Christmas week storms
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Desiree Smith, 13, left, and Madison Garza, 7, both from San Diego, build a snowman at the Millenium Circle in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Thursday Dec. 27, 2012. Smith and Garza along with their families were in Wilkes-Barre on vacation visiting relatives. The two girls had never seen snow before and the snow storm gave them the opportunity to build their first snowman. (AP Photo/ The Citizens Voice, Mark Moran) -
A trio of sledders make their way down the side of a hill at Fort Harrison State Park Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, in Indianapolis. Several sledders enjoyed the hill after the area received 7.5 inches of snow. (AP Photo/ Darron Cummings) -
Pedestrians walk down St. Clair Ave. in downtown Cleveland Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012. Ohioans picked their way around snow and slush left from the winter's biggest storm so far, with one major interstate still closed for commuters after an evening accident. -
A delivery man loses his cargo trying to negotiate snow and slush along West Sixth St. in downtown Cleveland Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012. Ohioans picked their way around snow and slush left from the winter's biggest storm so far, with one major interstate still closed for commuters after an evening accident. -
A lone cyclist navigates the bike path through a snow storm at Chicago's North Ave. beach Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012. A muted version of the deadly winter storm that has killed more than a dozen across the eastern half of the country reached the Northeast on Thursday, limiting most of its wrath to travel headaches as Christmas revelers tried to return home. -
A woman walks her dog along a country road near Montreal Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012 during the first major snowstorm of winter in the region. -
Motorists make their way along a country road near Montreal Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012 during the first major snowstorm of winter in the region. -
A snow removal truck clears a road near Montreal,Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012 during the first major snowstorm of winter in the region. -
Penn State University student Andrew Bachman jumps his sled at Slab Cabin Park in State College, Pennsylvania, Thursday, December 27, 2012. -
A vehicle stands abandoned facing in the wrong direction with floodwaters surrounding it on Route 35 in Keyport, N.J., where an overnight storm caused coastal flooding, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012. -
Workers clear snow from a walkway at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport in Manchester, N.H., Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012. A muted version of the deadly winter storm that has killed more than a dozen across the eastern half of the country reached the Northeast on Thursday, limiting most of its wrath to travel headaches as Christmas revelers tried to return home. -
Terry Baney ducks under a branch as he removes snow from his driveway with a snow blower in State College, Pennsylvania, Thursday, December 27, 2012. A major winter storm hit Centre County Wednesday and the clean up continues. -
A vehicle stands abandoned facing in the wrong direction as traffic flows around floodwaters on Route 35 in Keyport, N.J., where an overnight storm caused coastal flooding, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012. -
Enrique Gonzalez, an employee for Rodriguez Grocery, spreads rock salt after shoveling the sidewalk on Wednesday, December 26, 2012, in Allentown, Pa. -
The day after Christmas brought a wintery mix of sleet and rain to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Wednesday, December 26, 2012. -
A pedestrian makes her way along a snow-covered sidewalk in Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, December 26, 2012. -
Traffic slowed to a stop during wintery conditions in Columbus, Ohio on Wednesday, December 26, 2012. -
A hungry Robin dines on Hawthorne berries Wednesday, December 26, 2012 in Columbus, Ohio. -
Driver Neil Simmons keeps an eye on the load as his trucks is loaded up with salt at the Oakland County Road Commission maintenance yard in Southfield, Mich., Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 26, 2012. -
Tractor trailer rigs are pull over just before the Robb Drive overpass in Reno, Nev., to chain up Wednesday morning Dec. 26, 2012. -
Cars travel down Plumas Street in Reno, Nev., in blowing snow Wednesday Dec. 26, 2012. -
Icicles form on a U.S. flag located under melting snow on the roof of a store in Baxter, Minn. on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. Cold temperatures are beginning to ease in Central Minnesota after a Christmas holiday with temperatures dipping below zero. -
A tree service employee trims the broken branches of this tree in McNeill, Miss., Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. More than 25 people were injured and at least 70 homes were damaged in Mississippi by the severe storms that pushed across the South on Christmas Day, authorities said Wednesday. Hundreds of trees were damaged or destroyed, many with broken branches overhanging homes or property. -
Shannon, left, and Chan Chapman, center, help family friend Iris Loper sort through the ruins of her home on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012 in the Maxie community near Brooklyn, Miss. Tornados tore through the community on Tuesday, leaving three people with minor injuries and destroying several homes. -
Audrey Boykin salvages personal items from the caved in home of Dorothy Dixon in Centreville, Miss. on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. A tree fell into the home, but no one was home at the time the tree fell on Dixon's home, except for Dixon's dogs who were unharmed. More than 25 people were injured and at least 70 homes were damaged in Mississippi by the severe storms that pushed across the South on Christmas Day, authorities said Wednesday. -
Large metal awnings sit ripped apart at Q's Car Wash in Centreville, Miss. on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. More than 25 people were injured and at least 70 homes were damaged in Mississippi by the severe storms that pushed across the South on Christmas Day, authorities said Wednesday. -
Brittany Hale, of Southfield, makes her way down Franklin Road in Southfield, Mich., Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 26, 2012. -
