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"path": "/2026/04/02/second-winter-storm-intensifies-first-moves-across-northern-plains-upper-midwest-us/",
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"textContent": "Heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain are unfolding across the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest on April 2, 2026, as a low-pressure system tracks northeast. A second winter storm is forecast to intensify from April 3–4, worsening the ongoing hazardous travel and increasing the risk of power outages across the Great Lakes region.\n\nSource",
"title": "Second winter storm intensifies as the first moves across Northern Plains and Upper Midwest, U.S."
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