People under blizzard warning, flights delayed in central U.S.

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Nearly a million people across the Northern and Central Plains in the U.S. were under blizzard warnings on Tuesday, and thousands of flights were delayed or canceled, as heavy snow, freezing rain and powerful winds created treacherous road conditions.

A blizzard warning affecting more than 550,000 people in parts of five states on Tuesday afternoon – Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming – will be in effect until early Wednesday morning in part of the region, where areas could receive as much as 15 centimeters of snow and wind gusts of around 96 kilometers per hour, the National Weather Service said.

Two tractor-trailers lose control on Christmas Day on Interstate 80 in Nebraska as a winter storm pummels part of the Midwest, the U.S., December 25, 2023. /CFP

A tractor trailer veers into ditch on Christmas Day on Interstate 80 in Nebraska as a winter storm pummels part of the Midwest, the U.S., December 25, 2023. /CFP

On Christmas Day, one person was killed and three others were injured in Kansas, when the driver of a pickup truck lost control on snow and ice and collided head-on with a sport utility vehicle.

The impact on air travel appeared to be relatively modest at the outset of the storm but worsened throughout the day. About 126 flights within, into or out of the United States on Tuesday had been canceled as of the afternoon, according to FlightAware. About 4,300 flights across the country had been delayed.

No major outages were reported. Still, the weather service reminded people about the risk of fire caused by candles or space heaters. Anyone using a portable generator should keep it outside and at least 6 meters away from doors, windows and garages to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning.

(With input from AP)