Friday, November 13, 2026

Midwest

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Published 4:00 AM Central

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Lake-effect snow is winding down: advisories for slushy snow near the Illinois-Indiana line and in Upper and northwest Lower Michigan end by midday Friday, with only light additional totals. Hard freezes continue Friday and Saturday nights from Kansas City and St. Louis to Omaha and the Twin Cities before dry, milder weather next week.

Goes Yellow if A persistent lake band drops heavier snow than forecast in northwest Indiana or northeast Ohio this weekend.

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SITREP What changed in this region

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Lake-effect snow slows Friday morning commute near Chicago and in Michigan, then fades

NWS Chicago issued a Winter Weather Advisory until noon Friday for southern Cook and eastern Will counties in Illinois and Lake County, Ind., for locally slippery roads, including the morning commute, with localized totals over 3 inches; it says conditions can range from wet to snow-covered roads within a mile, and snow will struggle to stick near the lakeshore. NWS Marquette's advisory for Baraga and Marquette counties runs to noon with 1 to 2 more inches on higher ground, and NWS Gaylord has an advisory to 1 p.m. for Leelanau, Benzie and Grand Traverse counties. NWS Detroit expects minor slushy snow in the Thumb. NWS Chicago expects lake-effect rain and snow showers in northwest Indiana through at least Saturday morning, and NWS Cleveland expects lake-effect showers with light snow in spots this weekend.

NWS Chicago Winter Weather Advisory, southern Cook, eastern Will, Lake (Ind.)NWS Marquette Winter Weather Advisory, Baraga and Marquette NWS Gaylord Winter Weather Advisory, Leelanau, Benzie, Grand Traverse NWS Chicago forecast discussion NWS Detroit forecast discussion NWS Cleveland forecast discussion

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Hard freezes Friday and Saturday nights; warmup next week

NWS St. Louis expects widespread hard freezes Friday and Saturday nights. NWS Kansas City expects a hard freeze early Saturday with lows in the 20s, and sub-freezing lows into Monday. Lows dropped into the low 20s across much of the Minneapolis-St. Paul area early Friday (NWS Twin Cities), and NWS Omaha expects lows in the mid-20s. Offices expect dry weather and above-normal temperatures by mid-next week.

NWS St. Louis forecast discussion NWS Kansas City forecast discussion NWS Twin Cities forecast discussion NWS Omaha forecast discussion

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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 Advisories until midday Friday for lake-effect snow in southern Cook and eastern Will counties (Ill.), Lake County (Ind.), Baraga and Marquette counties and parts of northwest Lower Michigan. Lake-effect rain and snow showers continue in northwest Indiana and northeast Ohio into the weekend. Hard freezes Friday and Saturday nights across Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and the Twin Cities. Dense fog advisories in western Nebraska and the Dakotas Friday morning. Dry and milder next week. On Nov. 11, an EF-0 tornado (85 mph) damaged a barn, an RV and several roofs near Riley, Ind., NWS Indianapolis reported via the Storm Prediction Center.

NWS Chicago Winter Weather Advisory, southern Cook, eastern Will, Lake (Ind.)NWS Marquette Winter Weather Advisory, Baraga and Marquette NWS Gaylord Winter Weather Advisory, Leelanau, Benzie, Grand Traverse NWS Cleveland forecast discussion NWS St. Louis forecast discussion SPC storm reports, Nov 11

Travel & transport

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NWS Chicago flags locally slippery roads during the Friday morning commute in southern Cook, eastern Will and Lake (Ind.) counties; NWS Marquette and Gaylord say slippery roads affect the Friday commute in their advisory areas.

Health, water & safety

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Bloomington, Ill.: as of Nov 12, no arrest was reported in the Nov.

Bloomington, Ill.: as of Nov 12, no arrest was reported in the Nov. 1 party shooting that killed one and hurt others (WGLT; WSIU; not re-checked). No new Midwest mass shooting, deadly crash or hazmat event was found in Nov. 12-13 searches; searches were broad, not city by city.

WGLT: no arrests yet in Halloween shooting WSIU: Bloomington chief on investigation

Elsewhere Other regions and the world

NortheastYellow ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, DC The Brooklyn building collapse death toll rose to eight, with at least 18 hurt, and the coastal storm that brought a confirmed tornado near Newark, Del., hail and flash-flood water rescues on Thursday is pulling away. SoutheastYellow VA, WV, NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, TN, KY The St. South CentralGreen TX, OK, LA, AR Freeze Warnings and Frost Advisories cover northeast Oklahoma and much of Arkansas this morning, and the only flood product in the region is a minor-flood forecast for the Nueces River near Tilden starting Sunday; ERCOT reports normal conditions. Mountain WestYellow MT, ID, WY, CO, UT, NV, AZ, NM CDOT says U.S. PacificYellow WA, OR, CA, AK, HI The first of a series of Pacific storms is arriving: High Wind Warnings this morning on the southern Oregon and Del Norte coasts with widespread outages expected, Winter Storm Warnings across the Sierra today into Saturday (through Tuesday in the southern Sierra), and coastal flooding at this morning's high tide in Washington's San Juan Islands. 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, and the tone hardened Nov 12.

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