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Good news - it looks like winter is hitting the USA in a big and unexpected way. Great for gas prices!

Story:

The first major winter storm of the season — packing blizzards, freezing temperatures and high winds — smacked down on the northern Plains states Friday evening, setting the stage for a jolt of wintry weather all the way to the East Coast over the weekend.

The National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning Friday in eastern parts of North and South Dakota and western Minnesota and winter storm warnings for other parts of those states and Nebraska.

The storm dropped more than a foot in one northern Minnesota county, and sent cars and semitrailers into roadside ditches Friday night. Whiteout conditions were reported in Brookings, South Dakota, and surrounding areas, and officials warned against trying to drive in the worst-hit areas.

Along with heavy snow, the storm also ushered in howling winds that made driving dangerous and erased what had been almost summer-like temperatures.