Howling winds, blinding snow and pileups across Midwest
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Intense video shows you why tens of millions of people are being urged to stay off the roads as Winter Storm Ezra roars through the Midwest into the Northeast. Abandoned cars and jackknifed semis littered highways as the blowing snow blinded drivers in Minnesota and Iowa.
Breakdown
- Vehicles stranded by blinding snow and strong winds in the Midwest
- 100-mile stretch of I-35 in Iowa closed due to severe conditions 5s
- Indiana recorded wind gusts up to 67 mph 11s
- Wisconsin and Michigan received up to a foot of snow 16s
- Tens of thousands lost power as cold extended into the Northeast 20s