November 26 (Reuters) – Commuters in Chicago and the Midwest had to deal with heavy and wet snow episodes as they returned to work Monday after the long Thanksgiving weekend. The storm had neutralized electricity, frosted roads and canceled some flights.
The National Weather Service ended the snow storm warnings on Monday in northeastern Missouri, the Chicago metropolitan area, and Michigan, but said high winds of up to 72 km / h would continue to blow. around accumulated accumulations of snow during the night.
"The snow will continue to diminish gradually in terms of snow flurries and will end this morning," the Chicago service office said in a statement, warning drivers to be more cautious on slippery roads in low visibility.
"The work training was NASTY," ABCP Chicago presenter Diane Pathieu wrote on Twitter about her daily commute. "The roads are barely cleared, the wind is blowing snow everywhere, proceed with caution!"
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Heavy traffic is observed on Interstate 190 near the Chicago O'Hare International Airport on Sunday, November 25, 2018. A winter storm is expected to dump snow in the Midwest, during the winter. one of the busiest days of the year. (AP Photo / Nam Y. Huh)
Snow warning signs mark an entrance to the Kansas Turnpike near Lawrence, Kansas, on Sunday, November 25, 2018. The tollway section of the park is the largest in the world. I-70 remains open. The I-70 is closed to the west of Junction City, Kan. (AP Photo / Orlin Wagner)
Pedestrians walk as snow falls on Sunday, November 25, 2018, in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. A winter storm covered much of west-central West with snow Sunday at the end of Thanksgiving weekend, creating snow-like conditions and forcing the closure of major highways during one of the busiest travel days of the year. (AP Photo / Charlie Riedel)
A row of corn stalks snuggled in the snow north of Nebraska, Neb., On Sunday, November 25, 2018. Conditions similar to the snowstorm have closed highways and delayed air travel, while a number a winter storm was crossing the Midwest. (AP Photo / Nati Harnik)
CHICAGO, IL – NOVEMBER 26: Humboldt Park residents dig after a snowstorm in early winter that dumped several inches of snow on the neighborhood on Nov. 26, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. The storm, which started yesterday morning as the rain turned to snow, has spread over a foot of snow in and around Chicago. (Photo by Scott Olson / Getty Images)
Covered in plastic bags, Lyubov Menkevich walks near the Palate Runway in the snow on Sunday November 25, 2018 in Palatine, Illinois (Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune / TNS via Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL – NOVEMBER 26: Humboldt Park residents dig after a snowstorm in early winter that dumped several inches of snow on the neighborhood on Nov. 26, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. The storm, which started yesterday morning as the rain turned to snow, has spread over a foot of snow in and around Chicago. (Photo by Scott Olson / Getty Images)
A woman shovels snow around her car stuck in a snowstorm in Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States, November 26, 2018. REUTERS / Kamil Krzaczynski
Snowplow truck clears streets in Des Plaines, Illinois, United States, November 26, 2018. REUTERS / Kamil Krzaczynski
Workers carry snow shovels as snow falls on Sunday, November 25, 2018, in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. A winter storm covered much of downtown west-central with snow Sunday at the end of Thanksgiving weekend, creating conditions similar to a snowstorm. hundreds of flights and forced the closure of major highways on one of the busiest days of the year. (AP Photo / Charlie Riedel)
A pedestrian walks as snow falls on Sunday, November 25, 2018, in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. A winter storm covered much of west-central West with snow Sunday at the end of Thanksgiving weekend, creating conditions similar to a blizzard of flights and forced the closure of major highways during of one of the busiest days of the year. (AP Photo / Charlie Riedel)
Snow accumulates on road signs near Lawrence, Kansas on Sunday, November 25, 2018. The I-70 is closing from Junction City, Kansas, to Wakeeney, Kansas, due to low visibility. The zone is in a blizzard warning. (AP Photo / Orlin Wagner)
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North of Chicago, the Evanston City Police Department said in a statement that his power had been knocked out by the storm, although he still could receive calls to 911.
Dozens of school districts in Illinois, Missouri, Iowa and Kansas have canceled their courses due to the weather. The public schools of Chicago had to open.
The storm canceled 1,270 flights on Sunday, a busy day for travelers trying to get home after the Thanksgiving weekend.
