MORE ON MISSION BEHIND BROKE
BLACK GIRL.
>> THERE'S A LOT GOING ON AND
WE BEGIN WITH THE SPRAWLING
WINTER STORM SLAMMING PARTS OF
THE U.S.. MORE THAN 60 MILLION
ARE WAKING UP UNDER WINTER
WEATHER ALERT'S FROM THE WEST
COAST ALL THE WAY TO NEW
ENGLAND.
>> THE SNOWPLOWS OUT IN FULL
FORCE AS DRIVERS ARE ASKED TO
STAY OFF THE ROADS.
YOU CAN SEE WHY.
LOOK AT THIS VIDEO FROM THE
SOUTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL.
IT SHOWS HOW BLENDING THE SNOW
CAN BE AS WE HEAD INTO WHAT
OFFICIALS ARE CALLING AN
UNPRECEDENTED THREE-DAY SNOW
EVENT.
>> THIS IS INDEED GOING TO BE A
HISTORIC STORM.
IT'S GOING TO BE A TOUGH STORM,
ESPECIALLY THOSE IN OPEN
COUNTRY.
THE WIND BLOWS AND IT GETS
TOUGH ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE
HEAVY SNOW AND VERY STRONG
WIND.
>> MINNESOTA GOVERNOR TIM WALZ
ISSUED EXECUTIVE ORDERS THAT
ALLOWS STATE AGENCIES TO PUT
EQUIPMENT AND PERSONNEL IN
PLACE SO THEY ARE READY TO MAKE
RESCUES IF NEEDED.
THE STORM COULD DROP NEARLY TWO
FEET OF SNOW IN PARTS OF
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA.
WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE OF THIS
MASSIVE WINTER STORM.
METEOROLOGIST ANGIE LASSMAN
WILL HAVE THE COVERAGE IN A
MOMENT BUT LET'S BEGIN WITH
NIALA CHARLES. WE'VE BEEN TALKING WITH MY
WE'VE BEEN TALKING WITH MY
FAMILY. THEY ARE HUNKERING DOWN.
>> Reporter: IT IS COLD HERE.
IN THE TEENS AND WITH
WINDCHILLS EXPECTED IN THE
NEGATIVE BECAUSE OF WIND GUSTS
THAT ARE AS HIGH AS 40 MILES
PER HOUR, WE ARE IN FOR A BUSY
DAY.
LOOK AT THE ROADS IN MINNESOTA.
THEY ARE EITHER COMPLETELY
COVERED OR PARTIALLY COVERED.
THAT IS SNOWPLOWS WORKING 12 HOUR SHIFTS TO GET THE SNOW OUT
HOUR SHIFTS TO GET THE SNOW OUT
OF THE WAY.
THAT GIVES A SENSE OF HOW FAST
THE SNOW CAME DOWN AND HOW IT
CONTINUES TO COME DOWN IN THE
FIRST ROUND OF SNOW.
>> AS WE CAN SEE THE SNOW
BEHIND YOU, THE STATE IS NO
STRANGER TO SEVERE WEATHER, BUT
THIS HAS THE MAKINGS OF A
HISTORIC STORM.
HOW WORRIED ARE OFFICIALS THERE?
>> Reporter: OFFICIALS ARE
GETTING OUT THE WORK.
DON'T GO OUTSIDE.
DON'T DRIVE UNLESS IT IS AN
EMERGENCY.
THE GOVERNOR ISSUED EMERGENCY
ORDERS.
THE NATIONAL GUARD IS ON
STANDBY IN CASE THEY NEED TO
RESCUE PEOPLE WHO ARE STRANDED.
THAT IS WITH THE MAYORS OF THE
TWIN CITIES ARE SAYING.
>> WE ARE BRACING FOR WHAT IS
LIKELY TO BE ONE OF THE LARGEST
SNOWSTORMS IN MINNESOTA
HISTORY.
WE EXPECTED TO HAVE MAJOR
IMPACTS ACROSS THE TWIN CITIES
ON EVERY ASPECT OF LIFE AND
CITY OPERATIONS FOR THE REST OF
THE WEEK. WE ARE PREPARING FOR WHAT WILL
WE ARE PREPARING FOR WHAT WILL
LIKELY BE AN HISTORIC SNOW
EVENT.
WE HAVE MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS
AND MULTIPLE JURISDICTIONS,
BOTH MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL,
DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO
MAKE SURE WE ARE PREPARED.
>> Reporter: STRONG WORDS OUT
THERE.
OFFICIALS ARE TRYING TO GET OUT
A SENSE OF URGENCY HERE.
CENTURY FAMILIES FROM
MINNESOTA, THAT'S HARD TO DO
HERE BECAUSE THE PEOPLE OF
MINNESOTA PRIDE THEMSELVES ON
GETTING THROUGH A MINNESOTA
WINTER.
I KNOW THAT BECAUSE I WORKED
HERE AS WELL.
THESE OFFICIALS NEED TO
CONVINCE PEOPLE THAT IN CASE
THE STORM REACHES HISTORIC
LEVELS, THEY DON'T NECESSARILY
KNOW THE STORM AS WELL AS THEY
THINK THEY DO. >> SCHOOLS IN THE 10 SWIFTIES
>> SCHOOLS IN THE 10 SWIFTIES
ARE SHIFTING TO E-LEARNING.
WHAT ARE YOU HEARING FROM
EVERYDAY FOLKS IN THE AREA.
>> Reporter: THEY ARE SAYING
EVERY TIME IN THE WINTER, THESE
DIFFERENT WEEKS THEY HAVE BEEN
HEARING THEY SHOULD EXPECT
HISTORIC SNOW.
A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW IF
IT'S SOMETHING THAT SHOULD
BILLY.
SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED, A LOT OF
BUSINESSES ARE STILL OPEN.
EVEN MALL OF AMERICA IS OPEN.
THEY REACHED OUT TO BUSINESSES
AND RETAILERS ON SOCIAL MEDIA,
URGING THEM TO STAY OPEN SO
PEOPLE CAN SHOP.
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