A dangerous blizzard, fueled by a near-record strong low-pressure system, will begin Friday night. Whiteout conditions will make travel on I-94 and I-29 extremely hazardous in the Red River Valley.

Gov. Jim Pillen urged Nebraskans to take blizzard warnings seriously. "Blizzards in springtime are the most dangerous because ...

AccuWeather meteorologist Tom Kines told Newsweek: "Blizzard conditions are accompanied ... near zero and extremely hazardous and dangerous travel. Road closures are a possibility.

Blizzard warnings stretched from Kansas to Minnesota, where dangerous white out conditions on roadways caused travel disruptions. In Lakota, Iowa, snow totals from the blizzard reached 14.5 inches.

A March mega storm that brought tornadoes to the central U.S. and severe thunderstorms to southern Minnesota on Friday will now transition to snow, with a blizzard likely in the west of the state.