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Published on Monday, Dec 22, 2008
Associated Press
DES MOINES, IOWA: Weekend storms in the nation's northern half knocked out power to thousands of customers Sunday and created nightmarish conditions for holiday travelers coast to coast on the first official day of winter.
Gusty winds in the Midwest, where wind chills dipped to minus 30 or lower, produced whiteouts that contributed to at least two vehicle pileups, in Wisconsin and Michigan.
And blizzard warnings were issued for parts of Maine, where up to 24 inches of snow was expected. Forecasters warned that strong wind could create whiteouts and deep drifts.
''This is a classic nor'easter,'' said meteorologist John Cannon. ''It's got all the features.''
Parts of Iowa and Illinois were under blizzard warnings. Power was knocked out to more than 35,000 customers Sunday in Illinois shortly after being restored to most who had lost it after a storm last week, utilities said.
''There was so much icing down there on the trees and power lines; then the wind is coming through and knocking things down,'' said ComEd spokeswoman Kim Johnson.
More than 70,000 homes and businesses in Indiana remained in the dark after an ice storm that struck Thursday.
Wind gusts up to 35 mph blew snow and contributed to a crash involving at least 30 vehicles Sunday in southwestern Michigan on Interstate 94, a major route between Chicago and Detroit, officials said. At least one person was seriously injured in the crash, which shut down six miles of eastbound lanes north of Stevensville, state police said.
And as the weather interfered with airports in Northern states, George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston had delays on average of about five hours.
And while officials in the Pacific Northwest were relieved Sunday that a storm there failed to meet expectations, hundreds of travelers nonetheless lingered at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, waiting for their next flight.
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