Blizzard Pounds Central U.S. Plains, Grounding Flights & Cutting Power Unlisted Video

According to a report by Reuters, on Wednesday, a late-winter blizzard hit the US central plains states with high winds and an expected 2 feet of snow. The storm has disrupted air travel, caused power outages, and shut down schools and government offices across Denver and other Rocky Mountain and Plains communities. The US National Weather Service reportedly issued blizzard warnings for northeastern Colorado, southwestern Wyoming, western Nebraska and parts of the Dakotas. Forecasters reportedly expect winds of up to 70 miles per hour to sweep across a wide area of states to the south. More than half of nearly 1,050 flights into or out of Denver International Airport had been cancelled by early Wednesday, according to the tracking site FlightAware.