Wednesday, November 11, 2026

Midwest

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A Winter Weather Advisory covers Baraga and Marquette counties in Upper Michigan from Wednesday night to noon Friday for 4 to 8 inches of lake-effect snow, locally 10, while a cold front brings a marginal severe-storm risk to Illinois, Indiana and the Ohio Valley Wednesday afternoon and evening. Behind it, the coldest air of the season brings freezes Thursday and Friday nights from Omaha and Kansas City to St. Louis.

Drops to Green if Wednesday's storms stay below severe levels and the Upper Michigan snow stays at or under the advisory amounts.Goes Orange if Lake-effect bands strengthen or shift inland onto major roads, or Wednesday's storms produce damaging winds or a tornado.

This threat level is the 0400 Report's own assessment, not an official government alert, warning or declaration. For official alerts where you live, follow your local emergency officials and the National Weather Service. How we set it

Regions rate local conditions. Nationwide issues, like fuel prices, set the US level.

SITREP What changed in this region

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Lake-effect snow advisory in Upper Michigan; cold air and lake-effect rain and snow across the Great Lakes

NWS Marquette issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Baraga and Marquette counties from 10 p.m. Wednesday to noon Friday: 4 to 8 inches over higher ground, locally up to 10, under an inch near the Lake Superior shore, with gusts to 30 mph. NWS Chicago expects a prolonged period of lake-effect showers, mixed with snow at times, focused on northwest Indiana from Wednesday night into Saturday. NWS Grand Rapids said heavier bands should stay offshore and travel impacts are not expected; NWS Cleveland said the risk of impactful accumulation is low. Gale and small craft alerts are posted on Lake Michigan.

NWS Marquette: Winter Weather Advisory for Baraga and Marquette counties NWS Marquette: area forecast discussion (Nov 11)NWS Chicago: area forecast discussion (Nov 10)NWS Cleveland: area forecast discussion (Nov 11)

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Marginal severe-storm risk Wednesday in Illinois, Indiana and the Ohio Valley

The Storm Prediction Center put parts of the Ohio and western Tennessee valleys at marginal risk (level 1 of 5) Wednesday afternoon and evening as a low tracks across central Illinois and Indiana; storms may start in northern and eastern Illinois and Indiana, with isolated large hail, damaging gusts and possibly a tornado, and the threat should fade quickly after dark. NWS Indianapolis said a few severe storms are possible, mainly in the southwest half of central Indiana, with damaging gusts the main threat. A sharp cold snap follows; NWS Kansas City expects a region-wide freeze Thursday and Friday nights.

NWS Storm Prediction Center: Day 1 convective outlook (Nov 11)NWS Indianapolis: area forecast discussion (Nov 11)NWS Kansas City: area forecast discussion (Nov 10)

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Madison, Ill.: three charged in shooting at youth football championship

Spectrum News reported Nov. 10 that the St. Louis Major Case Squad announced charges in a shooting at about 10 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, at Madison Senior High School during a youth football championship, which killed a 64-year-old man and injured three others. An 18-year-old faces first-degree murder and aggravated battery with a firearm; a second man faces weapons charges and a woman is charged with obstructing justice. Two are in custody; the woman was not in custody at the time of the report. The Madison County State's Attorney's Office filed the charges.

Spectrum News St. Louis: 3 charged in deadly shooting at youth football championship (Nov 10)

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Bloomington, Ill., Halloween shooting near Illinois Wesleyan: no arrest found

WGLT reported Nov. 5 that no suspects had been arrested after a shooting at a backyard party on East Division Street, next to Illinois Wesleyan's baseball field, early Nov. 1 that killed a 19-year-old woman and hurt eight others; two were still hospitalized then in stable condition. A Nov. 11 search found no arrest. Bloomington police ask anyone with photos or video to submit them through the department's online evidence portal.

WGLT: no arrests yet in Halloween mass shooting; 2 remain hospitalized (Nov 5)

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Power & utilities

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No large Midwest outages were found in Nov.

Weather & hazards

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Winter Weather Advisory in Baraga and Marquette counties, Mich., for 4 to 8 inches of lake-effect snow through Friday noon.

Winter Weather Advisory in Baraga and Marquette counties, Mich., for 4 to 8 inches of lake-effect snow through Friday noon. Lake-effect rain and snow in northwest Indiana, Michigan and northeast Ohio into Saturday. Marginal severe-storm risk Wednesday in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. Freezes Thursday and Friday nights in Kansas City and Omaha; coldest temperatures so far this season by Friday in St. Louis.

NWS Marquette: Winter Weather Advisory for Baraga and Marquette counties NWS Storm Prediction Center: Day 1 convective outlook (Nov 11)NWS Chicago: area forecast discussion NWS Kansas City: area forecast discussion

Travel & transport

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Snow could slow roads in Upper Michigan's higher terrain Wednesday night through Friday; NWS Grand Rapids does not expect travel impacts in western Michigan.

Snow could slow roads in Upper Michigan's higher terrain Wednesday night through Friday; NWS Grand Rapids does not expect travel impacts in western Michigan. NWS Detroit expects low clouds and rain at Detroit Metro Wednesday evening. Gale and small craft alerts on Lake Michigan, Lake Huron and Lake St. Clair. No Midwest air, rail or highway closures were found.

NWS Marquette: Winter Weather Advisory for Baraga and Marquette counties NWS Grand Rapids: area forecast discussion (Nov 11)NWS Detroit: area forecast discussion (Nov 11)

Health, water & safety

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Madison, Ill.: three charged in Nov.

Madison, Ill.: three charged in Nov. 1 youth football game shooting (1 killed, 3 hurt). Bloomington, Ill.: 1 dead, 8 hurt, no arrest found. Detroit: a woman was killed and a man hurt in an east-side shooting Nov. 10; police released no suspect information (CBS Detroit). Columbus, Ohio: police are investigating whether two Ohio State students who suffered deep burns at an outdoor fraternity party were hazed; the university placed the Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter on interim suspension (AP).

Spectrum News St. Louis: 3 charged in deadly shooting at youth football championship (Nov 10)WGLT: no arrests yet in Halloween mass shooting; 2 remain hospitalized (Nov 5)CBS Detroit: woman dead, man injured in shooting on Detroit's east side WDIV ClickOnDetroit: woman killed, man injured in double shooting on east side AP via WSLS: Police investigate whether burned Ohio State University students were victims of hazing (Nov 10)NBC4 Columbus: Ohio State frat fire: investigation into potential hazing underway

Elsewhere Other regions and the world

NortheastYellow ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, DC A storm system brings a long stretch of rain from Thursday into early Saturday, with possible minor coastal flooding at daytime high tides Thursday and Friday and wet snow in the higher terrain of upstate New York and western New England; NWS offices expect limited wind and snow impacts. SoutheastYellow VA, WV, NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, TN, KY The St. South CentralGreen TX, OK, LA, AR No watches or warnings over land in the region's main NWS offices this morning beyond small river flood products in South Texas, and ERCOT lists no advisory or emergency. Mountain WestYellow MT, ID, WY, CO, UT, NV, AZ, NM U.S. PacificYellow WA, OR, CA, AK, HI A minivan drove into pedestrians and street vendors outside the North Hollywood Metro station Tuesday evening, killing three; police have not said whether it was deliberate. WorldOrange Global, as it affects Americans The Iran war still drives the world story that reaches American households: no US-Iran deal, Hormuz restricted, US naval blockade in place.

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