More than a foot of snow could fall on the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest over the next day, forecasters said, and the same storm threatened tornadoes and severe thunderstorms over parts of the South.
FILE PHOTO: A woman and the Chicago skyline are reflected in the snow covered, curved surface of the"Cloud Gate" sculpture in Chicago - More than a foot of snow could fall on the U.S. Northern Plains and Upper Midwest over the next day, forecasters said on Tuesday, and the same storm threatened tornadoes and severe thunderstorms over parts of the South.
The same system was causing heavy rain and a chance of tornadoes along the Central Gulf Coast. Northern Mississippi was under a tornado watch on Tuesday, and "pea-sized" hail was possible, NWS said. Nearly 70 flights out of Minneapolis-St.Paul International Airport were cancelled on Tuesday morning, according to flight tracker FlightAware, with travel expected to be disrupted during the period of heaviest snowfall through Tuesday afternoon.
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