Fast-moving snowmakers eye Great Lakes, Northeast

The cleanup continues in the Northeast after a deadly nor’easter blasted the region with more than a foot of snow on Tuesday, and it won’t be long before another series of quick-hitting snow showers bring more winter weather to the region.

The first storm system, an Alberta Clipper, brought snow to the Dakotas, Minnesota and Great Lakes on Wednesday and will continue to push off to the east during the next 36 hours.

And right on its heels is another storm that will bring more snow to the Interstate 95 corridor on the East Coast.

Great Lakes, Northeast in snow target zone on Thursday

Through Thursday, the system is expected to reach Wisconsin and Michigan, where it will produce plowable snow.

The FOX Forecast Center said cities such as Milwaukee and Detroit are no longer expected to see significant snow because the bulk of the precipitation should stay to their north.

Instead, cities like Green Bay in Wisconsin and Traverse City in Michigan will see a few inches of snow.

The winter storm will then make its final stop in the Northeast from Thursday afternoon into the overnight hours.

The FOX Forecast Center said the low-pressure system will strengthen as it moves into the region, leading to more widespread snow across New England.

That includes Connecticut, which picked up as much as 15 inches of snow near Hartford from the nor’easter that impacted the region on Tuesday.

The snow in Connecticut is expected to be relatively light, with more moderate snow expected to the north.

A few inches of snow is likely in parts of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.

Northern portions of New York state may end up seeing the highest snowfall totals, which will be aided by lake-effect snow produced by moisture off Lake Ontario and the lift along the Tug Hill Plateau.

Second storm system being watched

The FOX Forecast Center said that just as the first system moves out of the Northeast, a second storm will be moving out of the Rockies and into the Plains.

The second storm will push farther south than the first and will bring snow to cities such as Omaha in Nebraska, Kansas City and St. Louis in Missouri, Indianapolis and Louisville in Kentucky.

From Friday night into Saturday, the storm will cross the Appalachians and slide off the mid-Atlantic coast, but not before bringing snow to cities along the Interstate 95 corridor from New York City south through Washington.