Travel alert issued for North Dakota motorists

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Officials have issued a travel alert for all of North Dakota due to wintry weather conditions.

The North Dakota Department of Transportation and the North Dakota Highway Patrol said in a news release that blowing and drifting snow and increasing accumulations would continue into Sunday morning.

The agencies urge drivers to take caution, as road conditions may have deteriorated overnight.

The National Weather Service said that as of Sunday morning, Bismarck had received 2 inches of snow, Jamestown had 3 inches and Glen Ullin had 3.8 inches.

Parts of southwest North Dakota were under blizzard warnings and winter storm warnings Sunday morning.

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