The Latest on severe weather impacting the central U.S. (all times local):10:45 a.m.A blizzard has knocked out electricity to tens of thousands of people in the Northern Plains as a powerful storm system sweeps across the central U.S. According to PowerOutage.us, 14,000 people and businesses are without power in Minnesota and the same number in South Dakota. The blizzard is part of a storm system known as a "bomb cyclone" that's slowly churning through the central U.S. for the second time in a month. The Minnesota State Patrol says it has responded to more 200 crashes statewide since Wednesday. The blizzard is part of a storm system known as a "bomb cyclone" that's slowly churning through the central U.S. for the second time in a month.

Source: Fox News April 11, 2019 11:48 UTC