A powerful storm is unleashing a ferocious mix of snow, rain and wind across the central USA.
DENVER – National Guard troops were using specialized vehicles to rescue stranded drivers in Colorado as a powerful"bomb cyclone" was expected to continue its march Thursday, unleashing heavy rain and snow on the Midwest plains.
Earlier in the day, Cpl. Daniel Groves was killed on Interstate 76 after a driver lost control of his vehicle in the storm and hit him. Groves had been helping another driver who slid off the highway, the state patrol said. After a rainy early morning in Denver, conditions deteriorated rapidly, and by 11 a.m., most roads were snow-covered and flakes were whipping in the wind.
Farther south, about 55,000 customers were without power in Texas Wednesday night, down from nearly 75,000 customers earlier in the day. Blizzard warnings persisted in parts of Colorado, Wyoming, the Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas and Minnesota late Wednesday. The National Weather Service warned of "impossible travel conditions."More: Blizzard warning: Airlines cancel 1,200 flights, waive fees
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