Winter Storm Atticus - the first named winter storm of the season - will spread snow from the West into the Plains and Upper Midwest to end the week. Tune into The Weather Channel for the latest details. Forecast:
Snow will blanket parts of the West, Plains and Upper Midwest through Saturday.It will also provide much-needed snowpack for the snow-starved mountain West.
This is the first winter storm to be named by The Weather Channel this season. It marks the latest in the season the first winter storm has developed since the naming process began in winter 2012-2013. This could make for a snowy Thursday afternoon commute in Salt Lake City and be the city's first measurable snow of the season.Beginning Thursday night, snow will spread east into the Plains, from Wyoming and northern Colorado into parts of Nebraska, South Dakota and southwest Minnesota.