Post-holiday travelers were finding driving and flying difficult as a winter storm dumped heavy snow and whipped up gusty winds across parts of the United States on Wednesday, Thursday and into Friday morning, killing two.
A 58-year-old woman from Ponchatoula, Louisiana, died after a tree fell on her camper trailer on late Wednesday night, Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards explained to CNN affiliate WDSU.
The National Weather Service said that 11 inches of rain hit parts of the South specifically in Louisiana and Mississippi.
More than 300 flights were cancelled in Dallas as planes were also left stranded or delayed at Chicago and Houston's airport - with nearly a quarter of the flights being held up at the latter.
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The National Weather Service said that 11 inches of rain hit parts of the South
Several road closures have had to be issued in the Midwest, making ground transportation difficult
Up to 11 inches (28 centimeters) of snow had fallen in the Moorhead-Alexandria area of western Minnesota by mid-afternoon Thursday, and it was still snowing, said meteorologist Tyler Hasenstein of the Twin Cities National Weather Service.
The line of snow ended just northwest of the Twin Cities around Elk River, Hasenstein said. The snowfall peaked around 3 inches (8 centimeters) at the Minneapolis airport, then rain starting early Thursday melted the snowpack.
Officials in North Dakota issued a no-travel advisory for the eastern part of the state due to icy roads and reduced visibility. Blustery winds were causing blizzard conditions in Jamestown, North Dakota, and in northern South Dakota, where transportation officials reported visibility was down to a quarter-mile along a stretch of Highway 10.
By Friday, the weather system will bring heavy rain and strong storms to the eastern Gulf and the Southeast
It will then move up the I-95 corridor, from Raleigh, North Carolina, into Washington, DC, and north to Boston
Flooding makes it nearly impossible to make it through the Louisiana streets
Bus service for Fargo, North Dakota, and neighboring Moorhead, Minnesota, was suspended Thursday afternoon because of worsening road conditions. Service is expected to resume Friday with a normal schedule.
Flash flooding could be expected from New Orleans to Atlanta in addition to strong winds all throughout the Southeast.
Several road closures have had to be issued in the Midwest, making ground transportation difficult.
A motorist was killed in Kansas on Thursday along Interstate 70 near the city of Oakely and prompted the Kansas Highway Patrol to shut down a portion of the major east-west artery.
People shovel snow off their sidewalks in effort to make their lives easier
Bus service for Fargo, North Dakota, and neighboring Moorhead, Minnesota, was suspended Thursday afternoon because of worsening road conditions
'Please stay off the roads and stay safe, give (the Kansas Department of Transportation) time to clear ... them, it's not worth your life,' Trooper Tod Hileman, the highway patrol's public information officer, said on Twitter.
No other details were immediately available on the collision; the name of the victim was not released. Hileman said roads were expected to remain snow-packed and icy into Friday.
The fatality came as parts of the U.S. Midwest and Southeast were inundated with the first wave of heavy snow and rain expected in the central United States through the weekend, said Marc Chenard, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.
Service is expected to resume Friday with a normal schedule in North Dakota
An East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's deputy speaks with a stranded motorist
Heavy rain is expected to wash over the East
'Through this morning there have already been amounts as high as 6 to 10 inches across those areas and additional snowfall of 10 inches is possible throughout the day and tonight,' Chenard said. 'Travel is going to be very difficult across the areas under weather and blizzard warnings.'
Three airplane passengers were also injured in the air over Texas on Wednesday as Storm Eboni caused treacherous flying conditions across the US.
The Dallas-bound American Airlines flight managed to land safely at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on Wednesday night, despite initial reports suggesting it had been damaged by ferocious winds.
A passenger and a flight attendant were hospitalized with complaints of knee pain and neck pain, and one other person was treated at the scene - a spokesperson for the airline revealed.
Storm Eboni is the first wave of heavy snow and rain expected to strike the US through the end of the holiday weekend.
Three airplane passengers were injured in the air over Texas on Wednesday as Storm Eboni caused treacherous flying conditions across the US, in the first wave of weather expected to impact travel over the end of the holiday week. Several ambulances (shown) were on the scene at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on Wednesday night
A passenger and a flight attendant were hospitalized with injuries and one other person was treated on the scene
The 75 passengers on board the flight, which was returning to the US from Mexico, stayed in a hotel in Austin on Wednesday night, to be transferred back to Dallas on Thursday.
