An early-season winter storm packing heavy snow, howling winds and falling temperatures continued to sweep across Minnesota late Tuesday, prompting some school districts to delay or cancel classes on Wednesday or move to online learning.

The storm caused hazardous driving conditions and knocked out power to thousands of homes and businesses across the state on Tuesday.

Blizzard conditions were possible overnight, with a difficult morning commute expected for much of Minnesota — including the Twin Cities — on Wednesday morning. For people with Thanksgiving travel plans, forecasters said road conditions were likely to improve later in the day on Wednesday.

Some school districts across Minnesota already were off Wednesday ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. But for those that had cl

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