— A vast, window-rattling late winter storm brought blizzards, high winds, rain and the threat of tornadoes to more than 25 states Wednesday, stretching from the northern Rocky Mountains to Texas and beyond. “This is a very epic cyclone,” said Greg Carbin, chief of forecast operations for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Weather Prediction Center. Blowing snow forced major highways to close in Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming, and about 1,000 flights were cancelled at the Denver airport. Rural roads were swamped by high water in Nebraska and Iowa, and forecasters said more flooding was on the way. Parts of seven states were under blizzard warnings, and 20 states were under some level of high wind alert, Carbin said.

Source: National Post March 13, 2019 14:37 UTC