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In this photo provided by Caltrans District 9, heavy snowfall blankets cars at June Lake, in Mono County, Calif., on Wednesday. The same storm that brought snow and heavy rain to the state is moving through the Midwest, with 5 to 9 inches of snowfall predicted in some regions by Sunday.
The winter storm system that blanketed California's mountaintops and brought heavy rains that caused mudslides throughout the state is moving into the Midwest, triggering advisories for nearly 100 million in the central U.S..
Forecasters with
the National Weather Service predict the storm will move across the Central High Plains and to the northeastern United States by Monday, bringing with it feet of snow and heavy rain extending from the Mississippi Valley to the Great Lakes along the way.
As of Saturday afternoon, the weather service had issued advisories and warnings for large swaths of the region, which
include Chicago, where 5 to 9 inches of snowfall is expected by Sunday evening. The weather service also predicted the area would see other wintry conditions.
"In addition to the heavy snow this evening, gusty southeast to east winds will also produce high waves that could result in minor lakeshore flooding this weekend, mainly along the Illinois lakeshore," the
NWS Chicago office tweeted on Saturday.
Comment: The weather system having an unusual impact Ireland's east coast: