David Heinold walks his dog Max, a German mixture of Shepard Laboratories, in the snow Thursday, April 11, 2019 in Sioux Falls, SD Heinold said that Max was a very energetic dog and that he had to walk it every day, little matter the time that he was doing. He said that Max loves snow, so he was not delayed by the weather. (Photo: Briana Sanchez, Argus Manager via USA TODAY NETWORK)

Heavy snow and blizzard conditions in the Upper Midwest will dampen the effects on Friday and move into Canada, but it has not comforted thousands of people without electricity or digging at least two feet of snow.

More than 75,000 customers were without electricity at one point, from Colorado to Michigan, and some 14,000 still without electricity Friday morning in Minnesota, the source said. poweroutageus.com.

In South Dakota, Governor Kristi Noem ordered the closure of government offices in 54 counties while the storm hit the state on Thursday. Even Ellsworth Air Force Base, just north of Rapid City, has been closed for almost all essential personnel.

On Friday morning, the National Weather Service announced that the worst of the storm had passed, but gusty winds and snowfall remained a concern, creating blizzard conditions in parts of the Dakota and the US. West Minnesota.

"The extra snowfall after sunrise (Friday) will be the largest in northeastern Minnesota, where one expects an extra 2 to 4 inches," said the meteorological service.

At one point in the height of the storm, Pueblo West, Colorado, recorded a 107-mph gust of wind, according to AccuWeather. The biggest snowfall of the storm was the 25-inch crash near Norbeck, South Dakota, the weather forecast center reported.

Minnesota appeared to be the hardest hit by the spring snowstorm, prompting Governor Tim Walz to activate the National Guard to help stranded motorists and floods.

Over a nine-hour period, the Minnesota State Patrol recorded 167 accidents across the state, even though state officials had advised motorists to stay outside the highways.

According to FlightAware.com, Minneapolis / St. Paul International Airport and Denver International Airport combined recorded 1,530 flight cancellations over a two-day period, with Minneapolis accounting for the bulk.

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Even the home opener between the Minnesota Twins and the Detroit Tigers on Friday night in the Twin Cities has been postponed.

In a strange case, some residents of Minnesota reported a tan or an orange tinge to the snow, which, according to the National Weather Service, was likely due to the dust brought on by the strong winds coming from the west of Texas .

At least two weather-related fatalities were recorded in the worst-hit areas, one involving a collision between a snowplow and a van near Denver International Airport, reported KUSA-TV, and a border crash in Pine County, Minnesota, according to the newspaper. at the star forum.

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