31. Cold weather, blizzards and drifting snow blocked 300 rail switches at the Ilmala rail yard, making traffic impossible. 32. Wind gusted to as high as 30 mph in parts of the region, kicking up blowing, drifting snow . 33. Blowing and drifting snow are likely. 34. Some travelers were stranded in heavy drifting snow along highways in eastern North Dakota, said Highway Patrol Sgt. 35. Drifting snow was a constant menace.36. Blowing and drifting snow was to be a problem over higher terrain in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. 37. There had been gales in the night and blizzards that crusted the high ground with deep and drifting snow . 38. Roads over the high moors are notoriously prone to drifting snow due to the exposed nature of the terrain. 39. In the northern Plains, blowing and drifting snow was expected to reduce visibility to less than a quarter mile. 40. That dome has been structurally weakened over the years by the buildup of drifting snow in the harsh polar conditions.
