Blizzard moves towards Midwest, raising fears of more flooding
Fears grow as heavy snow is expected in southeastern South Dakota and southwestern Minnesota
Denver — A powerful storm bringing heavy snowfall and strong winds was churning across the US Plains and Midwest on Thursday, a day after a blizzard in the Rocky Mountains grounded flights, caused power outages and raised fears of further Midwest flooding after a deluge in March. Warm spring temperatures on Tuesday, upwards of 26°C in Denver, gave way to frigid -6°C, heavy snow, gale-force winds and life-threatening conditions through Thursday, the National Weather Service (NWS) said. David Roth, a meteorologist with the weather service’s Weather Prediction Center, said that while the Rockies were expected to receive constant precipitation until Saturday, the centre of low pressure of the blizzard was spinning into the US Plains and Midwest. Roth said the storm system will turn northeast into Minnesota late on Thursday and then slowly move into Lake Superior by Friday night. Heavy snow with blizzard conditions was expected through Thursday night in southeastern South Dakota and sout...
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