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Winter storm moves through Twin Cities, plane slides off runway
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The second snowstorm in a week hit central and southern Minnesota Thursday morning, delaying traffic and contributing to a FedEx cargo plane sliding off a runway at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
No one was hurt in the mishap, which happened as the plane was landing about 8:20 a.m., said airport spokesman Patrick Hogan. The airport closed one of its runways for about three hours as crews tried to free the plane.
The airport's two other runways were closed briefly Thursday morning for plowing, he said. While the snow did not cause many delays, the runway closure did.
Eagan-based Northwest Airlines Corp. announced it would issue "weather waivers" to its customers, allowing them to reschedule flights without the usual penalties if the snowstorm caused them travel problems.
The National Weather Service predicted 6 to 9 inches of snow in southwestern Minnesota, northern Iowa and western Wisconsin by day's end. By late morning Thursday, Mounds View has received 8 inches, Maplewood 71/2 inches and several metro suburbs reported 6 inches.
The storm moved southeast as the day went on, into some of the same towns on the that got hit with a foot or more of snow on Monday. Winona and Rochester closed schools Thursday morning in anticipation of what was to come.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The second snowstorm in a week hit central and southern Minnesota Thursday morning, delaying traffic and contributing to a FedEx cargo plane sliding off a runway at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
No one was hurt in the mishap, which happened as the plane was landing about 8:20 a.m., said airport spokesman Patrick Hogan. The airport closed one of its runways for about three hours as crews tried to free the plane.
The airport's two other runways were closed briefly Thursday morning for plowing, he said. While the snow did not cause many delays, the runway closure did.
Eagan-based Northwest Airlines Corp. announced it would issue "weather waivers" to its customers, allowing them to reschedule flights without the usual penalties if the snowstorm caused them travel problems.
The National Weather Service predicted 6 to 9 inches of snow in southwestern Minnesota, northern Iowa and western Wisconsin by day's end. By late morning Thursday, Mounds View has received 8 inches, Maplewood 71/2 inches and several metro suburbs reported 6 inches.
The storm moved southeast as the day went on, into some of the same towns on the that got hit with a foot or more of snow on Monday. Winona and Rochester closed schools Thursday morning in anticipation of what was to come.
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