(KXNET) — All of North Dakota is being touched one way or another by the winter clipper storm racing through the state Thursday. The blast of gusty winds, snow, freezing drizzle and low temperatures slammed into the western portion of North Dakota late Wednesday, December 18 and, within hours, began making travel hazardous and forcing residents out with snow shovels and snow blowers. At a glance, based on the current, interactive North Dakota Department of Transportation Highway Map, no travel is advised in the western part of the state, particularly in the northwestern corner, which means Dickinson, Watford City and communities in those areas. Conditions are also hazardous in the southwest corner of North Dakota, such as Beach and other communities. Roads in the lower western half of the state have scattered ice and compacted snow from the western border of the state to Bismarck and Mandan. It's not that much better in the northern tier of North Dakota. Roads in the rest of the state are snow-covered Thursday morning. The entire state is being touched by the storm. Not long after midnight Wednesday and early Thursday morning, freezing rain caused icing conditions west of Belfield on both lanes of I-94. Commercial vehicles were unable to go up or down the hills, resulting in roughly 27 trucks blocking the roadway in both directions, according to the North Dakota Highway Patrol. The traffic issues temporarily closed I-94 through Dickinson to the North Dakota-Montana border for a little over an hour. High wind warnings, winter weather advisories and winter storm warnings remain in effect across the state until 3:00 p.m. Thursday afternoon. "By 10:00 a.m., most of the western half of the state, you're looking to be dry, we'll still have some light stuff down the Highway 83 corridor," says KX Meteorologist Stone Schafer. "We will have some sun before sunset later this afternoon." Williston, December 19, 2024, after the clipper storm, around 8:45 a.m. By 8:45 a.m., December 19, the skies over Williston had cleared enough for a welcome sunrise view to the west. What will come after the clipper storm? Clear skies and colder temperatures and, according to Schafer, another snow system on Friday, bringing flurries to western North Dakota — but not as bad as the current storm. Then, temperatures in the 20s and 30s over the weekend. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Today's Top Stories SIGN UP NOW