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Arctic Blast Takes Aim at Millions of Americans

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Parts of the Upper Midwest were waking up to almost a foot and a half of snow Tuesday after a winter blast that caused havoc at airports and on roads.

The mid-winter scenes from Montana to Michigan were accompanied by a blanket of sub-zero temperatures that crept south and reached as far as Dallas. Minnesota was hardest hit by the snow with Cambridge and St. Augusta both receiving 16.5 inches by 8:10 p.m. local time Monday (9:10 p.m. ET), according to The Weather Channel. Spooner and Glidden in northwest Wisconsin and Montana’s Whitefish Ski Resort each received 14 inches…

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See the First Major Snow Storm of the Season

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Jacob Rowell wears ski googles as he walks to school in Minneapolis, Nov. 10, 2014. Eric Miller—Reuters
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Mike Schultz of Minneapolis clears a sidewalk as he tries to keep up with the snow during the season's first snowstorm in Minneapolis, on Nov. 10, 2014. Craig Lassig—EPA
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City workers clear the snow during the season's first snowstorm in Minneapolis, on Nov. 10, 2014. Craig Lassig—EPA
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Traffic on Interstate 35 slows to a crawl during the season's first snowstorm in Minneapolis on Nov. 10, 2014. Craig Lassig—EPA
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A man walks through Mears Park in downtown St. Paul, Minn., during the first snowstorm of the season on Nov. 10, 2014.Leila Navidi—AP
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Snow falls on the Vince Lombardi statue at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis. on Nov. 10, 2014.Kiichiro Sato—AP
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Perry Stephens waits to move her car after multiple collisions occurred at an intersection, following a snowfall in Duluth, Minn. on Nov. 10, 2014. Robert King—Reuters
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Wren Scott-Lumbar, 11, skis at Hester Park, in St. Cloud, Minn. on Nov. 10, 2014.Ann Wessel—AP
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Sue Scheeler walks her dog Brooke at Custer Park in Bismarck, N.D., on Nov. 10, 2014. Tom Stromme—AP
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A man holds his dog as he rushes across the street in downtown St. Paul, Minn., during the first snowstorm of the season on, Nov. 10, 2014. Leila Navidi—AP

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