Christmas Day Blizzard Causes Road Closures, Power Outages Across Plains

It’s been a white — but slick and messy — Christmas for the northern Plains and some Western states.

Most of the Dakotas and southwest Minnesota had turned into a slippery mess due to freezing rain Sunday morning before snow arrived later in the day as temperatures fell . . .

The South Dakota Department of Transportation announced the closing Sunday night of Interstate 90 from the Wyoming border to Chamberlain — a stretch of about 260 miles. “The freezing rain from earlier today and dropping temps have created icy and slushy roadways; falling snow and increasing winds are creating zero visibility conditions in the west,” the department said in a statement. (Read more from “Christmas Day Blizzard Causes Road Closures, Power Outages Across Plains” HERE)

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