The NWS has said the storm was one of the most unique and damaging winter storms on record, with blizzard conditions, crushingly cold temperatures, heavy snow, and fierce winds spanning 22 states.

Severe winter storm conditions brought bands of heavy snow to west central Minnesota on Tuesday, November 25, as rainfall transitioned to snow.Carol Bauer captured the extreme whiteout conditions in the border town of Graceville,

As of Wednesday morning, some counties by Lake Superior had reported up to 14 inches of snow overnight with more on the way.

A Blizzard Warning is in effect through Tuesday night for northeastern South Dakota and western Minnesota as a snow storm hits the Northern Plains and wrecks travel plans on one of the busiest travel days of the year for Thanksgiving.

Image via Shutterstock A survivor of a deadly blizzard is speaking out about living through the nightmare. While he survived, five people died in the resulting storm in the Torres del Paine National Park in Patagonia,

Before the "Blizzard of '93," there was the "Storm of the Century." Western Pennsylvania was buried by more than 2 feet of snow in late November 1950.