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A local resident clears snow from his driveway after an overnight snowfall left many schools and businesses closed for the day, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, in Urbandale, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Winter storms pound Midwest

Barbara Rodriguez, John Milburn The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, December 20, 2012 - 10:47am

DES MOINES, Iowa — The first major snowstorm of the season began its slow eastward march across the Midwest early Thursday, leaving at least three people dead, creating treacherous driving conditions and threatening to disrupt some of the nation’s busiest airports ahead of the holiday weekend.

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Ice coats power lines, Friday, Jan. 20, 2012, near Lacey, Wash. Heavy layers of ice brought down trees and power lines across the Northwest Friday, following two days of snow and ice storms. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Power outages in Northwest could continue for days

Jonathan J. Cooper, Manuel Valdes The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, January 20, 2012 - 6:12pm

SEATTLE -- A Pacific Northwest storm that brought snow, ice and powerful winds left a mess of fallen trees and power lines Friday as tens of thousands of residents already without power faced the prospect of a cold, dark weekend and flooding became a top region-wide concern.

While temperatures warmed and the icy, snowy conditions abated in western Washington and Oregon, slick roads and fast-melting snow brought challenges for road workers, city officials and rescue crews. The region also faces more rain as swelling rivers lead to the worst flooding some Oregon counties have seen in more than a decade.

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Greg Cecil of Billings, Mont., stopped his morning commute to work Thursday and helped a stranded motorist in downtown Billings, Mont., Jan. 19, 2012. The heavy snowfall is causing some problems for people in the Billings area. (AP Photo/Billings Gazette, David Grubbs)

N. Utah ski areas report receiving 15 inches of snow so far

Paul Foy The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, January 19, 2012 - 5:17pm

SALT LAKE CITY — A winter storm sweeping over the Northern Rockies is bringing the winter’s first significant snowfall to Utah and hammering parts of Wyoming and Montana.

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Stranded 86-year-old man survives AZ storms

Bob Christie The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, December 8, 2011 - 6:44pm

GLOBE -- They spent 60 years together and traveled to Africa, China, South America and other parts of the world.

But it was a relatively short drive from the Phoenix area to their home in Albuquerque, N.M., and a fateful decision to take a forest road as a shortcut that separated Dana and Elizabeth Davis.

They became stranded in their Buick and stayed in the car for five nights through two snowstorms, until it ran out of gas and they decided to walk to safety. Elizabeth Davis, 82, collapsed and died, and 86-year-old Dana Davis survived after walking eight miles in the cold and spent a freezing night under a tree before being rescued.

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