Whiteouts cause major traffic pileups
From Times Wire Reports
Bitterly cold winter weather gripped the Midwest, and whiteout conditions were blamed for major traffic pileups in Michigan and Ohio.
Blizzard warnings were in effect for parts of Michigan, and temperatures reached 17 below zero in the Upper Peninsula. Winds of 40 mph threatened to drive wind chill readings to as low as 30 degrees below zero.
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