A report on U.S. factory orders in February will be out at 9 a.m. CDT Tuesday and is the only significant report of the day. Traders will check the latest forecast and watch for a possible export sales announcement at 8 a.m. Another winter storm is expected to dump more snow across the Northern Plains Tuesday and Wednesday.
Weather
A large, strong system will move into the Plains on Tuesday. It has already started a band of heavy snow across South Dakota that will expand through the Northern Plains throughout the day. Strong winds will build across the middle of the country, and where they coincide with the snow will create blizzard conditions. Farther south, it will mean more blowing dust and poor conditions for struggling winter wheat in the drought. Increasing moisture in the middle of the country will produce areas of showers and thunderstorms in several waves, all of which may become severe. A zone from Wisconsin to northeast Texas is in the main risk area for today, which includes large hail, damaging winds, and strong tornadoes.