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WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 15: The snow falls as a woman crosses the square to the US capital on November 15, 2018 in Washington, DC. A winter storm warning has been issued for CW with moderate to heavy snow and sleet that can accumulate 1 to 2 inches. (Photo by Mark Wilson / Getty Images)
Washington, DC – November 15: Snow falls on the square at the US capital on November 15, 2018 in Washington, DC. A winter storm warning has been issued for CW with moderate to heavy snow and sleet that can accumulate 1 to 2 inches. (Photo by Mark Wilson / Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 15: A woman crosses the Capitol plaza under the snow on November 15, 2018 in Washington, DC. A winter storm warning has been issued for CW with moderate to heavy snow and sleet that can accumulate 1 to 2 inches. (Photo by Mark Wilson / Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 15: A United States Capitol police officer patrols Capitol Square under the snow on November 15, 2018 in Washington, DC. A winter storm warning has been issued for CW with moderate to heavy snow and sleet that can accumulate 1 to 2 inches. (Photo by Mark Wilson / Getty Images)
A tour bus is towed on Wednesday, November 14, 2018 after being knocked down on an icy highway north of Mississippi. DeSoto County sheriff's deputy Alex Coker said the bus carrying about 50 people was knocked down shortly after Wednesday noon south of Memphis, Tennessee. The accident occurred while a winter storm swept some parts of the south. County coroner Josh Pounders said two people died in the accident where Interstate 269 and Interstate 22 met. He said the wounded were taken to hospitals in the area, some of them in critical condition. (AP Photo / Adrian Sainz)
Richard Reichel unblocks snow in front of his home on Saturday, November 10, 2018, at West Sixth Street in Erie, Pennsylvania. A lake effect storm projected 6.6 inches of snow over the town of Erie. Additional accumulation is expected throughout the day. (Jack Hanrahan / Erie Times-News via AP)
WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 15: White House Press Secretary Hogan Gidley takes cautious action as he returns to the West Wing as snow and melted snow from winter storm Avery covers Ground at the White House on November 15, 2018 in Washington, DC. After being moved to the Midwest, the storm dropped a winter mix of snow, slush and freezing rain, forcing schools to close or delay the opening of the Washington, DC area. . (Photo by Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)
A person crosses the Independence Mall during a snowstorm in Philadelphia on Thursday, November 15, 2018. (AP Photo / Matt Rourke)
A flamingo lawn ornament is covered with slush after a night storm in East Derry, New Hampshire on Friday, November 16, 2018. Southern New Hampshire received about five inches of snow before turning into a rain late in the morning. day. (AP Photo / Charles Krupa)
Richard Burst removes the snow from his drive Thursday, November 15, 2018 in St. Louis. "All I really need to do is two ways for my car," he said. Much of the area had at least 4 inches of snow and forecasters expect it to fall about 1 to 2 inches more by the end of the day, around noon Thursday. (Robert Cohen / St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)
A pedestrian crosses the winter climate of Mt. Holly, N.J., Thursday, November 15, 2018. A mix of rain, sleet and snow started falling late Thursday morning in the southern regions and was soon to cross the state. (AP Photo / Seth Wenig)
During the storm, on the night of Thursday, November 15, 2018 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, snow falls on the trailers. Trailers were set up to house displaced people from their homes as a result of a gas explosion in the Merrimack Valley two months ago. (AP Photo / Elise Amendola)
People walk on Independence Mall during a snowstorm in Philadelphia on Thursday, November 15, 2018. (AP Photo / Matt Rourke)
A person walks in front of Independence Hall as snow falls in Philadelphia on Thursday, November 15, 2018. (AP Photo / Matt Rourke)
A delivery man crosses winter weather at Mt. Holly, N.J., Thursday, November 15, 2018. New Jersey faces this season's winter weather for the first time. A mix of rain, slush and snow began to fall late Thursday morning in the southern regions and was soon to move into the state. (AP Photo / Seth Wenig)
A young male searches for food during a snowstorm on Thursday, November 15, 2018, in Marple Township, Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvanians are in their first contact with the weather this season. A mix of rain, slush and slush began to fall in parts of the state Thursday morning Thursday. (AP Photo / Matt Slocum)
Visitors are under the wet snow at the September 11th Memorial on Thursday November 15th, 2018 in New York City. One of the first big storms of the season moved Thursday into the eastern half of the country, causing fatal road accidents and school closures as snow fell to the south in central Alabama. (Photo AP / Bebeto Matthews)
Traffic was blocked due to snow on the road. 61 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, on Thursday afternoon, November 15, 2018. The winter time was blowing Thursday in the east, with expected snow and ice from Ohio and the Appalachians by Washington, DC, New York and New England. (Jacqueline Dormer / Republican-Herald via AP)
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This included about 900 flights to and from the O. Hare International Airport of Chicago and Chicago Midway Airport and nearly 200 flights to the Kansas City International Airport.
On Monday morning, about 500 flights to and from O & # 39; Hare had been canceled, representing about 17% of all scheduled flights, according to FlightAware's flight tracking service. (Brendan O'Brien's report to Milwaukee and Jonathan Allen's New York, edited by Sunil Nair, Louise Heavens and Frances Kerry)
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