The first major snow storm of the season hit the U.S. Midwest on Dec. 20, bringing blizzard conditions and tornadoes to locations like Alabama and Arkansas according to Reuters. Over 133,000 people lost power due to the storm.
Click here for a complete list of areas that lost power due to the storm.
Other locations that lost power include Texas, Nebraska, and Mississippi.
The weather caused a 25-car pileup on Interstate 35 in Iowa, which left at least three people dead according to State Police officials. The state closed 1-35 at highway 30 due to the weather conditions.
Nebraska closed certain sections of I-80 because of the storm and icy road conditions for most of the night. The entire road is expected to reopen before the weekend starts.
Blizzard warnings were in effect for Iowa and certain locations in Illinois and Wisconsin throughout most of the day according to National Weather Service.
"It's going to be very windy with considerable blowing and drifting of snow," said Bruce Terry, a senior National Weather Service forecaster at the HydroMeteorological Prediction Center in College Park, Maryland to Reuters.
Some locations saw up to a foot of snow, causing schools to close in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Iowa. All state government offices closed in Iowa as well.
A storm known as "Thunder snow" was reported in Iowa on Dec. 19 which is a mix of thunder, lightning and a significant amount of snow. People were advised to stay off the road starting on Dec. 19 through at least Dec. 21.
"We're going to have visibility and drifting problems through midnight," said Annette Dun from the Iowa Department of Transportation to Reuters.
Chicago's O'Hare International Airport has reported delays of over 90 minutes and canceled over 200 flights due to the poor weather conditions. Midway Airport in Chicago canceled over 150 flights.
The National Weather Service confirmed to Reuters that a tornado in Arkansas destroyed a mobile home, overturned vehicles, snapped trees, and caused downed power lines on Dec. 20. No injuries have been reported yet due to the tornado.
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