JAMESTOWN, N.D.(NewsDakota.com) – The multi-day storm affecting North Dakota hasn’t loosened its grip just yet.

I-94 between Fargo and Dickinson remains closed along with I-29 from Fargo to the South Dakota border and several other stretches of highways. No travel is advised on all major highways in North Dakota.

Motorists should be warned that secondary roads across North Dakota could become blocked or impassable due to the significant snowfall and high winds creating severe snow drifts on the highways. Snow drifts are more prevalent at structures and sheltered areas. Vehicles may become stranded and emergency responders may not be able to reach you safely.

State Patrol Lt. Bryan Niewind said drivers that go around a barricade to get on a closed road can be fined $250.

“If we close the road, we do it for a reason,” Niewind said. “It’s dangerous to be traveling out there. You could go off the road, get stuck, and become stranded.”

Niewind said it’s also dangerous for the people who have to go out and rescue people who do get stranded.

Meteorologist Todd Hamilton with the National Weather Service in Bismarck said the areas most impacted with snow would be the James River Valley and Devils Lake Basin. The Jamestown area could receive over 6 inches of snow on top of the earlier total of 11 inches in the earlier wave of the storm. Winds were gusting over 50 mph causing blowing and drifting of snow.

Hamilton said the storm should exit the area by the weekend. Next week, temperatures will be near or below zero with very cold wind chills.