The following two articles are about the snowstorm battering the Midwest. State Fair Community College in Boonville and the University of Central Missouri have canceled classes.
Midwest Snowstorm Update
The following two articles are about the snowstorm battering the Midwest. State Fair Community College in Boonville and the University of Central Missouri have canceled classes.
Snowstorm Batters Parts Of Midwest, 100s Of Flights Canceled
CHICAGO (AP) — A wintry storm brought blizzard-like conditions to parts of the Midwest early Monday, grounding hundreds of flights and causing some road traffic chaos as commuters returned to work after the Thanksgiving weekend.
The Chicago Department of Aviation reported early Monday that average departure delays at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport are 77 minutes, and the flight-tracking website FlightAware reported that more than 350 flights headed to or from the U.S. were canceled.
Heavy snow was expected to continue through the early hours of Monday with up to a foot (30 centimeters) of snow expected in Chicago, including wind gusts of up to 50 mph (80 kph) likely to cause whiteout conditions, according to The National Weather Service.
Parts of southeastern Wisconsin, just north of Chicago, suffered a glancing blow from the storm, with about 9 inches (23 centimeters) of blowing and drifting snow.
On Sunday, Gov. Jeff Colyer declared a state of emergency after 2 to 14 inches (5 to 36 centimeters) of snow fell in parts of Kansas. The state Department of Transportation reported several road closures Monday, mostly in the extreme northeast, but said a stretch of Interstate 70 that had been closed on Sunday was reopened.
The National Weather Service said that 3 to 9 inches fell across northern Missouri on Sunday. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported multiple fender-benders but by midmorning on Monday the Department of Transportation said all roads were opened. Flights were mostly on time Monday at Kansas City International Airport, one day after the storm caused widespread delays.
Storm Dumps Up To 9 Inches In Missouri, Canceling Classes
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A winter snowstorm has coated roads across northern Missouri, closing dozens of school districts and some colleges.
The National Weather Service says that 3 to 9 inches fell across northern Missouri on Sunday.
On Monday, the University of Central Missouri and State Fair Community College in Boonville canceled classes, and the University of Missouri announced that it won't open until noon. Among the school districts to call off classes are Boonville and Lee's Summit.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol was reporting multiple fender-benders. And the Missouri Department of Transportation says multiple highways in the northern part of the state are covered with snow, although none area closed.
Flights were mostly on time Monday at Kansas City International Airport, one day after the storm caused widespread delays.
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