On This Date: A Blizzard Shut Down A Major Highway & a Tornado Hit a School. What March 30 Has Delivered

March 30 looks like a quiet late-winter date on the calendar. But the weather record tells a different story. From interstate-closing blizzards on the Northern Plains to tornadoes touching down in downtown Alabama, this date has produced some of the most dangerous driving conditions in recent U.S. history. The 2009 Northern Plains Blizzard: I-29 and I-90 Go DarkThe most severe March 30 highway event in modern record is the 2009 Northern Plains blizzard, which the NWS Aberdeen office documented in full. The storm swept across the Northern Rockies and drove deep into the Northern Plains, producing snowfall totals …