Spring storm keeps central US in icy grip, hampering travel

Spring storm keeps central US in icy grip, hampering travel

Spring storm keeps central US in icy grip, hampering travel

By / Latest News / Monday, 16 April 2018 04:47

Hundreds of flights have been canceled and roadways are treacherous in several Midwestern states as a deadly storm system stretching from Gulf Coast to Great Lakes rolls across the central U.S., bringing heavy snow, strong winds, rain and hail.

All flights were grounded Saturday at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport as a spring blizzard made it difficult to keep runways clear and planes deiced. Nearly 470 flights were canceled before one runway reopened shortly after 10 p.m., according to a spokesman. Blizzard conditions also forced the airport in South Dakota’s biggest city, Sioux Falls, to remain closed for a second straight day.

 

Read more at PBS News.

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