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7 Dead as Storm Pelts Midwest

Winter storm shuts airports, turns roads deadly

By Jane Yager,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 2, 2007 4:20 AM CST

(Newser) – Freezing rain and snow continued to pelt Iowa today as the rest of the Midwest struggled with power outages, treacherous roads, and tangled air traffic in the aftermath of yesterday's storm. At least seven people have died, all victims of collisions on ice-slicked roads. Dozens of accidents were reported in Iowa and Illinois.

The storm dumped two feet of snow in Colorado, and thousands of Illinois and Iowa residents faced electricity blackouts. The weather canceled hundreds of flights in Chicago and Milwaukee, and shut down the Des Moines airport. Mitt Romney canceled three Iowa campaign stops, while Bill Clinton canceled a Des Moines rally in support of his wife's campaign.

A pedestrian makes his way across a snow covered street, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2007, in downtown Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
A pedestrian makes his way across a snow covered street, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2007, in downtown Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)   (Associated Press)
The forecast for noon, Sunday, December 2, 2007 shows a major low pressure system will continue moving through much of the East, resulting in widespread rain, freezing rain, and snow from the Mississippi Valley through the Northeast.  Extensive rain and high elevation snow will continue in the Northwest. (AP Photo/Weather...
The forecast for noon, Sunday, December 2, 2007 shows a major low pressure system will continue moving through much of the East, resulting in widespread rain, freezing rain, and snow from the Mississippi...   (Associated Press)
A plane sits at a terminal at the Des Moines International Airport in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2007. Airport operations were suspended due to a winter storm. Officials decided to close Des Moines International Airport after a United Airlines plane slid off a taxiway as it was...
A plane sits at a terminal at the Des Moines International Airport in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2007. Airport operations were suspended due to a winter storm. Officials decided to close Des...   (Associated Press)
Trucks pass under a message board on westbound Interstate 80 indicating an ice storm warning near Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2007. (AP Photo/Kevin Sanders)
Trucks pass under a message board on westbound Interstate 80 indicating an ice storm warning near Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2007. (AP Photo/Kevin Sanders)   (Associated Press)
Freezing rain encases tree branches in Omaha, Neb., Saturday, Dec. 1, 2007. Snow and ice plastered a wide area of the Midwest on Saturday, disrupting campaigning by presidential hopefuls, making highways hazardous and closing Des Moines' airport.(AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
Freezing rain encases tree branches in Omaha, Neb., Saturday, Dec. 1, 2007. Snow and ice plastered a wide area of the Midwest on Saturday, disrupting campaigning by presidential hopefuls, making highways...   (Associated Press)
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