CHICAGO - a powerful storm that triggered the snow and strong winds in the upper Midwest left behind dangerously cold, promising a new set of challenges for the people working on digging.
Weekend storm closed major roads in several States, cancelled more than 1,600 flights in Chicago and Minnesota Vikings stadium roof collapsed. At least six weather-related deaths have been reported. Almost 2 feet of snow fell in parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin before walking in Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan.
The storm was headed northeast Canada, according to the National Weather Service with possible snow Monday in Michigan, Indiana North from parts of Pennsylvania and New York. Almost 2 feet of snow fell in parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin over the weekend.
Officials said plunging temperatures and winds could make roads compensation even more difficult and could lead to a morning slow commute, even in places where the storm had passed. With the chill in some areas, temperatures were supposed to be well below zero.
"With snow, pretty much the worse it is finished, but we'll cross cold temperatures Tuesday,", said Jim Taggart, meteorologist National Weather Service in Chanhassen, Minnesota
He said the time region knows what is it "normally obtain in January" but not in December.
Minneapolis, heavy snowfalls caused the Metrodome inflatable roof collapse Sunday. Video within the stage broadcast by Fox Sports showed the inflatable Teflon before sagging roof he tore open the dumping of massive amounts of snow on one end of the equal opportunities.
Nobody was injured, but set the Vikings against the New York Giants should be moved to Ford Field in Strait. The day of the game had already postponed Sunday to Monday because the Giants meet Minneapolis time storm. December 20, against Chicago Stadium officials tried to repair the roof in time for next match home the Vikings.
In the Chicago area, only a few centimetres of snow fell, but the wind gusts of up to near 50 mph blew the roof a vessel to the wharf of the Navy and sent waves of Lake Michigan crashed on Lake Shore Drive.
Winter with blowing snow that severely restricted visibility, devastated time travel air and road.
Least 1,375 flights have been cancelled at the airport international o ' Hare, and more than 300 was cancelled Midway international airport, Chicago aviation Department spokesman said Karen Pride.
O ' Hare established officials about 200 beds of camp and supplied kits containing amenities toothpaste, and toothbrushes for travelers stranded, pride said.
Jordan LeDoux travelling in Portland, after a tour in Houston when he got stuck in o ' Hare. He said, it is possible that he could not return home until Tuesday.
"It's worse, flying experience that I've never had", he said WBBM-TV.
Highways in several Member States have been closed due to poor driving conditions and accidents.
In Indianapolis, the police said a man fatally stabbed his wife, and then died four blocks from his home Sunday morning when his vehicle struck a tree after losing control on slippery road. Police does not immediately release the names of the couple.
Seven vehicles crashed on 94 Interstate approximately 50 miles west of Milwaukee, which prompted authorities to close the tracks towards the West. A car lost control on a road covered with ice in a tree in southeastern Wisconsin, killing violently 21 years Alejandria Abaunza in Chicago and wounding two others inside.
In Michigan, authorities said that an 80-year-old man was killed when his truck on a highway cunning in Montcalm County. Weather believed also be a factor in a head-on collision in Livingston County who killed a 75 year old woman.
AAA said Michigan helped to 2,500 drivers Sunday and heard hundreds more than 5 hours of the morning is Monday.
"Many cars in ditches, spinouts, battery dead," spokeswoman Nancy Cain said.
The authorities have also declared weather played a role in the death of Douglas Munneke, 55, de Saint-Cloud, Minnesota it died of a heart attack after collapse while snow blowing sound gone Saturday.
A 79 year old male snow blowing the end of his driveway Western Wisconsin, was killed when a plough in his truck.
Snow covered in Tennessee, where up to 4 inches was reported. WSMV-TV Nashville said the weather forced several communities to cancel scheduled for Sunday Christmas parades.
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Associated press writers Andale Gross in Chicago, Dirk Lammers in Sioux Falls, S.D., David Goodman in Detroit, Dinesh Ramde, Milwaukee and Patrick Condon in Minneapolis, contributed to this report.
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