The first big snowstorm of the season is cranking up across the northern Plains and Midwest . Winter weather alerts through Friday (Credit: Fox News)Heavy snow and blizzard conditions will cause travel problems through Friday for Minnesota, Wisconsin and the Dakotas. Powerful winds with gusts of 60 mph are expected to bring blowing snow, and possibly power outages , for South Dakota and Nebraska. Storm reports for the past 24 hours (Credit: Fox News)The cold front associated with this storm will bring showers and thunderstorms across the Mississippi Valley. Northwest rain forecast (Credit: Fox News)Three to five inches of rain will bring the risk of flash flooding for parts of Washington state.

Source: Fox News November 11, 2021 14:33 UTC