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By Rachel Dobkin
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The Great Lakes region may get up to 12 more inches of snow in a new storm next week after getting blasted by a lake-effect storm this holiday weekend, AccuWeather meteorologist Alex DaSilva told Newsweek on Saturday.
The current storm started Thursday afternoon into Friday, making for a white Thanksgiving for some parts of the Midwest and Northeast. The winter blast was at its peak Friday into Friday night, with northwestern Pennsylvania seeing "very impressive amounts" of snow, DaSilva said in a phone interview with Newsweek.
"There's reports in the 30s up in northwestern Pennsylvania," DaSilva said in regard to the number of inches of snow that the area got. "And western New York, there's going to be areas there that get over 40 inches for sure, maybe 50 [inches]."
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DaSilva said the lake-effect storm will continue into Tuesday, at which point a so-called "Alberta clipper" will come in.
An Alberta clipper is a speeding winter storm that originates from the Canadian province of Alberta, but it can also be from nearby provinces or even from Montana. A clipper will typically dump about 1 to 3 inches of snow, but higher amounts are possible. Clippers also usually bring colder temperatures and gusty winds.
A map by AccuWeather shows that 16 states in the Upper Midwest and Northeast to be affected by the clipper: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and North Dakota.
DaSilva said some areas that are already being affected by the current storm are "not really going to get a significant break" as the clipper moves through the U.S. next week.
He said AccuWeather predicts that the lake-effect snow bands from the new storm "could be in a similar area to those areas that were impacted with this storm," but that it could "move around a little bit."
DaSilva said the lake-effect snow bands coming off the eastern side of the Great Lakes from the clipper will not have the same magnitude of snow associated with the lake-effect bands from the current storm but "can still be pretty significant."
The clipper should bring about 1 to 3 inches of snow from northern Minnesota, down into Wisconsin and southern Michigan, DaSilva said, adding, "Maybe even an inch gets to southern or central Ohio potentially."
"Then we'll see 1 to 3 inches, maybe across Pennsylvania and then even up into New England. There will be higher amounts where those lake-effect bands set up. Three to six inches can occur on the eastern sides of those [Great] Lakes. Even across maybe northern Pennsylvania, portions of western New York, northern New England can see three to six inches," DaSilva said. "And then the areas where we're expecting six to 12 inches will be where those lake-effect bands really set up."
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How to Prepare for a Winter Storm
If a winter storm is coming your way, make sure to weatherproof your home and keep your car stocked with supplies.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends you insulate any water lines that run along the exterior walls of your home, caulk and weather-strip the doors and windows to your home, insulate walls and the attic, install storm or thermal-pane windows (or cover windows with plastic from the inside if you are in a pinch), repair roof leaks and cut down tree branches that could fall on your home.
It's also important to make sure you have a smoke detector and battery-operated carbon monoxide detector near heat sources and get your furnace system and vent inspected every winter season, the CDC says. If you have a chimney or flue, get that inspected too.
Aside from your regular maintenance service on your car, every fall you should have the radiator system serviced or check the antifreeze level yourself with an antifreeze tester, the CDC says. You should also replace your windshield-wiper fluid with a wintertime mix and make sure your car tires have enough tread and air pressure, according to the agency.
You should also have an emergency kit in your car with a portable charger, a flashlight with extra batteries, a first aid kit and a pocketknife, a shovel, a windshield scraper, extra clothing items to keep warm, water and snack food. A full list of emergency items is on the CDC's website.
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