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Blizzard Belt Smothers Midwest In Severe March Storm
Blizzards swept the northern Midwest isolating communities across Minnesota Iowa the Dakotas and Nebraska. At least six deaths were reported four in Minnesota and two in Iowa as rain sleet and snow spread with winds up to 70 mph. Travel halted utilities disrupted and schools closed while about 300 of 500 basketball fans at Rolfe Iowa slept in a gym due to blocked highways.
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