Parts of the Midwest, together with southern Minnesota, skilled blizzard situations in 2016.

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Parts of the Midwest, together with southern Minnesota, skilled blizzard situations in 2016.

Jim Mone/AP

A serious winter storm is forecast to hit components of the Northern and Central Plains areas and the Upper Midwest with blizzard situations and freezing rain, posing harmful journey situations over the Christmas vacation.

South Dakota and Nebraska are anticipated to see heavy snow beginning early Monday and rising in depth all through the day. There’s a excessive likelihood south-central and central South Dakota will get not less than a foot of snowfall, the National Weather Service mentioned in a Sunday afternoon update. Most of the state, in addition to Nebraska and Kansas, are more likely to see greater than 4 inches of snow.

The snow, mixed with sturdy winds, will produce blizzard situations within the area, the NWS mentioned. In addition to snow-covered roads and whiteout situations, winds with as much as 55 mph gusts may deliver down tree branches, and powerlines may snarl vacationers.

Farther north, the identical storm is predicted to dump sleet and freezing rain beginning Monday afternoon, based on forecasters. At least 0.1 inch of ice may spell slippery roads and sidewalks from southwest Minnesota to the japanese Dakotas. Isolated energy outages are additionally doable within the area, the NWS mentioned.

As of Sunday night, over 1,000 flights within the U.S. scheduled for Monday have been delayed, with about 250 cancellations, based on the flight monitoring web site FlightAware.