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Title: Dangerous, Disruptive Blizzard from Omaha to Green Bay
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URL Source: http://www.accuweather.com/regional ... story.asp?region=midwestusnews
Published: Dec 8, 2009
Author: Alex Sosnowski
Post Date: 2009-12-08 13:39:16 by Joe Snuffy
Keywords: Global Warming, United Nations, Snow Ice Sleet Hail Death Dest
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By Alex http://Sosnowski
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Powdery snow is falling from Wisconsin to Colorado at this hour.
The storm that has already claimed lives and closed major highways in the southwest has delivered a general 1 to 3 inches of snow from northern Illinois to Iowa and northern Missouri. The storm is still strengthening and far from over in the region.
Wolf Creek Pass in Colorado has received 52 inches of snow over the past several days.
As winds increase and frigid air flows into the storm, white-out conditions and near- to below-zero AccuWeather.com RealFeel temperatures will create life-threatening conditions for those souls venturing outdoors unprepared.
The powdery snow will be pushed around by 40-mph sustained winds leading to huge drifts that will challenge road crews to keep up, leaving some motorists stranded.
Portions of Interstates 29, 35, 70, 79, 80, 90 and others were already snowcovered and slippery in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, Wisconsin and northern Illinois.
Flight delays were up to 2 and a half hours at Chicago's O'Hare Airport at midday. Direct and ripple-effect problems are expected across much of the nation from the storm.
The most substantial lake-effect snow event of the season so far following the storm will bring localized blizzards to areas that escaped the front end of the massive storm.
As a result, some areas could be buried under feet of snow as the "December to remember" continues (3 images)
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#1. To: Joe Snuffy, mel (#0)
Powdery snow is falling from Wisconsin to Colorado at this hour. Mel, has your husband made it home yet?
By MELANIE S. WELTE Google sponsored links BlackBerry® Official Site - Get The Latest Touch Screen BlackBerry. New BlackBerry® Storm2™ www.BlackBerry.com/Storm9550 Shaved Ice Trailers - All-Fiberglass Shaved Ice Trailers 10-Yr Warranty, Machines, Flavors www.snowizard.com DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A fierce wintry storm moved into the nation's midsection Tuesday, covering roads with deep snow that was set to be followed by high winds, creating blizzard conditions. The storm already blanketed much of the mountain west and drenched Southern California with rain. In the Phoenix area, fierce wind brought down power lines, left four hospitals temporarily without power and created wide outages. Freezing temperatures in Oregon were being blamed for one death. Ice was the problem Tuesday morning in Oklahoma, where Interstate 40 was closed for about 25 miles between Clinton and Elk City, leaving truckers to wait out the storm. Mitch Dodson, a trucker hauling soda pop out of Durango, Colo., to Virginia, was waylaid at the Travel America plaza near the town of Sayre in western Oklahoma. "It's just a sheet of ice from Amarillo to here," Dodson said. "It's a disaster." Misty Willis, the assistant manager at the plaza, said I-40 had become a "skating rink." "I drove 20 miles an hour to get here," she said. "I literally slid into my parking space." Travel was likely to get worse as the day wore on, and officials were warning residents in parts of the west and Midwest to stay close to home. Some schools closed before the worst of the storm was expected to hit so that school buses wouldn't slip on slick roads. "Anybody traveling tomorrow morning is really taking a huge risk I would say - a risk of being stranded and not having anybody be able to help you for 6 or 12 hours, probably," Karl Jungbluth, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Johnston, Iowa, said Tuesday. Jungbluth said a "classic, big, deepening winter storm" was affecting more than a dozen states. He said it would take shape over Oklahoma and Kansas on Tuesday, then swing northeast through Missouri and the Upper Midwest before heading toward Lake Michigan. A foot or more of snow was expected in parts of Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin. Wind gusts of up to 50 mph could create snow drifts of 8 to 15 feet. In Schaller, Iowa, Sparky's One Stop gas station assistant manager Rose Jansen said they were getting ready for the snow. "Snow and lots of it!" Jansen said. "We'll be here, no matter what." In Boise, Idaho, subzero temperatures caused a scene out of the movie "A Christmas Story," when a boy got his tongue stuck to a metal fence pole. Firefighters used a glass of warm water to free the boy, who they estimated at about 10 years old. Fire Capt. Bill Tinsley says the boy's