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Blizzard Sweeps Across Midwest

Travel strangled, with accidents killing at least 12

By the Associated Press

Posted Dec 24, 2009 1:04 PM CST
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(AP) – A powerful storm packing heavy snow, sleet, and rain lumbered across the nation's midsection today, glazing roads and disrupting air travel but promising a white Christmas for some. The National Weather Service issued blizzard warnings for parts of Oklahoma, North Dakota, Minnesota, and Texas. It cautioned that travel would be extremely dangerous in those areas through the weekend; slippery roads have already been blamed for at least 12 deaths.

Winter storm warnings were in effect across the the Plains and the Midwest, with up to 2 feet of snow possible in some areas by tomorrow. One Central Kansas meteorologist reported wind speeds of 25mph, with gusts as high as 40mph. Meanwhile, nearly 100 flights out of Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport were canceled, and Oklahoma City had to shut down a runway, wreaking havoc on its schedule.

This image provided by NOAA taken at 3:45 a.m. EDT Thursday Dec. 24, 2009 shows a major winter storm lumbering across the nation's midsection.
This image provided by NOAA taken at 3:45 a.m. EDT Thursday Dec. 24, 2009 shows a major winter storm lumbering across the nation's midsection.   (AP Photo/NOAA)
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riffran
Dec 25, 2009 6:02 AM CST
70 with an O2 mask?????...oh my!.....reminds me of some local codgers ...drive an old pickup, pull in to a bar, get out and grab the walker from the back , and shuffle inside for a few hours of beer then drive home..now that you mention it a few even have nasal cannulas going too...lol
riffran
Dec 25, 2009 1:20 AM CST
damn dude!......I have a sister in Wynewood that would concur that weather stuff...as soon as she gets out of her storm cellar ...lol....sorry to hear about that
Netstorm2k10
Dec 24, 2009 11:22 AM CST
They're that way here in OK. I think it has to do with lack of experience. I lived in Chicago for three years, and they DO know how to drive in snow, because they get it every year, and lots. Here in OK, we don't. So, everyone should spend a winter up north. It's how I learned.

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