A powerful winter storm continues to dump heavy snow across the upper Midwest, closing major highways in several states and canceling more than 1,600 flights in Chicago. The storm system dropped nearly 2 feet of snow in parts of Minnesota.
A ferocious winter storm tore through the Midwest over the weekend, delaying flights, closing highways and, on Sunday, triggering the collapse of the Minneapolis Metrodome’s inflatable roof.
Wicked weather swept through the high plains Saturday, closing interstates in Iowa and South Dakota, stranding travelers in airports and pummeling some cities so hard that officials pulled in their snowplows, declaring the fight futile.
In Minnesota, no stranger to brutal storms, the blizzard unleashed as much as 22 inches of snow, the deepest accumulation since a 1991 Halloween storm dumped 28″ on the Twin Cities. But 17″ of snow and gusting winds were too much for the 28-year-old Metrodome.
“It’s not like we’re not used to inclement weather,” said Bill Lester, executive director of the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission. “But this one was the mother of all storms. It really knocked us.”
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