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Devils Lake to Grand Forks.
• The blizzard warnings in South Dakota were expected to be canceled before midnight Monday. Meteorologists in eastern North Dakota also expected the snow to taper off after midnight in that area, but the gusting winds could last until after Tuesday's morning commute.
• Cancellations on flights in and out of the Fargo airport were "piling up" Monday, said Shawn Dobberstein, Fargo Municipal Airport Authority executive director. The airport serves five airlines.
• "Whether or not there is more snow coming, visibility is what's going to get us," Dobberstein said. "A lot of people are asking about the early morning flights. Typically they're dependent on the aircraft getting into Fargo tonight, so we will see."
• Many schools started late or canceled classes, as did numerous colleges and universities, including the University of North Dakota and North Dakota State University.
• South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard closed state offices in 16 counties in the western and central parts of the state.
• Numerous public and private agencies and groups throughout the region called off events.
• The weather system that came out of the Rockies is not uncommon for this time of year, said Michael Mathews, a weather service meteorologist in Bismarck, N.D.
• Parts of the Dakotas got wet and heavy snow, while others got a lighter, fluffier variety.
• The light snow was good news for ranchers in the Dakotas as calving season is in full swing, because wet weather can make calves sick.
• Steve Brooks, who ranches in the Bowman area of southwestern North Dakota, said he had about 450 newborn calves and about 50 cows still waiting to give birth.
• "It can be tough on them," Brooks, 60, said around sunrise Monday. "We've got 5-6 inches of snow (and) the winds are blowing."
• Ranchers prepare for bad storms by bringing their animals closer to the farmyard and monitoring them around the clock.
• "You stay up with them all night, all day, try to catch them just as soon as they start calving and get them in the barn," Brooks said.
• South Dakota Stockgrowers Association Executive Director Silvia Christen said she didn't expect a repeat of the early October blizzard that killed more than 43,000 cattle, sheep, horses and bison in that state.
• Because heavy winter fur hadn't grown in last fall, the animals were more susceptible to the extreme weather, she said.
• "At this time of year, all of these cattle have gone through the toughest part of

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