Dakotas advise against travel in blowing snow

BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota officials are urging people not to travel because of blizzard conditions.

The state closed east-west Interstate 94 across much of North Dakota on Sunday morning and north-south Interstate 29 from the South Dakota state line to Canada.

The National Weather Service estimated as much as 13 inches of snow had fallen at Williston and about a foot in Bismarck, and strong wind was whipping up the snow and cutting visibility.

The South Dakota Department of Transportation said on its Web site that it also advised against travel on many of that state's roads.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation Web site said blowing snow produced difficult driving conditions across northern and western sections of the state.