Unexpected May Snowfall Hits Northeast and West Virginia

Unusually intense cold air over the Great Lakes and Appalachians is causing winter storm warnings in parts of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and central Appalachians. Some locations off Lake Superior may pick up more than 2 feet of snow, while the Allegheny Mountains from West Virginia to Pennsylvania are expecting a widespread half-foot of snowfall, with the highest peaks perhaps approaching 2 feet. The dip in the jet stream is set to hover over the Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic through Wednesday before slowly shifting east.