The furious winter storm that swept into the northern Great Plains on Christmas Day weakened Tuesday, but thousands remained without power in the Dakotas and Michigan.
High winds and drifting snow continued to make travel hazardous in the Dakotas, even as vast stretches of highways that had been closed reopened to traffic. The no-travel warnings issued Christmas Day for much of North Dakota had largely expired by Tuesday, although the National Weather Service warned that drifting snow still blocked some roads.
Interstate 94, which had been closed for days in North Dakota, reopened Tuesday, as did Interstate 90 in South Dakota.
The Minot International Airport, which was closed Monday due to whiteout conditions, reopened Tuesday and was expecting its first flights — incoming and outgoing — late morning.
Winds gusting 40 mph to 50 mph also led to delays and cancellations at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on Monday, but the airport returned to full operations the next day, reporting just a handful of delays.
The South Dakota Rural Electric Association said roughly 13,700 of its customers were without power early Tuesday, and it could take several days to restore service. In Michigan, Consumers Energy and DTE Energy said 17,300 customers still had no electricity Tuesday morning.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
How’s that global warming working out for everyone?
We have entered a 30 year cooling period. It all has to do with the activity on the sun.
Ever hear of the Cardiff Giant? Ever read The Emperors New Clothes?
You’ve been played long enough don’t you think?
Your so RIGHT miss Janie , Al Gore is really the biggest LIAR about this propaganda . He was meeting with Pres. elect TRUMP must have been a howl, I would have liked to be a fly on the wall to hear such double talk. If you believe in this I have beachfront property to sell in Arizona.
Typical of OSLIMA AND SMELLARY types of brainless traitor puppets. They don’t have a clue , like living a delusional life and believe their own B.S.
Just wondering how the anti-pipeline protesters are doing in N. Dakota. Have they become a ‘Donner Party’ yet?