{"id":141042,"date":"2025-03-19T20:36:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T13:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=141042"},"modified":"2025-03-19T20:36:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T13:36:26","slug":"blizzard-warnings-posted-as-powerful-winter-storm-slams-plains-upper-midwest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=141042","title":{"rendered":"Blizzard Warnings posted as powerful winter storm slams Plains, Upper Midwest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"embed\" data-video-id=\"fmc-o7fc4n4g86aes9c7\" class=\"m video-player\"><a href=\"\" class=\"video-link\"><span class=\"overlay\"\/> <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38469385457\/320\/179\/m1hjhu8q2j2o2bxr.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38469385457\/640\/358\/m1hjhu8q2j2o2bxr.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38469385457\/768\/432\/m1hjhu8q2j2o2bxr.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38469385457\/1536\/864\/m1hjhu8q2j2o2bxr.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1984\" height=\"1116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38469385457\/992\/558\/m1hjhu8q2j2o2bxr.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38469385457\/1984\/1116\/m1hjhu8q2j2o2bxr.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38469385457\/992\/558\/m1hjhu8q2j2o2bxr.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"A powerful winter storm sweeping across the Plains and Upper Midwest is bringing blizzard conditions to parts of the region. FOX Weather Meteorologist Jane Minar was in Sioux City, Iowa, on Wednesday morning, with the latest as heavy, wet snow was falling from the sky.\" width=\"992\" height=\"558\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/a> <!----><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">A powerful winter storm sweeping across the Plains and Upper Midwest is bringing blizzard conditions to parts of the region. FOX Weather Meteorologist Jane Minar was in Sioux City, Iowa, on Wednesday morning, with the latest as heavy, wet snow was falling from the sky.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 data-v-4e81e892=\"\">Fast Facts:<\/h3>\n<ul data-v-2519e4fa=\"\">\n<li data-v-2519e4fa=\"\"><strong>Blizzard Warnings stretch from Colorado to Minnesota.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-v-2519e4fa=\"\"><strong>Major highways in Kansas and Nebraska are closed due to deteriorating travel conditions.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-v-2519e4fa=\"\"><strong>Heavy snow and damaging winds are leading to whiteout conditions and power outages.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">A powerful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/how-do-winter-storms-form\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">winter storm<\/a> that\u2019s blasting portions of the Plains and Upper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/midwest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Midwest<\/a> has produced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/blizzards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blizzard<\/a> conditions in parts of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/kansas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kansas<\/a> as the region gets slammed with heavy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/snow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">snow<\/a>, strong <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/wind\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">winds<\/a> and even some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/thundersnow-what-causes-lightning-and-thunder-during-a-snowstorm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">thundersnow<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/how-to-watch-fox-weather-on-tv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-v-b8684aba=\"\">\n<div class=\"freeform-content\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/media.foxweather.com\/weather\/Digital_Radar2.gif?\"\/><figcaption>A three-hour radar loop showing where rain (green) and snow (blue) are ongoing.<br \/><strong>(FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/figcaption><hr\/>\n<p>\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The FOX Forecast Center said the storm is rapidly strengthening as it moves across the region on Wednesday, pulling in the widespread snow and strong winds on the backside of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/why-is-atmospheric-pressure-so-important-to-the-forecast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">low-pressure<\/a> system.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Impacts have already been felt across the region, including in Kansas.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"embed\" data-video-id=\"fmc-yfqm7qaw1tiia4wl\" class=\"m video-player\"><a href=\"\" class=\"video-link\"><span class=\"overlay\"\/> <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38467200668\/320\/179\/vizh6lcsi8yslpzo.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38467200668\/640\/358\/vizh6lcsi8yslpzo.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38467200668\/768\/432\/vizh6lcsi8yslpzo.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38467200668\/1536\/864\/vizh6lcsi8yslpzo.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1984\" height=\"1116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38467200668\/992\/558\/vizh6lcsi8yslpzo.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38467200668\/1984\/1116\/vizh6lcsi8yslpzo.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38467200668\/992\/558\/vizh6lcsi8yslpzo.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"A video shared by the Kansas Highway Patrol shows the conditions on Interstate 70 in Goodland as the region gets pounded by a powerful winter storm on Wednesday, March 19, 2025.\" width=\"992\" height=\"558\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/a> <!----><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">A video shared by the Kansas Highway Patrol shows the conditions on Interstate 70 in Goodland as the region gets pounded by a powerful winter storm on Wednesday, March 19, 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">According to the Kansas Department of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/transportation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Transportation<\/a>, Interstate 70 has been closed between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/kansas\/goodland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Goodland<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/kansas\/colby\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colby<\/a> due to treacherous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> conditions.