A blast of snow, ice, wind and plunging temperatures stirred up dangerous travel conditions in parts of the central U.S. on Sunday as a disruptive winter storm brought the possibility of the “heaviest snowfall in a decade” to some areas.Video above: Vehicles travel through the snow in St. Joseph, MissouriSnow and ice blanketed major roadways in nearly all of Kansas, western Nebraska and parts of Indiana, where the state’s National Guard was activated to help any motorists who were stuck. At least 8 inches of snow were expected, particularly north of Interstate 70, as the National Weather Service issued winter storm warnings for Kansas and Missouri, where blizzard conditions brought wind gusts of up to 45 miles per hour (72.42 kilometers per hour). The warning extended to New Jersey for Monday and into early Tuesday.”For locations in this region that receive the highest snow totals, it may be the heaviest …
Heaviest snowfall in a decade possible as storm hits parts of US [Video]
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