▁One ▁person ▁was ▁killed ▁when ▁high ▁wind s ▁knock ed ▁over ▁a ▁tree ▁onto ▁a ▁house . ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 5 , ▁more ▁than ▁ ▁of ▁snow ▁fell ▁in ▁Oklahoma ▁and ▁the ▁Texas ▁Pan handle . ▁Free zing ▁rain ▁was ▁bl amed ▁for ▁a ▁ 2 1 - car ▁p ile up ▁on ▁Inter state ▁ 3 5 ▁near ▁Oklahoma ▁City . ▁ 4 0 ▁Oklahoma ▁National ▁Guard ▁soldiers ▁were ▁deployed ▁throughout ▁the ▁state ▁to ▁assist ▁motor ists ▁on ▁roads . ▁Two ▁people ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁separate ▁weather - related ▁car ▁crashes . ▁The ▁driver ▁of ▁a ▁tr uck ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁Texas ▁when ▁strong ▁wind s ▁knock ed ▁over ▁a ▁tree , ▁which ▁fell ▁on ▁the ▁vehicle . ▁Two ▁people ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁separate ▁weather - related ▁autom obile ▁acc idents ▁in ▁Virginia . ▁ ▁The ▁National ▁We ather ▁Service ▁issued ▁a ▁bl izz ard ▁warning ▁for ▁southern ▁Illinois , ▁the ▁first ▁bl izz ard ▁warning ▁in ▁history ▁for ▁the ▁region . ▁Several ▁count ies ▁also ▁closed ▁their ▁cour th ouses ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁snow . ▁Two ▁people ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁a ▁traffic ▁accident ▁in ▁Indiana ▁caused ▁by ▁snow y ▁roads ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 6 , ▁including ▁an ▁ 1 8 - year - old ▁Ohio ▁girl ▁that ▁lost ▁control ▁of ▁her ▁vehicle ▁due ▁to ▁poor ▁road ▁conditions ▁and ▁crash ed ▁into ▁a ▁snow ▁p low . ▁ ▁N ortheast ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Canada ▁A ▁South west ▁Airlines ▁jet ▁sl id ▁off ▁its ▁tax i way ▁and ▁got ▁stuck ▁in