Multi-car pileups closed parts of several major highways Saturday in the Plains states.

许多车辆拥堵在中部平原的几条主要公路上。

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The trend is particularly acute in the plains states, but also pertains in much of the Midwest and the South.

这一趋势在平原地区尤甚，但也同样波及至西部及南部广大地区。

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Smoke from fires in southern Canada and the Plains states moved east over New England and the Atlantic Ocean.

缘于加拿大南部与平原区域的烟雾向东漂移，越过新英格兰和大西洋。

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The National Weather Service said there were ten reports of tornadoes across the central and southern Plains states last Thursday.

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You've got snow in the Midwest and Plains states where it's got snowfalls, blizzard after blizzard.

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Kansas State University canceled Thursday classes, as have dozens of grade schools in the Plains states.

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The wet weather is predicted to trigger winter storms in the northern plains states.

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