A major winter storm blasted parts of the Midwest and the Central US this weekend with heavy snowfall, causing travel nightmares for millions of people as they return home from Thanksgiving plans.

Over 1,000 flights to and from Chicago airports were canceled in 24 hours, with more disruptions expected through this weekend. Flights to O’Hare were delayed on average by five hours on Saturday.

Major crashes were reported throughout the Central US on Saturday, including a 45-car pile-up that shut down I-70 near Vigo County, Indiana.

Winter Storm Warnings stretched across most of the Upper Midwest, covering areas from South Dakota and Nebraska to Ohio and Indiana through Sunday.

Scenes like this semi-truck rolling over in Putnam County, Indiana continued from the “terrible” snowy conditi

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