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Upper Midwest braces for blizzard, nearly 2 feet of snow

A monster winter storm is taking aim at the Upper Midwest, threatening to bring blizzard conditions, bitterly cold temperatures and 2 feet of snow in a three-day onslaught that could affect more than 40 million Americans.

By Associated Press

Feb. 21, 2023

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Vehicles pass a sign that reads "WINTER STORM WARNING STARTS AT 3PM" along Interstate Highway 35 near the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport in Minn., on Feb. 21, ahead of a winter storm that took aim at the Upper Midwest. The storm threatened to bring blizzard conditions, bitterly cold temperatures and 2 feet of snow in a three-day onslaught that could affect more than 40 million Americans.
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Larry and Sue Lick buy toilet paper, kitchen essentials and coffee at a Costco store in suburban Eagan, Minn., on Feb. 21, ahead of a winter storm. They also rescheduled medical appointments and a family gathering, just to stay off the roads. “It’s not so much our driving, but you’ve got to worry about everybody else driving, with so many accidents caused by people that don’t know the winter driving,” said Larry, 77.
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ERIN WOODIEL / THE ARGUS LEADER VIA AP

Pedestrians stand as snow falls around them ahead of a winter storm on Tuesday, Feb. 21, in Sioux Falls, S.D. A wide swath of the Upper Midwest is bracing for a historic winter storm. The system is expected to bury parts of the region in 2 feet of snow, create dangerous blizzard conditions and bring along bitter cold temperatures.
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Vehicles travel through the first snow fall ahead of a winter storm on Tuesday, Feb. 21, in Sioux Falls, S.D. A wide swath of the Upper Midwest is bracing for a historic winter storm. The system is expected to bury parts of the region in 2 feet of snow, create dangerous blizzard conditions and bring along bitter cold temperatures.
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Parked cars are covered in a layer of snow ahead of a larger winter storm on Tuesday, Feb. 21, in Sioux Falls, S.D. A wide swath of the Upper Midwest is bracing for a historic winter storm. The system is expected to bury parts of the region in 2 feet of snow, create dangerous blizzard conditions and bring along bitter cold temperatures.
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David Smith shovels the sidewalk as the first snow falls ahead of a winter storm on Tuesday, Feb. 21, in Sioux Falls, S.D. A wide swath of the Upper Midwest is bracing for a historic winter storm. The system is expected to bury parts of the region in 2 feet of snow, create dangerous blizzard conditions and bring along bitter cold temperatures.
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A pedestrian walks across town as the first snow falls ahead of a winter storm on Tuesday, Feb. 21, in Sioux Falls, S.D. A wide swath of the Upper Midwest is bracing for a historic winter storm. The system is expected to bury parts of the region in 2 feet of snow, create dangerous blizzard conditions and bring along bitter cold temperatures.
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The Minneapolis skyline is viewed Tuesday, Feb. 21. A massive winter storm that will push across the northern U.S. in coming days could dump several feet of snow at higher elevations and bring dangerously cold temperatures, forecasters said Sunday.
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Barret Goff, covered in an icy drizzle, braves the heavy early morning snow to clear the Alan's Auto Sales lot with a snow blower on Thursday, Feb. 16, in Lincoln, Neb.

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