snow, heavy in spots, developed behind the departing low-pressure system in the Great Lakes snow belts by late Dec. 12.