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Officials said the closure was due to low <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/visibility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visibility<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The Kansas Highway Patrol shared a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video<\/a> showing heavy snow blowing across I-70 in Goodland. Troopers have asked residents to stay <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">home<\/a> if possible.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/288\/162\/verif.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/576\/324\/verif.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/720\/405\/verif.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1440\/810\/verif.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/668\/376\/verif.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1336\/752\/verif.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/668\/376\/verif.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"This graphic shows blizzard conditions verified in Kansas on Wednesday, March 19, 2025.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">This graphic shows blizzard conditions verified in Kansas on Wednesday, March 19, 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/what-makes-a-blizzard-different-from-an-ordinary-snowstorm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blizzard conditions<\/a> have also been verified in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/kansas\/oberlin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oberlin<\/a>, Kansas, with forecasters reporting at least three hours of visibility of less than a quarter-mile and winds gusting between 35 and 50 mph.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Travel impacts have also been reported in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/nebraska\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nebraska<\/a>. The Nebraska Department of Transportation said Interstate 80 has been closed between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/nebraska\/lincoln\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lincoln<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/nebraska\/lexington\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lexington<\/a> due to deteriorating conditions.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Power outages are also starting to rise because of the storm. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/findenergy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">FindEnergy.com<\/a>, more than 33,000 power outages have been reported in Kansas, while Nebraska is reporting over 34,000 outages.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The number of outages is expected to continue to rise as the storm continues to blast the region with snow and strong winds.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The FOX Forecast Center said wind gusts of 50-60 mph will make travel extremely difficult.<\/p>\n<h2 data-v-4e81e892=\"\">Blizzard Warnings stretch across Plains, Midwest<\/h2>\n<div data-v-b8684aba=\"\">\n<div class=\"freeform-content\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/media.foxweather.com\/weather\/Central%20Winter%20Alerts.png\"\/><figcaption>This graphic shows the active winter weather alerts in the Plains and Midwest.<br \/><strong>(FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/figcaption><hr\/>\n<p>\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/winter-weather\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Winter weather<\/a> alerts have been issued across the region, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/what-makes-a-blizzard-different-from-an-ordinary-snowstorm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blizzard Warnings<\/a> that stretch from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/colorado\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colorado<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/minnesota\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">These include cities such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/kansas\/colby\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colby<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/kansas\/hays\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hays<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/kansas\/concordia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Concordia<\/a> in Kansas, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/nebraska\/omaha\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Omaha<\/a> in Nebraska and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/iowa\/sioux-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sioux City<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/iowa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iowa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div data-v-b8684aba=\"\">\n<div class=\"freeform-content\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/media.foxweather.com\/weather\/Central%20Snow%20QPF.png\"\/><figcaption>This graphic shows the forecast snow totals in the Plains and Midwest.<br \/><strong>(FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/figcaption><hr\/>\n<p>\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The FOX Forecast Center said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/why-snowfall-rate-is-important-to-understanding-winter-weather\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">snowfall rates<\/a> could approach 1-2 inches per hour in the heaviest snow bands that set up. Warmer ground temperatures are expected to limit snow accumulations at first, but once a few inches falls, roads and sidewalks are expected to become snow-covered.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Snowfall totals of 8-12 inches are predicted from Nebraska to the Upper Midwest, while a foot or more could fall across portions of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/michigan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michigan<\/a>&#8216;s Upper Peninsula.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/blizzard-plains-midwest-winter-storm-snow-wind-travel\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A powerful winter storm sweeping across the Plains and Upper Midwest is bringing blizzard conditions to parts of the region. 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