	gale force winds buffet great lakes the national weather service said warnings of gale force winds remained in effect over lakes erie huron and michigan also warnings have been posted for large waves and beach erosion along the shores of the lakes winds gusting to mph caused four to six foot waves along the western and southern shores of lake michigan during the morning advisories for low wind chill temperatures have also been posted across portions of upper michigan and northern lower michigan early morning gusty winds brought the wind chill to and degrees below zero freezing rain was scattered over central colorado by mid morning also over central kansas and northeast illinois snow reached from south central montana across wyoming western nebraska and western kansas snow also extended across northern wisconsin upper michigan and northern lower michigan rain reached along the northern pacific coast across northwest utah maryland deleware virginia the carolinas georgia and northern alabama reuter 
