Midwest slammed by record-shattering blizzard
A TRAVEL NIGHTMARE, MORE THAN 4,000 FLIGHTS CANCELED TODAY. FLIGHTS CANCELED TODAY ALONE. WE B BEGIN WITH ANGIE IN. ALONE. WEWE BEGIN WITH ANGIE IN WISCONSIN. WE BEGIN WITH ANGIE IN WISCONSIN. >> Reporter: THE. WISCONSIN. >> Reporter: THE MIDWEST BURIED IN. >> Reporter: THE MIDWEST BURIED IN RECORD S SMASHING SNOW. MIDWEST BURIED IN RECORD SMASHING SNOW. LOOK AT THESE. LOOK AT THESE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN THIS. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN THTHIS VIDEO FROM WISCONSIN. VIDEO FROM WISCONSIN. YOU CAN BARELY MAKE OUT THE ROAD. YOU CAN BARELY MAKE OUT THE ROAD. CAR AFTER CAR R AFTER. OUT THE ROAD. CAR AFTER CAR AFTER CAR STUCK. CAR AFTER CAR AFTER CAR STUCK. >> PROBABLY ONE OF THE. CAR STUCK. >> PROBABLY ONE OF THEHE CRAZIER SNOWSTORMS. >> PROROBABLY ONE OF THE CRAZIER SNOWSTORMS WE'VE EVER SEEN. N. WE'VE EVER SEEN. >> Repororter: ONE TOWN GOT A JAW-DROPPING. . GOT A JAW-DROPPING THREE FEET. IN GREEN BAY, THIS. THREE FEET. IN GREEN BAY, THIS STORM DUMPING 20. IN GREEN BAY, THIS STORM DUMPING 20 INCHES SO FAR,
STORM DUMPING 20 INCHES SO FAR, SOLIDIFYING ITITS PLACE. INCHES SO FAR, SOLIDIFYING ITS PLACACE IN THE RECORD BOOKS AS. SOLIDIFYING ITS PLACE IN THE RECORD BOOKS AS THE LARGRGEST MARCH. IN THE RECORD BOOKS AS THE LARGEST MARCH SNOWSTORM SINCE 181888, THE LARGEST MARCH SNOWSTORM SINCE 1888, IMPRESSIVE AMOUNT OF. SNOWSTORM SINCE 1888, IMPRESSIVE AMOUNT OF SNOWOW EVEN FOR MIDWEST. IMPRESSIVE AMOUNT OF SNOW EVEN FOR MIDWEST STANDARDRDS. SNOW EVEN FOR MIDWEST STANDARDS. WITH JUST FOUR DAYS. STANDARDS. WITH JUST FOUR DAYS TILL SPRING. WITH JUST FOUR DAYS TITILL SPRING. A MASSIVE FIRE BROKE. TILL SPRING. A MASSIVE FIRE BROKE OUT AND FIREFIGHTERS. A MASSIVE FIRE BROKE OUT AND FIREFIGHTERS FIGHTING HIGH WINDS. OUT AND FIREFIGHTERS FIGHTING HIGH WINDS AND FREEZING EQUIPMENT. FIGHTING HIGH WINDS AND FREEZING EQUIPMENT AS THEY BATTLED THE. AND FREEZING EQUIPMENT AS THEY BATTLED THE BLAZE. AS THEY BATTLED D THE BLAZE. ALSO PROBLEMS ON THE. S. ROADS IN IOWA, THIS TRACTOR-TRAILER.
