Heavy snow and high winds blow from Iowa to Wisconsin in the season 's first blizzard . The Wisconsin State Patrol and National Weather Service urged people to avoid traveling . A traffic accident in Iowa is blamed on blowing snow ; two people are dead . Tens of thousands are without power in Nebraska and Kansas . The storm is forecast to move from the Midwest to New England by Friday .
Heavy snow and high winds blow from Iowa to Wisconsin in the season 's first blizzard . A traffic accident in Iowa is blamed on blowing snow ; two people are dead . Tens of thousands are without power in Nebraska and Kansas . The storm is forecast to move from the Midwest to New England by Friday .