MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND U.S. BASED FLIGHTS HAVE BEEN CANCELED AS OF WEDNESDAY MORNING — WITH FURTHER DELAYS AND DISRUPTIONS EXPECTED AS 19 STATES ARE UNDER WINTER STORM WARNINGS.

THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE JUST BEGINNING – AS SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THURSDAY. MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN COULD ACCUMULATE AS MUCH AS 24 INCHES OF SNOW.

FREEZING RAIN IS ANOTHER THREAT – ALONG WITH FEELS LIKE TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS FIFTY DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

IOWA, WISCONSIN, AND MICHIGAN ARE FACING ICE-STORM WARNINGS.

TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE – AS AIRLINES ARE HOPING TO AVOID DEJAVU OF SOUTHWEST’S DEBACLE DURING THE WINTER STORM LAST CHRISTMAS.

THE MINNEAPOLIS AREA IS SUPPOSED TO BE ONE OF THE HARDEST HIT REGIONS OF THE COUNTRY – THE AIRPORT THERE COULD SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY DEPENDING ON HOW SEVERE THE AREA IS HIT BY THE LATE WINTER BLAST.