A tree blown over by a storm sits in the home of Martha Cavin in Centreville, Miss. on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. According to Centreville Police Chief Jimmy Ray Reese, Cavin had to be cut out from her home. She was taken by ambulance to the hospital to treat a gash to her head. -
There was only one lane of travel passable east bound or west bound on Diamond Ave. near Detroy Road in Evansville, Ind. on Wednesday as the area was hit by blizzard like conditions as snow started early on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. -
Michael Donaldson, left, and Michael Lane work on clearing away damage done to the home of John Templeton in Centreville, Miss. on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. Templeton said there were four people at home at the time of the storm, all were unharmed after seeking shelter in the basement. -
From left, Phoebe Howe, Michaela Howe, front on scooter, John Howe, Reid Howe, and Ben Howe make their way along a snow-covered sidewalk in Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania on Wednesday, December 26, 2012. -
Penn State University student Siyi Sun walks along campus in State College, Pennsylvania, Wednesday, December 26, 2012, as heavy snow falls. -
Due to icy conditions, vehicles crawl along Macarthur Road in Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania on Wednesday, December 26, 2012. -
A tractor trailer hangs off Interstate 78 near Allentown, Pennsylvania on Wednesday, December 26, 2012. -
A pedestrian navigates across Third Street in Easton, Pennsylvania on Wednesday, December 26, 2012. -
A truck parks on the side of the Ohio Turnpike in North Ridgeville, Ohio during the start of a major winter storm Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. The National Weather Service posted blizzard warnings for a swath of Ohio from the Indiana border stretching northeast to the Lake Erie region. -
A snowplow clears the sidewalk in front of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, December 26, 2012. -
Union County Sheriff Jamie Patton directs traffic around an accident near Marysville, Ohio on Wednesday, December 26, 2012. -
Rodney Lehman shovels a path in the snow leading to the Columbus Club on Wednesday, December 26, 2012 in Columbus, Ohio. -
Helen Earley cleans off her car in the parking lot of Hawkins Market in Ashland, Ohio Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012 after buying groceries. -
Traffic slowed to a stop during wintery conditions in Columbus, Ohio on Wednesday, December 26, 2012. -
An Amish buggy makes its way south on Township Road 1353 in Ashland, Ohio during a snow storm Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. -
Heading toward Indiana University's Sample Gates, Yasukiko Aoliki, left, heads home after trekking downtown for a haircut only to find the business closed, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012 in Bloomington, Ind. -
J & J Lawn Service employees Brock Cowgill, left, and Calvin Parker work to clear the sidewalk in front of Salin Bank in downtown Marion, Ind., on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. -
A resident walks their bike through snow-covered streets in Princeton, Ind. Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 26, 2012. The heavy snowfall in the area left many streets and highways dangerous to travel on. -
A worker uses a snow blower to remove snow as motorist passes by in downtown Indianapolis Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. The blizzard warning issued the day before by National Weather Service came to fruition in the region Wednesday as winds picked up and snow began falling in earnest before dawn. -
Motorists travel along Interstate 65 near downtown Indianapolis, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. The blizzard warning issued the day before by National Weather Service came to fruition in the region Wednesday as winds picked up and snow began falling in earnest before dawn. -
A Indiana State Highway Garage snow plows moves work along Jonathan Moore Pike in Columbus, Ind. Wednesday Dec. 26, 2012. The blizzard warning issued the day before by National Weather Service came to fruition in the region as winds picked up and snow began falling in earnest before dawn. -
Rescuers work to move a driver injured in a wreck on a slick, snow-covered street in Columbus, Ind., Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. The blizzard warning issued the day before by National Weather Service came to fruition in the region Wednesday as winds picked up and snow began falling in earnest before dawn. -
Bartholomew County Jail employee Rick Thompson battles the wind, and the snow blown into the air by his own equipment while clearing the walks at the facility in Columbus, Ind. Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. The blizzard warning issued the day before by National Weather Service came to fruition in the region Wednesday as winds picked up and snow began falling in earnest before dawn. -
Princeton road crews work to clear snow and ice off of Main Street in Gibson County, Ind. Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 26, 2012. The heavy snowfall in the area left many streets and highways dangerous to travel on. -
A man walks through the snow on E. Liberty St. in downtown Ann Arbor, Mich. on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. -
Semler Street resident Mack Robinson checks on his tornado damaged home Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012, in Prichard, Ala. Robinson's wife, Mary, was home when the tornado hit. "Nobody got hurt, except my feelings," Robinson said. -
Resident Magdalene Windom surveys the tornado damage to her home in Mobile, Ala. Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. "I ain't never been that scared in my life," Windom said about the tornado passing through her neighborhood. With only a handful of injuries and no deaths reported statewide from the storms, the head of the state's emergency response said it was difficult to fathom how the toll wasn't worse. -
Murphy High School athletic custodian Mike Gill, left, and maintenance man Stewart Lynch, right, asses the damage caused to the school by a Christmas Day tornado as residents clean up at first light Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012 in Mobile, Ala. With only a handful of injuries and no deaths reported statewide from the storms, the head of the state's emergency response said it was difficult to fathom how the toll wasn't worse. -
A large tree toppled by a Christmas Day tornado rests on an apartment building as residents clean up and assess the damage Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012 in Mobile, Ala. With only a handful of injuries and no deaths reported statewide from the storms, the head of the state's emergency response said it was difficult to fathom how the toll wasn't worse. -
