during the snowstorm added to the misery temporarily closing westbound interstate 70. in nebraska, plow crews we put this fence out because we were concerned about some minor issues may come about. didn t anticipate this. in nebraska, plow crews with shovels trying to dig out. i-70 closed in western kansas. and the minnesota department of transportation says it has 800 plow trucks and 1,800 workers ready to go. we also we do have some times where we re expecting over an inch an hour of snowfall and that coupled with high winds is going to make it a bit of a challenge in terms of visibility. an inch an hour of snowfall. the chicago area under a high wind warning. expect the powerful winds to play havoc with one of the
coming out. we didn t anticipate this. and plow crews and residents with snow shovels trying to stay ahead of the snow. the state is warning people not to travel at all. the minnesota department of transportation says it has 800 plow trucks and 1,800 workers ready to go. we also we do have some times where we re expecting over an inch an hour of snowfall, and that coupled with some very high winds is going to make it a bit of a challenge in terms of visibility. the chicago area under a high wind warning today. expect the powerful winds to play havoc through one of the country s biggest hubs. in total, about 120 million people from the west coast to the great lakes are under some type of winter advisory. karen maginnis has the latest. with back-to-back storms across the midwest and the other on the west coast, it s going to
snowstorm adding the misery, temporarily closing westbound interstate 70. we put this fence out because we were concerned about some minor amount might come out. they re trying to stay ahead of the falling snow. the state advisory motorists not to travel at all. i-70 closed in kansas. they have 1,800 plow trucks and 1,800 workers ready to go. we have times where we ll expect over an inch an hour snowfall. that coupled with high winds will make it challenging. and the chicago area is under a high wind warning today. expect the powerful winds to play havoc with air travel throughout the country s biggest hubs, one of them. new developments in the
ahead of us brought us water so we could make bottles. reporter: parts of kentucky slammed with two feet of snow. the national guard called in to help stranded drivers get to food and warming shelters. the weather woes, all part of a massive storm system causing problems from dallas to new england. just outside birmingham, alabama, crews responding to a 14-car crash on i-459. in rhode island, one vehicle sliding in to another. one driver knocked down, taken to the hospital. back in kentucky, a convoy of plow trucks working to clear i-65 and get cars moving again. and here in louisville, they are preparing for another blast of bitter cold expected to be record-breaking cold. alex perez, abc news, louisville, kentucky. the record-breaking cold he mentions comes from a powerful arctic front sending temperatures in to a deep, deep freeze. sound like ginger zee there. pretty professional. sledders who defied a ban to