Severe storms hits Midwest with snow, ice, winds

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP-Excite

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Storms packing rain, snow and dangerous winds raked the Midwest and spawned a possible tornado outside of St. Louis that prompted an emergency declaration from Missouri's governor.

To the north icy weather left thousands without power and prompted Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton to call out the state Nation Guard to aid residents as the state braced for another storm system that threatened to dump several inches of wet snow Thursday.

The most violent weather was centered near the St. Louis suburb of Hazelwood late Wednesday night. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported early Thursday that homes and vehicles were damaged in the area. There were no immediate reports of serious injuries.

Butch Dye, a hydrometeorological technician with the National Weather Service in St. Louis, Mo., said crews would assess the damage Thursday.

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One woman in NE died when she left her stuck car. It would have been a mile walk home. She was lost in zero visibility.

[jwirr]

1. NE MN snow is heavy with near blackouts. Some power lose but we are still going. Getting the house

warmed up in case it goes out so our propane heater can handle it without the fan. Stocking up on food etc. We live out in the country so we would be plowed out after it is done.