Updated Nov. 28, 2019 7:57 AM
Mother Nature dished a hearty helping of snow to a swath of the central United States just one day before Thanksgiving, causing major disruptions for last-minute travelers.
A general 5 to 10 inches of snow fell from central Nebraska through northern Wisconsin from Tuesday through Wednesday morning with a few spots being buried in over a foot of powder.
A snow emergency was declared in Minneapolis after the city was buried in 6 to 12 inches of snow. The heavy snow was accompanied by wind gusts over 30 mph, causing major travel disruptions less than 24 hours before Thanksgiving.
These poor weather conditions caused headaches at the airport with over 400 flights being delayed at Minneapolis - St. Paul International Airport as of midday Wednesday.
Over 180 crashes were reported across Minnesota from Tuesday night into early Wednesday morning. At least nine injuries were reported as a result of the accidents.
Although no snow fell in Chicago, wind gusts over 50 mph contributed to nearly 300 flight delays at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport.
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Travel was slow in Minnesota on Wednesday morning amid snowy conditions.
This comes just one day after the same storm unloaded over 30 inches of snow in parts of Colorado.
“We were supposed to go yesterday, but heading out Wednesday instead,” Stefanie Windfield told AccuWeather. Windfield was scheduled to fly out of Denver on Tuesday on her way to New York City.
“We were happy to not be traveling yesterday but sad that, one less day with family,” she said.
Settled weather is forecast to return to the region for Thanksgiving; however, the break in the storms will be short-lived as another system arrives at the end of the week with rain, ice and snow.
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