Winter Storm Bruce: Blocked Drivers Saved in Illinois and More Than 2,000 Canceled Flights

Nationally, more than 2,000 flights have been canceled Sunday and Monday, according to FlightAware. More than 1,500 cancellations were held at the O. Hare International Airport in Chicago. Midway International Chicago and Kansas City International Chicago saw most of their cancellations Sunday, but had persistent problems until Monday morning.

Monday morning, more than 250,000 customers were without electricity in the Midwest, the vast majority being reported in Illinois, according to PowerOutage.us.

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Here is a detailed analysis of the impact of Bruce's winter storm on the Midwest.

Illinois

In Illinois, Snowmobile night rescue were reported after drivers found themselves stuck in their car on Highway 6 near Princeton due to heavy snowfall, according to Illinois police.

Ogle County Sheriff Warns Drivers that many national roads were still too dangerous to circulate On Monday morning, while the IDOT crews were trying to clean them up, they had no time to determine the likely improvement in the condition of the roads. Schools in the area were closed for the day.

Outages in Illinois have reached more than 300,000 customers. without power on Sunday night, said ComEd spokesman Tom Dominguez.

Michigan

Dozens of collisions were reported Monday morning in the Lansing area, while Bruce covered the roads with snow and ice. The Ionia County sheriff described the roads as "treacherous" in a statement, encouraging motorists to stay off those roads, except in case of imperative displacement.

Schools in the Flint area were closed Monday because of poor roads.

Kansas

Governor Jeff Colyer said the state of emergency disaster following the winter storm passing through his state. The statement authorizes the use of state resources and personnel to facilitate response and recovery operations in affected countries.

The Kansas Department of Transportation has issued a blunt warning on social media Sunday morning: "Do not try to travel in the west if you are in northeastern Kansas and are trying to get to you. return to the west, STOP IMMEDIATELY. "

More than 200 miles of Interstate 70, from Topeka to the Colorado border, were closed Sunday night and were reopened around 9:00 pm. Sunday night.

A multiple car accident stopped US 400 east of Beaumontreported the national meteorological service. Several other highways east of Dodge City have also been closed.

Many Kansas school districts have canceled Monday classes. The University of Kansas has canceled classes on the Lawrence and Edwards campuses of Overland Park because of the difficulty in traveling on Sunday.

Iowa

Near Creston, motorists were stuck for more than an hour on Interstate 35. At one point, a bus slid off the road, but it was moved by US soldiers., Reported WOI-TV.

Missouri

Interstate 29 was closed from St. Joseph at the border of Iowa due to whiteout conditions, Missouri's road patrol tweeted. the the roadway was reopened despite being still covered with snow, said MSHP.

Nebraska

Almost all roads in Nebraska, southwestern Iowa and northwestern Missouri were partially or completely covered with snow and blowing snow. Nebraska News Channel reported Sunday. Even Monday, teams from the Nebraska Transportation Department reported that several highways were still closed due to snow and ice in the south of the state.

KLKN-TV in Lincoln reported that near-blizzard conditions prevented first responders to reach motorists stranded in the counties of Saline and Jefferson.

The Nebraska State Patrol closed the I-80 heading west for several hours Sunday morning between Lincoln and Omaha due to accidents involving semi-trailer trucks standing across the river. road. At least one person was injured.

Snow emergencies have been reported in several Nebraska communities, Reported KWBE, including Fairbury, Beatrice, Nebraska City.

Colorado

Colorado's road patrol announced Saturday that a pile of 20 vehicles, including a semi-trailer carrying a self-inflating armature, had shut the tracks eastbound from Interstate 70 near Frisco for several hours on Saturday. . Minor injuries have been reported.

About 15 vehicles spewed about 6 miles east of Silverthorne, resulting in the temporary closure of I-70 lanes in the eastbound direction. Eastbound lanes near Vail Pass have also been closed due to poor road conditions. Emergency shelters have been opened for stranded drivers.

The information from the Associated Press was included in this article.