Thousands of flights were grounded in Midwestern airports over Christmas due to heavy snowfall, with forecasters warning the worst is yet to come as the storm sweeps across the country.
Airlines are waiving ticket change fees for passengers due to fly to, from or through several airports in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota.
Horrifying footage posted on Twitter by a passenger on another Texas-bound flight, Jen Vaughn, showed huge lightning storms turning the sky purple as she flew just hours after the American Airlines plane was forced to land in Austin.
Heavy snow and rainstorms from Storm Eboni are also predicted to create dangerous road conditions for millions of travelers heading out after Christmas.
Footage posted on Twitter by another passenger, Jen Vaughn, showed scale of the huge lightning storms from the window of another Texas-bound flight
Storm Eboni has caused freak weather conditions across the US with massive thunderstorms and up to a foot of snow leading to travel disruption for millions
Winter Storm Eboni brought both rain and snow to the Wyoming-Kansas- Missouri-Nebraska area on Thursday morning
Severe storms are expected to hit the south and other areas of the US, with heavy snow anticipated in the north, as the week goes on, according to Yahoo! News.
The same storm system that dropped two inches of rain in Southern California and up to two feet of snow on parts of the West Coast over Christmas weekend is now moving out of the West, into the Plains.
As a result, 15 states between Arizona and Michigan have been under winter storm warnings and advisories.
Starting in Texas, the severe weather is expected to pass through Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee in the early hours of Thursday morning, according to CNN.
Severe storms are expected to move into the eastern Gulf Coast and Deep south as well, bringing damaging winds and flash flooding.
From Nebraska to Minnesota and Wisconsin, heavy snow and strong winds will continue to batter the area.
The same storm system that dropped two inches of rain in Southern California and up to two feet of snow on parts of the West Coast over Christmas weekend is now moving out of the West, into the Plains. Snow and rain forecasts for midday Thursday are shown
Severe storms are expected to move into the eastern Gulf Coast and Deep south by Thursday, bringing damaging winds and flash flooding. From Nebraska to Minnesota and Wisconsin, heavy snow and strong winds will continue to batter the area
By Friday, the weather system will bring heavy rain and strong storms to the eastern Gulf and the Southeast, before moving up the I-95 corridor, from Raleigh, North Carolina, into Washington, DC, and north to Boston
By Friday, the weather system will bring heavy rain and strong storms to the eastern Gulf and the Southeast, before moving up the I-95 corridor, from Raleigh, North Carolina, into Washington, DC, and north to Boston.
Western Nebraska and eastern Colorado are expected to receive 8-12 inches of snow, with the weather system anticipated to pivot into northern New England as millions head back to work.
Large hail, strong gusts and isolated tornadoes could tear through that part of the country in the afternoon and evening on Friday.
Some flash flooding will be possible, with the South and the East Coast likely to see between 2-4 inches of rain throughout the duration of the week.
By Friday, the weather system will bring heavy rain and strong storms to the eastern Gulf and the Southeast, before moving up the I-95 corridor, from Raleigh, North Carolina, into Washington, DC, and north to Boston
CNN estimates that up to four million people could be stranded because of the post-Christmas blizzard conditions. The outlook for New Year's Eve is shown
New England may also see some snow, and snowfall totals in the Northern Plains and upper Midwest could surpass a foot.
CNN estimates that up to four million people could be stranded because of the post-Christmas blizzard conditions.
The number of people traveling is up 4.4 percent for 2018 – a record increase according to the American Automobile Association.
A whopping 102.1 million people will be driving or riding in a car, approximately 6.7 million were believed to be traveling via an aircraft and the remainder are expected to make their way to where they need to be on buses or boats.
Snow accumulation is shown on the day after Christmas at Big Bear Lake in California
South Jordan (left) and Salt Lake City (right) in Utah were affected already by Wednesday
4 million people traveling after Christmas could be affected by the weather in the center of the country
Large hail, strong gusts and isolated tornados could tear through the South
The number of people traveling is up 4.4 percent for 2018 – a record increase according to the American Automobile Association
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