As of Wednesday morning, more than 119,000 homes and businesses were without power in parts of the state's Central Valley.
In California, a trailing cold front could send wind speeds as high as 50-60 mph, threatening power lines. In total, nearly half the country is predicted to experience some form of notable weather on Wednesday, the NWS reported in its daily bulletin. Schools across Minnesota announced closures as the state's governor said on Twitter he would direct the state's National Guard, transportation department and state patrol to be ready to respond.
ET, more than 1,600 flights had been canceled, with Minneapolis International Airport scrapping roughly half of its arrivals. Accounting for wind chill, temperatures could drop as low as 30 degrees below zero, making travel treacherous, if not life-threatening.įlight cancellations began to rise on Wednesday morning. are starting to hunker down as heavy snow and high winds are predicted to create whiteout conditions on Wednesday.Ī foot of snow is likely from South Dakota through Michigan, but the Upper Midwest will bear the brunt of the conditions, the National Weather predicts.Ī snowfall rate of up to 2" an hour and wind speeds of 50 mph could cause blizzards across Wyoming, Wisconsin and Minnesota.
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