IN IOWA, THIS TRACTOR-TRTRAILER OVERTURNED. OVERTURNED. AND PUSHING WAS THE ONLY W WAY OUT FOR THIS. AND PUSHING WAS S THE ONLY WAY OUT FOR THIS AMAZON TRUCK. AMAZON TRUCK. IN MICHIGAN, DRAMATIC RESCUEUE. IN MICHIGAN, DRAMATIC RESCUE.. WATCH THIS COAST GUARD. WATCH THIS COAST GUARD CUTTER MAKE WAY TO A SNOWOWMOBILER STRANDED. CUTTER MAKE WAY TO A SNOWMOBILER STRANDED ON A SHEET OF ICE. SNOWMOBILER STRANDED ON A SHEET OF ICE. PULLING HIM TO SAFETETY. ON A SHEET OF ICE. PULLING HIM TO SAFETY. EAST COAST PUMMEMELLED. PULLING HIM TO SAFETY. EAST COAST PUMMELLED BY AN OUTBREAK OF. EAST COAST PUMMELLED BY AN OUTBREAK OF SEVERE STORMS TODAY, BY AN OUTBREAK OF SEVERE STORMS TODAY, PORTIONS OF TEN STATES. SEVERE STORMS TODAY, PORTIONS OF F TEN STATES UNDER. S. UNDER TORNADO WATCTCHES. FUNNEL CLOUD OVER. TORNADO WATCHES. FUNNEL CLOUD OVER MARYLAND. FUNNEL CLOUD OVER MARYLAND. WIND AND RAIN. MARYLAND. WIND AND RAINN LEADING TO A MESS AT. LEADING TO A MESS AT THE NATION'S AIRPORTS. MOMORE THAN 4,000. MORE THAN 4,000 FLIGHTS CANCELED, WITH STORMS TRIGGGGERING.
FLIGHTS CANCELEDED, WITH STORMS TRIGGERING GROUND STOPS AT MAJOR. GROUND STOPS AT MAJOR HUBS, INCLUDING ATLANTA AND D CHICAGO. HUBS, INCLUDING ATLANTA AND CHICAGO. IN CHARLOTTE, HIGH. ATLANTA AND CHICAGO. IN CHARLOTTE, HIGH WINDNDS SENT DEBRIS. IN CHARLOTTE, HIGH WINDS S SENT DEBRIS THROUGH THE AIR. WINDS SENT DEBRIS THROUGH THE AIR. WINDS WERE SO STRONG. THROUGH THE AIR. WINDS WERE SO STRONG IN TEXAS IT SENT THIS. WINDS WERE SO STRONG IN TEXAS IT SENT THIS CHILILD FLYING. IN TEXAS IT SENT THIS CHILD FLYINGNG. EVEN THE SOUTH WAS HIT. CHILD FLYING. EVEN T THE SOUTH WAS HIT WITH FRIGID. EVEN THE SOUTH WAS HIT WITH FRIGID TEMPMPERATURES TODAY, A. TEMPERATURES TODAY, A RARE SNOWSTORM IN ALABAMA. RARE SNOWSTORM IN ALABAMA. IN THE MIDWEST, THE. ALABAMA. IN THE MIDWEST, THE SNOW IS TAPERING O OFF. IN THE MIDWEST, THE SNOW IS TAPERING OFF BUT THE DIGOUT IS JUST. SNOW IS TAPERING OFF BUT THTHE DIGOUT IS JUST BEGINNING.
BUT THE DIGOUT IS JUST BEGINNING. >> ANGIE JOIN SING US. BEGINNING. >> ANGIE JOIN SING US FROM A VERY. FROM A VERY SNOWY GREEN BAY, THE BIGGEST STORM IN THE. BIGGEST STORM IN THE MIDWEST ALL SEASON WITH SPRING JUST DAYS. WITH SPRING JUST DAYS AWAY. >> Reporter: THAT'S. AWAY. >> Reporter: THAT'S EXEXACTLY RIGHT, HALLIE. EXACTLY RIGHT, HALLIE. MORE THAN 300 CITIES ACROSSSS THE MIDWEST. ACROSS THE MIDWEST WITH DOUBLE-DIGIT SNOWFALL TOTALS. WITH DOUBLE-DIGIT SNOWFALL TOTALS. INCLUDING IN G GREEN BAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS. INCLUDING IN GREEN BAY WHWHERE THE CLEANUP HAS. WHERE THE CLEANUP HAS JUST BEGUN. CITY OFFICIALS. JUST BEGUN. CITY OFFICIALS EXTENDING THE SNOW.
