Spring is in the air as heavy snow blasts US Midwest
More than 30,000 homes and businesses were without power in Minnesota, 14,200 in Iowa and 22,700 in Michigan by midday on Thursday
Denver — A powerful blizzard slammed the US Plains and Midwest on Thursday with heavy snow and fierce winds that caused power outages and closed highways while raising fears of more flooding in the Midwest after a deluge in March. The system was dumping more than 0.3m of heavy snow and winds were gusting up to 105km/h from northeast Colorado north to northern Wisconsin, the National Weather Service said in multiple advisories. Whiteout conditions on roadways were making "travel extremely dangerous," according to the weather service. Blizzard and winter storm warnings would remain in effect across the region through Friday morning, it said. "Conditions will continue to deteriorate the rest of the afternoon and overnight," said Dan Effertz, a NWS meteorologist in Minnesota. "This is a very potent storm." Local media reported dozens of crashes and cars in ditches as several major highways and roads were shut down in parts of the U.S. Plains and Midwest. Some counties issued "no travel"...
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