| 31. | Cold weather, blizzards and drifting snow blocked 300 rail switches at the Ilmala rail yard, making traffic impossible.
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| 32. | Wind gusted to as high as 30 mph in parts of the region, kicking up blowing, drifting snow.
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| 33. | Blowing and drifting snow are likely.
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| 34. | Some travelers were stranded in heavy drifting snow along highways in eastern North Dakota, said Highway Patrol Sgt.
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| 35. | Drifting snow was a constant menace.
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| 36. | Blowing and drifting snow was to be a problem over higher terrain in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho.
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| 37. | There had been gales in the night and blizzards that crusted the high ground with deep and drifting snow.
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| 38. | Roads over the high moors are notoriously prone to drifting snow due to the exposed nature of the terrain.
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| 39. | In the northern Plains, blowing and drifting snow was expected to reduce visibility to less than a quarter mile.
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| 40. | That dome has been structurally weakened over the years by the buildup of drifting snow in the harsh polar conditions.
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