Across the Corn Belt, a Blizzard Warning is in effect early Friday in northeastern South Dakota. Other parts of the upper Midwest—the eastern Dakotas, northwestern Iowa, and much of Minnesota—are experiencing transportation difficulties due to snow, blowing snow, and sub-freezing temperatures. Elsewhere, dry weather has returned across the southern and eastern Corn Belt, following recent rainfall, although fieldwork disruptions persist.

On the Plains, a slowly departing storm system is producing wind and snow in the eastern Dakotas.

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