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By Rachel Elbaum, Associated Press and Didi Martinez
A severe snow storm that covered much of the Midwest over the weekend began to dissipate Monday morning after deafening flights, highway closures and forcing the closure of schools in several states. .
A blizzard and winter storm warning was in effect until 6 pm Monday in northeastern Missouri and in southeastern Wisconsin and northeastern Illinois, including the area metropolitan Chicago. The snow was expected to ease later in the morning.
FlightAware Flight Tracking Website announced that more than 1,200 flights to, from or to the United States had been canceled on Sunday, one of the busiest travel days of the year . These cancellations continued Monday with nearly 1,032 canceled flights shortly before 10:20 ET. More than 340 flights departing from Chicago's O 'Hare airport were canceled Monday morning, according to the site.
The National Weather Service on Monday warned of flooding along the shores of Lake Michigan, Chicago and Indiana, indicating that the waves could reach between 12 and 16 feet along the coast of Cook County and between 14 and 18 feet along the coast of Indiana.
The snow forced schools in the area to close Monday, including Kansas City and Chicago.
On Sunday, strong winds and snow created blizzard conditions in much of Nebraska and parts of Kansas, Iowa and Missouri.
In Kansas, the Emergency Management Division urged people to stay off the road on Sunday. Kansas City received 5.8 "of snow Sunday, beating the record date set in 1895, according to the National Weather Service.On Monday, the public information officer of the Kansas Highway Patrol Benjamin Gardner, told residents of northern and central Kansas that the storm passed in the area, they still react to slips and accidents.
In eastern Nebraska, part of Interstate 80 between Lincoln and Omaha was closed Sunday morning due to multiple accidents occurring after the snow covered this area. This included semi-trailer trucks jackknifed on the other side of the road. It was reopened Sunday afternoon.
The Nebraska State Patrol tweeted Monday that she had reacted to 25 accidents, 110 motility aids and helped other agencies with 15 incidents Sunday night.
In Kansas, Governor Jeff Colyer issued a statement of state emergency. The action occurred while much of Interstate 70, covering much of the state, was closed between Junction City and WaKeeney.
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