Elements of the Midwest, together with southern Minnesota, skilled blizzard circumstances in 2016.
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Elements of the Midwest, together with southern Minnesota, skilled blizzard circumstances in 2016.
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A significant winter storm is forecast to hit components of the Northern and Central Plains areas and the Higher Midwest with blizzard circumstances and freezing rain, posing harmful journey circumstances over the Christmas vacation.
South Dakota and Nebraska are anticipated to see heavy snow beginning early Monday and rising in depth all through the day. There is a excessive probability south-central and central South Dakota will get at the least a foot of snowfall, the Nationwide Climate Service mentioned in a Sunday afternoon replace. A lot of the state, in addition to Nebraska and Kansas, are prone to see greater than 4 inches of snow.
The snow, mixed with sturdy winds, will produce blizzard circumstances within the area, the NWS mentioned. Along with snow-covered roads and whiteout circumstances, winds with as much as 55 mph gusts may deliver down tree branches, and powerlines may snarl vacationers.
Farther north, the identical storm is predicted to dump sleet and freezing rain beginning Monday afternoon, in accordance with forecasters. A minimum of 0.1 inch of ice may spell slippery roads and sidewalks from southwest Minnesota to the japanese Dakotas. Remoted energy outages are additionally doable within the area, the NWS mentioned.
As of Sunday night, over 1,000 flights within the U.S. scheduled for Monday had been delayed, with about 250 cancellations, in accordance with the flight monitoring web site FlightAware.
