National Weather Service Warns Northern Plains About Blizzard
The National Weather Service issued blizzard warnings for parts of North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming, Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin through Saturday. Residents are now aware that the snowy slumber they are experiencing will last until Saturday. Last Thursday the blizzard already dumped in snow some areas and it was 14 inches in Oklahoma City and 11 inches in Duluth, Minnesota. Interstate 44 and Texas State Highway 287 near Wichita Falls suffered from 13 inches of snow. Road accidents already reached 21 deaths this week because of the slippery terrain.
Interstates also were closed in North Dakota, Nebraska and Wyoming. Meteorologists warned that massive snow drifts and blustery winds could cause whiteouts across the northern Plains. Officials urged travelers to stay home and pack emergency kits if they had to set out. (Yahoo News)
Due to harsh weather conditions flight were already grounded South Dakota’s biggest airports. Sioux Falls Regional Airport was closed until Saturday morning and flights also were canceled at Rapid City Regional Airport and Pierre Regional Airport. According to Mark Kranenburg, director of the Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City, he estimated that it would be two or three days before all three runways were open and flights resumed as scheduled at Oklahoma’s largest airport.
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