CHICAGO — Travel conditions were hazardous as a winter storm swept across much of the northern Great Plains on Monday, with blowing and drifting snow forcing the closure of an airport and creating near-zero visibility on some roads.

The combination of freezing rain, snow, and high winds that forced the shutdown Sunday of vast stretches of highways in the Dakotas continued into Monday, and authorities issued no-travel warnings for much of North Dakota.

The National Weather Service in Bismarck, N.D., left a blizzard warning in effect for most of the state on Monday.

Severe whiteout conditions led to the closure of Minot International Airport, and the facility wasn’t expected to reopen until 3 a.m. Tuesday. The airports serving Fargo and Bismarck also listed flight cancellations on their websites.

The South Dakota Rural Electric Association said more than 12,000 of its customers were without power Monday morning.

In Nebraska, winds gusting up to 70 miles per hour were cited for hundreds of power outages in central and eastern portions of the state on Sunday, although by Monday morning utilities reported that power had been restored to most customers.

The North Dakota Transportation Department closed most of a 240-mile stretch of Interstate 94 Sunday night, from the Montana border to Jamestown. That stretch remained closed Monday morning. Portions of US Highways 2, 52, and 281 were also closed because of snow, ice, and ‘‘near zero visibility.’’

Associated Press