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Parts of Midwest to see their first significant snowfalls of the season

By JAMES NORD, Associated Press
Published: November 21, 2015, 6:05am

PIERRE, S.D. — Millions of people will feel the effects of the first significant wintry storm of the season, which is forecast to bring up to a foot of snow to parts of the Midwest.

Iowa and northern Illinois are bracing for some of the largest snow accumulation totals, and several other states are under a winter storm warning or watch, the National Weather Service reported Friday.

The storm is moving east and will last through this evening, when it tails through Michigan, Richard Otto, lead forecaster at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Weather Prediction Center, said.

Expected snowfall is “right on track” for the season, Otto said. But don’t look for it to be the light, fluffy snow that often occurs in the dead of winter, he said; much of it will be wet and heavy.

Southern South Dakota saw significant snowfall and poor traveling conditions Friday morning, with a foot or more of snow expected by the time it tapered off. Tractor-trailers pulled off slow-moving interstates to park for the day, said Bret Brown, a cashier at Roadway Express truck stop in Sioux Falls.

“A lot of people (are) complaining about it. Nobody wants to be out in it,” he said. “Interstates are down to 10 miles per hour, the side streets are blocked and there’s a lot of cars in ditches everywhere.”

In central and eastern Iowa, road conditions were deteriorating around the state Friday evening as they became covered in snow or ice. Six to 10 inches of was expected.

Northern Illinois was under a winter storm warning, with 6 to 10 inches of snow expected. The weather service said it started as rain and snow early Friday night, but should turn into wet snow through this afternoon.

Utility company ComEd said it was increasing staffing to make sure crews are ready to respond to power outages.

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