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    March 3, 2015
    Buses pick up students shortly after 10 a.m. Tuesday at Kennedy Elementary School in Willmar. The public school district closed schools and cancelled activities because blizzard warnings were in effect for west central Minnesota until 6 p.m. (TRIBUNE/Gary Miller)
    Sun pads blizzard’s punch
    Take that, Punxsutawney Phil. After a blizzard warning didn’t quite yield the hazardous conditions expected, it looks like Minnesota and the...
    newsMarch 3, 2015 - 10:54pm
    Students boards buses shortly after 10 a.m. Tuesday at Kennedy Elementary School in Willmar because of inclement weather. Secondary schools in Willmar dismissed at 9:45 a.m. and elementary schools closed at 10 a.m. Tribune photo by Gary Miller
    Winter storm leads to area school closings
    Schools shut down across the area Tuesday as the snow fell and blizzard-like winds began to pick up. Area school districts that have...
    newsMarch 3, 2015 - 10:30am
    Blowing snow was the view looking west on U.S. Highway 12 at 11:45 p.m.. today in Murdock, Minn. Submitted photo by Jannet Walsh.
    Blizzard warning in effect today
    A blizzard warning remains in effect today across a wide swath of southwestern Minnesota. The National Weather Service said a band of snow...
    newsMarch 3, 2015 - 10:09am
    January 26, 2015
    East Coast braces for ‘historic’ blizzard
    NEW YORK — A swath of the U.S. East Coast from Philadelphia to New York City to Maine braced for a potentially historic blizzard today expected to dump as much as 3 feet of snow and snarl transportation for tens of millions of people. The National Weather Service on Sunday issued...
    news/nationJanuary 26, 2015 - 12:26am
    January 8, 2015
    Blowing snow reduces visibility at 19th Ave. Southeast and Fifth Street in Willmar. A no-travel advisory was issued for much of the region until Thursday evening. (TRIBUNE/Rand Middleton)
    Blizzard whips up a mess
    WILLMAR — Winds whipping snow at 30 and up to 50 miles per hour closed schools, caused the Willmar district to call its rural buses back, and...
    newsJanuary 8, 2015 - 9:46pm
    Traffic moved cautiously along the Highway 23 bypass south of Willmar with wind speeds approaching 40 mph at mid-afternoon. Low visibility due to blowing snow prompted no-travel advisories throughout the region Thursday. (TRIBUNE/Rand Middleton)
    Slow going
    Traffic moved cautiously along the Highway 23 bypass south of Willmar with wind speeds approaching 40 mph at mid-afternoon. Low visibility due...
    newsJanuary 8, 2015 - 8:21pm
    Update: Highway 71 between Redwood Falls and Highway 14 to reopen around 7:30 p.m.
    Updated 7:11 p.m.
    newsJanuary 8, 2015 - 5:01pm
    Update: MnDOT lifts travel advisory
    Updated 7:10 p.m.
    newsJanuary 8, 2015 - 2:47pm
    High winds and blowing snow this afternoon at the intersection of 19th Ave and 4th Street SE in Willmar this afternoon show the driving challenge. The National Weather Service says driving will be very difficult in open areas outside of city limits for the rest of the day. TRIBUNE photo by Rand Middleton.
    Blizzard warning is expanded to Kandiyohi, Swift, Stevens and Big Stone counties
    Updated 7:10 p.m.
    newsJanuary 8, 2015 - 1:30pm
    Blizzard warning today for sections of central Minnesota
    WILLMAR – Nasty weather could be hitting parts of central Minnesota today The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning for...
    newsJanuary 8, 2015 - 6:59am
    April 1, 2014
    A tornado was photographed Monday outside of St. Leo. The Yellow Medicine County Sheriff’s Office said a tornado caused damaged to at least three farm sites Monday afternoon southeast of St. Leo. (Submitted photo by Brandy Wickstrom)
    Early spring blizzard hits Dakotas, Minnesota
    March ended Monday with a blast of winter weather for much of the Dakotas and Minnesota, closing highways, schools and public offices across...
    newsApril 1, 2014 - 12:00am
    March 31, 2014
    Blizzard forecast today in N.D., western Minn.
    FARGO, N.D. — Forecasters are confident that parts of the region will see two things today: heavy snow and howling winds.
    newsMarch 31, 2014 - 12:00am
    March 4, 2014
    The U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial (L) is seen during blizzard conditions in Arlington, Virginia, during a snow storm in the Washington metro area March 3, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Gary Cameron
    Powerful storm lashes eastern U.S. with snow, arctic cold
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A deadly winter storm hit the U.S. East Coast with freezing rain, snow and near-record cold on Monday, cancelling about...
    news/nationMarch 4, 2014 - 7:25am
    February 26, 2014
    Area schools closing early, in advance of blizzard
    Numerous area school districts are closing early today As of 10:45 a.m., the following districts had announced early closings: ACGC (all activities cancelled), Belview Learning Center, BOLD and St. Mary’s of Bird Island, Buffalo Lake/Hector/Stewart; Central Minnesota Christian...
    news/educationFebruary 26, 2014 - 10:53am
    Blizzard warning continues for today in west central Minn.
    WILLMAR –– Several schools in west central Minnesota, including the Willmar School District, are closing early today because of expected...
    newsFebruary 26, 2014 - 10:09am
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