Louis received all of the above a treacherous mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain.
Up to a foot of snow fell in southwestern North Dakota, along with freezing rain and sleet.
Freezing rain, low temperatures and strong thunderstorms were forecast elsewhere in the Midwest.
Freezing rain and sleet were forecast for southern Missouri, southern Illinois and Arkansas.
More than 170 departing flights from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport were canceled due to freezing rain at destinations throughout the South.
Light snow or freezing rain was falling in northern areas of the state early Friday afternoon, with light rain reported elsewhere.
Officials in Wyoming and South Dakota closed portions of major highways as blowing snow decreased visibility and freezing rain made roads treacherous.
The storm has reached as far as Arkansas, where some areas were hit by a combination of hail, sleet and freezing rain.
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Elsewhere, Arkansas saw a mix of precipitation in places, a combination of hail, sleet and freezing rain, others saw 6 inches of snow.
Alan Mason, operations manager for the Highways Agency, said whilst the road had been salted on Sunday night, freezing rain had led to "perilous" conditions.
Louis, with the precipitation turning into sleet and freezing rain Thursday.
Dr. TRENBERTH: No, I just flew in about an hour ago, as it turns out, from San Antonio, where there's a threat of more freezing rain.
They predicted 1 to 4 inches of snow for areas in the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic regions Friday, with the Carolinas and Tennessee Valley getting freezing rain.
Chicago is dealing with a foot and a half of snow, freezing rain is falling in the Northeast and the wind chill is in the 20s here in the Sonoran Desert.
On the other side of the country, relentless freezing rain in Salt Lake City forced all of the runways at the city's international airport to close, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Alex Sosnowski, a meteorologist for Accuweather, said the storm will push off into the Great Lakes and central Appalachians, and freezing rain could make it as far east and south as North Carolina.
The same brutal Arctic cold front that's already delivered subzero temperatures across the upper Midwest and Northeast is forecast to bring ice and freezing rain to the South and Mid-Atlantic states on Friday.
Getting out of its way took the tires of the Jaguar XJ out of ruts on bare asphalt and onto a thick layer of icy brown sludge deposited by an entire day of freezing rain.
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After the severe weather, a cold-weather system could bring snow and freezing rain to the Midwest, beginning Wednesday, and the threat of extremely cold weather in the northern Plains states and Upper Midwest, particularly on Thursday.
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) A chilly spring storm was making its way eastward Wednesday after heavy snow and freezing rain prompted hundreds of flight cancellations, stranded motorists and knocked out power to thousands in several Western states.
Rain gear and warm clothing are also recommended, since temperatures at night can drop near freezing and rain is always a possibility.
Amid rain and temperatures just above freezing, police brought in two water cannon, deploying one of them to push back the rioters.
Ice can form on airplanes when temperatures are near freezing and there is visible moisture, such as clouds or rain.
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