The storm caused blizzard conditions in North Dakota and has dumped 12 inches of snow in parts of Chicago already.
By Wednesday nightt, much of Chicago had already seen over 5 inches of snow, with some areas getting at least a foot as the snowfall was expected to continue,In the South, the big concern is ice. In Texas, officials hope to avoid a repeat of last year's devastating power outages.CBS Dallas-Fort WorthThis storm isn't forecast to be as severe, but Texas Governor Greg Abbott said the state's power grid was ready.
The storm was changing travel plans for many, with nearly 8,000 flights canceled for Wednesday and Thursday,. Southwest Airlines announced it's suspending most of its operations at its Dallas hub Thursday. Forecasters said the storm will keep pushing east through the week, bringing more snow and ice to New York and Boston, which were just hit by a
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