Posted on 02/24/2007 2:40:28 PM PST by george76
Drops more than 1 foot of snow on Wisconsin
A large, fast-moving snowstorm closed sections of major highways on the Plains on Saturday and dumped more than a foot of snow on the Upper Midwest.
Seven deaths were blamed on the weather, all in traffic accidents on slippery Wisconsin roads.
Interstate 70, a major cross-country route, was closed for about 200 miles in both directions from just east of Denver to Colby, Kan., because of blowing snow and slippery pavement, according to Colorado and Kansas highway officials.
Between Denver and the beginning of the highway closure, about 35 cars collided in a pileup in whiteout conditions Saturday morning on an icy section of I-70
A number of other highways also were closed in the two states.
''Basically there's zero visibility at this time,'' Kansas Department of Transportation spokeswoman Barb Blue said just before noon.
A stretch of about 60 miles of I-80 was closed in both directions in western Nebraska, from Sidney to the Wyoming line, as snow was driven by wind gusting to 52 mph. Westbound traffic was barred from more than 270 miles of I-80, from North Platte to the Wyoming line, more than half the length of the state.
The weather service posted blizzard and winter storm warnings for parts of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, northern Illinois and Wisconsin.
airlines canceled 230 arrivals and departures at Chicago's O'Hare International and 40 at Midway
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Be well
We are thinking warm thoughts for you.
It's not been too horrible. About 6" of snow fell last night. Thigh-high drifts but a friend will be by later to plow us out for the second time.
More snow to come today, but we'll see. For us, it hasn't been so bad. :)
good choice on the banana belt.
where is the nearest open golf course ?
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