Ten million under winter weather alerts on first day of spring after a blizzard and tornadoes pummel Midwest

Spring is off to a furious start for several parts of the country after a blizzard dumped over a foot of snow and tornadoes razed through neighborhoods in the Midwest, as the same storm system moves east and is set to drench the East Coast.

Spring is off to a furious start for several parts of the country after a blizzard dumped over a foot of snow and tornadoes razed through neighborhoods in the Midwest, as the same storm system moves east and is set to drench the East Coast. 

Tens of millions are waking up to damage in the Midwest Thursday morning, the first official day of spring.

Blizzard warnings had stretched from Kansas to Minnesota yesterday, creating dangerous white out conditions that led to semis being overturned on roadways.

In Nebraska authorities warned locals to stay off the roads, after snow and blowing wind caused road closures, downed power lines, car accidents, and led one trooper to warn: "Go home and stay home. This storm is the worse one of the season."

Top snow totals from the blizzard include 14.5 inches reported in Lakota, Iowa, 12 inches in Algona, Iowa, as well as Waco, Nebraska, and 10 inches in Gove City, Kansas.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/winter-weather-alerts-spring-rcna197228

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