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Winter storm death toll climbs across Midwest to 27
Roaring blizzard conditions and freezing temperatures swept from Kentucky to Maine with 27 weather related deaths, 14 in Minnesota. A 30 to 40 vehicle pileup on Interstate 71 near Xenia, Ohio, left one dead and 12 injured. Georgia reported subfreezing temps and several inches of snow in Jasper, Athens, and Atlanta. Blizzards plus massive wind chills disrupted travel across the Dakotas, Iowa, and Minnesota. In North Dakota four people died of carbon monoxide poisoning after leaving engines running in a stranded car.
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Midwest
Kentucky
Maine
Georgia
Minnesota
Xenia
Ohio Highway Patrol
Jasper
Athens
Atlanta
Clay
Knox
Harlan
National Weather Service
Dakotas
Iowa
Mason City
Redwood Falls
Minn
Plains
Upper
North Dakota