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Haunting Photos, Video From Minnesota's Historic April Snowstorn
These stunning images capture the chaos of the spring snowstorm in an eerie, yet beautiful way.
Minnesota's extreme April winter storm — dubbed the "Thunder Blizzard" by the state's Department of Natural Resources — threw everything from thunderstorms to freezing rain to whiteout conditions.
The blizzard made travel nearly impossible, closing hundreds of miles of freeway across the state. Flights at the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport were grounded for more than seven hours.
There were more than 600 car crashes, close to 1200 spin-outs, and approximately 20 jackknifed semi trailers between April 13 and 16. The storm also caused the 77-foot-high sports dome at the Vadnais Sports Center to collapse.
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More than 15 inches of snow was dumped on the Twin Cities over the course of the weekend.
The chaos of the storm also produced a number of hauntingly beautiful photos and video:
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"Anchored in ice" - along the Lake Superior shore in Canal Park in #Duluth on Monday, after the weekend storm pic.twitter.com/zQii0ihQRg
— Andrew Krueger (@akpix) 17 April 2018
Lamppost coated in ice along the #Duluth Lakewalk today, from big Lake Superior waves crashing ashore in Canal Park. #mnwx pic.twitter.com/ibVUObHduE
— Andrew Krueger (@akpix) 16 April 2018
Mid April Snow in #Minnesota pic.twitter.com/7ZxWuWtXgV
— मनीष राय (@CorporateTuccha) 14 April 2018
Mother nature continues to troll us. Incredible snowfall rates this afternoon (1-2"/hr) at our office in Chanhassen! #Minnesnowta pic.twitter.com/hwqvpVhcDK
— NWS Twin Cities (@NWSTwinCities) 14 April 2018
Top image via Minnesota State Patrol
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