Blinding snow, at
times accompanied by thunder and lightning, bombarded much of the
nation's midsection Thursday, causing whiteout conditions, shutting down
large swaths of interstate highways and forcing schools, businesses and
even state legislatures to close.
Kansas
was the epicenter of the winter storm, with parts of the state buried
under 14 inches of powdery snow, but winter storm warnings stretched
from eastern Colorado through Illinois. Freezing rain and sleet were
forecast for southern Missouri, southern Illinois and Arkansas. St.
Louis received all of the above — a treacherous mix of snow, sleet and
freezing rain.
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