A serious winter storm with hundreds of thousands of People in its path introduced a mixture of rain, freezing rain and snow to the nation’s midsection Wednesday as airways canceled hundreds of flights, officers urged residents to remain off roads, and faculties closed campuses.
The blast of frigid climate, which started arriving Tuesday evening, put a protracted stretch of states from New Mexico and Colorado to Maine beneath winter storm warnings and watches. On Wednesday morning, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan noticed freezing rain, sleet and snow.
Greater than a foot of snow was anticipated in components of central Missouri and Michigan, and as much as a foot of snow may fall Wednesday and Thursday in central and northeastern Illinois. Twelve to 18 inches of snow is feasible in areas of northern Indiana, stated Andrew Orrison, a meteorologist with the Nationwide Climate Service in School Park, Md.
A pedestrian walks previous a statue of Martin Luther King Jr. and Father Theodore Hesburgh on South Major Avenue in South Bend, Ind., on Wednesday.
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Windy, falling snow and slushy road situations make journey difficult in Chicago on Wednesday.
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Individuals stroll down a snow-covered sidewalk on Wednesday in Chicago.
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Motorists navigate Roosevelt Street as commuters anticipate a prepare on the Roosevelt elevated prepare station throughout a winter storm in Chicago.
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Cross-country skiers on recent powder at North Boulder Park in Boulder, Colo., on Wednesday.
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Child Olia is taken on a tour of her snow-covered neighborhood by her nanny on Feb. 2 in Chicago.
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A resident digs out his automobile on Wednesday after heavy snowfall in Chicago.
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A automobile is buried beneath a number of inches of snow on the Margaret B. Upton Arboretum in St. Joseph, Mich., on Wednesday.
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Individuals jog alongside Northside Boulevard beneath the Twyckenham Drive bridge throughout a snowstorm on Wednesday in South Bend, Ind.
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