Winter Storm Iliana Turns Deadly
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Winter Storm Iliana was the second storm to hit the U.S. in one week,bringing snow and ice from parts of the Midwest to the Great Lakes and Northeast the week of February 10,2025.
Iliana came on the heels of Winter Storm Harlow, which hit many of the same areas just one day prior,making the impacts from Iliana to feel even greater.
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Iliana's Impact Across The Northern Tier
Snowfall from Iliana stretched from the Midwest to the Northeast,while freezing rain and ice impacted the Appalachians from Virginia to Pennsylvania.
One of the highest snowfall totals through February 12 was 11 inches in Lowden,Iowa. Parts of Kansas,Nebraska and Iowa had saw at least 3 to 6 inches of snow. Parts of the Denver and Kansas City metro areas picked up lighter snowfall,generally less than 4 inches. Areas across southern Wisconsin picked up anywhere between 2 to 7 inches of snow. Milwaukee received more than 7 inches of fresh snow.
Fresh snow combined with gusty winds,made for dangerous travel conditions on the roads,and was blamed for at least one vehicle-related fatality in Missouri due to the slippery conditions.
Hundreds of flights were cancelled out of Chicago and St. Louis because of the wintery weather.
The following day,the storm made it to the Northeast and New England,bringing a fresh round of snow and even icy conditions to
Much of northern New York and northern New England will continue to see snow,but some areas might change to a mix of snow,sleet and freezing rain. Boston and New York City could see a wintry mix before changing to rain.
Some areas in upstate New York and northern New England picked up as much as a foot of snow or more,while big cities along the I-95 corridor picked up a trace of snow for the most part.
Freezing rain and ice accumulated on trees and power lines in the central Appalachians. At one point during the storm,more than 180,000 customers were without power in Virginia due to the storm.
Chris Dolce has been a senior digital meteorologist with www.weathernow24.com for nearly 15 years after beginning his career with Weather Now 24 in the early 2000s.
