High winds and heavy snow turned much of the Midwest into a frosty mess on Friday. Roads and sidewalks across the region became treacherous, forcing some highways to close and grounding thousands of flights.
A mass of frigid Arctic air trailed behind the storm, biting at fingers, reddening cheeks and threatening a dangerously cold holiday weekend.
The storm affected nearly 30 million Americans, according to the National Weather Service, which said that more than a foot of snow could fall in parts of the Midwest by Saturday morning. Officials across the region delivered a drumbeat of similar messages: Avoid the storm. Keep warm. Stay home if you can.
In Franklin, Wis., a 69-year-old man died after snow blowing in his driveway on Thursday, according to the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office, which is investigating the fatality as a weather-related death.
As Storms Freeze the Midwest, ‘It’s Just Rough Out There’
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