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Winter storm blankets Great Plains with snow

By Jim Salter
Published February 21, 2013 5:00am ET
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Winter storm blankets Great Plains with snow
A man walks in the snow, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013 in Tulsa, Okla. A brief period of heavy show is possible in eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas into early afternoon as a winter storm moves through the center of the country. (AP Photo/Tulsa World, Tom Gilbert) ONLINE OUT; TV OUT; TULSA OUT | Tom Gilbert

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Blinding snow, at times accompanied by thunder and lightning, bombarded much of the nation’s midsection Thursday, causing whiteout conditions, making major roadways all but impassable and shutting down schools and state legislatures.

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