tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12130919.post112052245299512128..comments2023-10-29T03:23:55.205-05:00Comments on Our Paradise--Life in Costa Rica: Fun One--Fill out and Send me Your ResponsesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12130919.post-75029094797659053012011-01-31T02:47:53.875-05:002011-01-31T02:47:53.875-05:00Blizzard warnings were issued for parts of Illinoi...Blizzard warnings were issued for parts of Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin as snow socked the states in tandem with breeze gusts topping 45 miles (72 kilometers) per hour. <br />The rainstorm -- 10 days sooner than the hit of winter -- took its greatest toll in Minnesota, where as much as two feet (61 centimeters) of snow had fallen in some locations, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). <br />The constitution's largest new zealand urban area Minneapolis was junior to a blanket of white 17 inches (43 cm) deep, the worst snowfall to clout the big apple in more than 19 years and the fifth-biggest on record. <br />As an indicator of the storm's severity, Minneapolis-St. Paul Ecumenical Airport -- a motion focal point with expertness in contending with venal weather -- was keep quiet down exchange for the oldest time in years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com