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i'm corey coffin. >> i'm frances rivera. >>> there are areas of south dakota that have reported 30 inches of snow and more than 20 inches fell in michigan and minnesota the storm continues to push east overnight, a 30-car pileup shut down a highway in ontario, canada whiteout conditions were reported for more, here is nbc's dan schenamen. >> reporter: winter weather that slowravel fore thanksgiving is now causing travel problems after thanksgiving in the northeast, a plane slid off the runway in buffalo, new york no one was hurt. >> when we had time to cool down the rain hitting it, it iced up fairly quick. >> reporter: at boston's logan r holiday plans short to beat the snow. >> tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. the storm is coming, not tonight so better to fly today. >> reporter: the snow in the northeast already hit the midwest. it forced residents of the dakotas to dig out and cause flight delays and cancellations in chicago. >> only in tahoe you go from the lake to full-on winter. >> reporter: it's full-on winter across much of the country dan schenamen, nbc news. >> let's bring in nns gentleman

. >> i'm corey coffin. we continue to monitor that massive winter storm that continues to churn across the country as another holiday travel week begins, the roads are being blasted by snow, ice, and freezing rain. it has sent hundreds of drivers sliding on these travel nightmares, we are joined by nbc's morgan chesky. morgan, good morning. >> corey, good morning we may be in the final few days of that dreaded holiday travel season but mother nature not making it any easier for millions of people to try and get back home. as new year travel heats up, a winter max keeping thousands stuck in 2019. parts of the midwest blasted by snow in north dakota, blizzard-like conditions forced officials to shut down parts of i-94. these pictures taken less than ten minutes after plows tried to clear roads. to the south, drivers faced a different dilemma. dangerous winds blowing cars right off the roads in arkansas. all part of a massive winter storm churning across the country since christmas eve. the system starting in