tongue was bleeding a little, but he was allowed to continue walking to school. The weather brought a film-like feeling for Sharmishtha Jindal, an 18-year-old University of Iowa freshman from Bhopal, India. "I saw this in the movies and on television, but this is the first experience," Jindal said. "It's very different in the real world." Eric Resch, in Whitefish Bay, Wis., is a cross-country skier who also finds time for snowboarding and snowshoeing. "I love the snow," he said. "I grew up in Green Bay so it's in my blood." The core of the heavy snow - a foot or more - will be in the Upper Midwest, from southeast Nebraska, through Iowa and into southern Wisconsin and Michigan. In some areas of the South, there was heavy rain. In New Orleans, where more than 4 inches of rain was reported in spots, flooded traffic slowed morning commutes. One school in New Orleans closed because of a power outage, one of numerous scattered outages reported in the region. The storm also produced high winds and a possible tornado in Jefferson Parish near Lake Pontchartrain, the National Weather Service said. No injuries were reported. The storm had hit much of the West on Monday, bringing subzero wind chills in Washington state and heavy snow that closed schools and government offices in Reno, Nev. Big rigs were left jackknifed across highways in several states. And more snow was coming: The National Weather Service said the upper elevations of the Sierra mountains could get up to 3 feet of snow, with up to 4 feet forecast for the mountains of southern Utah. In New Mexico, two people were killed in traffic accidents blamed on slick conditions. In Oregon, a 70-year-old man was pronounced dead in Medford. Officials said it appeared he had gone to sleep on the ground near railroad tracks with only a light blanket around himself, KDRV-TV reported. Officials in northern Arizona closed parts of Interstate 17 and I-40, saying some stretches were snow-packed and visibility levels were near zero. Department of Transportation spokesman Rod Wigman advised people to stay home if possible as the brunt of the storm sweeps through. "When the sun goes down, people need to go home," Wigman said. --- Associated Press Writers Justin Juozapavicius in Oklahoma City, Okla., Kevin McGill in New Orleans, Nigel Duara in Iowa City, Iowa, and Dinesh Ramde in Milwaukee contributed to this report.
We got about 5" on the ground so far and its really coming down They are talking 16" tonight..45 mph winds....-25 wind chills... and zero for lows over the next couple of days... One of the worst blizzards I remember and certainly the earliest for the season I remember... Everytime them damn global warming fools take a major summit...God seems to let them know whose really in charge and just how puny their plans really are compared to His IMO
lizzard Blasting Omaha, Des Moines to Hit Madison Hardest southeastern Nebraska and Iowa, including cities like Des Moines and Omaha. AccuWeather.com Expert Senior Meteorologist Alex Sosnowski contributed to the content of this story
This global warming is going to kill us all yet.
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Snow has already encompassed the area from Denver to Green Bay, but the worst of a dangerous and disruptive blizzard will hit late today into Wednesday.
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By Heather Buchman
AccuWeather.com
The blizzard has already led to numerous vehicle accidents from Kansas to Iowa Tuesday, including along portions of major interstates such as I-35 and I-80. More of the same can be expected as snow becomes even heavier and spreads northeastward through Wednesday.
The heaviest snow is currently burying areas from northeastern Kansas into
Snow accumulations had already reached 6 to 12 inches within this zone by early Tuesday evening.
Higher totals between 12 and 18 inches are expected from northeastern Iowa to northern Lower Michigan by the end of the day Wednesday. Madison and Green Bay, Wis., lie within this zone.
As winds increase and frigid air flows into the storm, white-out conditions and near- to below-zero AccuWeather.com RealFeel® temperatures will create life-threatening conditions for people venturing outdoors unprepared.
Winds gusting to 40 mph will whip around the snow, creating huge drifts that will challenge road crews to keep up and leave some motorists stranded.
Some inbound flights to Chicago Midway Airport were being delayed an average of about 5 hours early Tuesday afternoon as a result of the storm. Flight delays at Chicago O'Hare International Airport are still running around 2 hours.
Direct and ripple-effect problems from the storm are already occurring across much of the nation and will continue through Wednesday.
The most substantial lake-effect snow event of the season so far following the storm will bring localized blizzards to areas that escaped the front end of the massive storm.
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