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Major snow storm creates dangerous commute, canceled flights in Midwest

A winter storm packing heavy winds dumped snow and slush all across the Midwest Thursday night into Friday, creating dangerous conditions that canceled hundreds of flights and caused several road accidents.About 270 flights in and out of Chicago's two airports were canceled Friday morning and  inbound flights were held up by an average of 90 minutes due to the snow and ice, according to the airline tracking website FlightAware.com.Kansas City International Airport canceled all flights Thursday night, and in St Louis, officials scrubbed more than 320 flights. Fox2now.com in St. Louis reports about 150 stranded travelers had to spend the night in Lambert Airport's main terminal. But Friday both airports reopened, with more cancellations possible.One unusual effect of the storm was a sighting of thundersnow in Wichita, Kansas —when lightning coincides with snowfall.  More than 14 inches of snow covered  Wichita—one of the heaviest snowfalls  on record, according to the National Weather Se...

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