Tim Clarke, in black jacket, carries antiques from the the damaged home of family friend Anne Zieman (not pictured) as residents clean up and assess the damage from a Christmas Day tornado Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012 in Mobile, Ala. -
The roof of a damaged home rests against the side of a neighboring house as residents clean up and assess the damage from a Christmas Day tornado Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012 in Mobile, Ala. -
Murphy High School teacher Leland Howard tries to salvage items where his algebra classroom once stood in a temporary building at Murphy High School, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012, as residents clean up and assess the damage from a Christmas Day tornado Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012 in Mobile, Ala. -
Murphy High School teacher Leland Howard tries to salvage items where his algebra classroom once stood in a temporary building at Murphy High School as residents clean up and assess the damage from a Christmas Day tornado Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012 in Mobile, Ala. -
Debris sits near the damaged auditorium building at Murphy High School as residents clean up and assess the damage from a Christmas Day tornado Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012 in Mobile, Ala. -
Utility crews work to restore powe in Mobile, Ala., Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012, after a tornado swept through the area on Christmas Day. -
A car tries to navigate down a street littered with downed tree limbs and other debris after a tornado touched down Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012 in the Midtown area of Mobile, Ala. A Christmas Day twister outbreak left damage across the Deep South while holiday travelers in the nation's much colder midsection battled sometimes treacherous driving conditions from freezing rain and blizzard conditions. -
The front wall of the parish hall at Trinity Episcopal Church on Dauphin Street in Mobile, Ala. was torn off by a tornado on Christmas Day, Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012 in Mobile, Ala. The tornado hit midtown Mobile causing extensive damage to the church as well as Murphy High School. -
A large tree covers the front lawn of a home after tornado touched down Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012 in the Midtown area of Mobile, Ala. -
A truck tries to navigate down a street littered and partially blocked with downed tree limbs and other debris after tornado touched down Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012 in the Midtown area of Mobile, Ala. -
Firefighters go door-to-door on North Carlen Street in the Midtown section of Mobile, Ala. after a tornado touched down Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012. A Christmas Day twister outbreak left damage across the Deep South while holiday travelers in the nation's much colder midsection battled sometimes treacherous driving conditions from freezing rain and blizzard conditions. -
Dauphin Street at North Carlen Street in the Midtown section of Mobile, Ala. is impassable after a tornado touched down Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012. -
Debris sits on a side street near Washington Street in Alexandria, La. after an apparent tornado tore through the area Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012. -
Friends and family members file past the destroyed living room of the William's home in McNeill, Miss., that was struck by severe weather Christmas day in McNeill, Miss., Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. More than 25 people were injured and at least 70 homes were damaged in Mississippi by the severe storms that pushed across the South on Christmas Day, authorities said Wednesday. The three story house was heavily damaged by the storm causing this collapsed living room wall, the complete loss of their daughter's second story bedroom suite and the entire third floor. Damages have been reported in 10 counties and officials continue to assess the situation. -
Cindy Williams speaks on the cell phone while taking a break from looking for family possessions at the back of her storm damaged home in McNeill, Miss., Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. More than 25 people were injured and at least 70 homes were damaged in Mississippi by the severe storms that pushed across the South on Christmas Day, authorities said Wednesday. The three story house was heavily damaged by the storm, with both a collapsed living room wall and complete loss of her daughter's second story bedroom suite and the entire third floor. Damages have been reported in 10 counties and officials continue to assess the situation. -
This Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012 photo shows a damaged hall at Trinity Episcopal Church as residents clean up and assess the damage from a Christmas Day tornado in Mobile, Ala. With only a handful of injuries and no deaths reported statewide from the storms, the head of the state's emergency response said it was difficult to fathom how the toll wasn't worse. -
Lightning flashes as another line of thunderstorms approaches a severely damaged home near McNeill, Miss. on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012. A Christmas Day twister outbreak left damage across the Deep South while holiday travelers in the nation's much colder midsection battled sometimes treacherous driving conditions from freezing rain and blizzard conditions. -
Ted Williams places a box of kitchen utensils on a stack of recovered items as friends help him pack up the remains of his family's home that was struck by severe weather Christmas day in McNeill, Miss., Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. More than 25 people were injured and at least 70 homes were damaged in Mississippi by the severe storms that pushed across the South on Christmas Day, authorities said Wednesday. The three story house was heavily damaged by the storm causing this collapsed living room wall, the complete loss of their daughter's second story bedroom suite and the entire third floor. -
This NOAA satellite image taken Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012 at 1:45 a.m. EST shows a strong low pressure system moving across the Tennessee Valley and Southeast. A line of strong to severe thunderstorms is moving through Georgia and the Florida Panhandle. Rain can be found across a large part of the Carolinas, West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee with snow across northern Arkansas, southeastern Missouri, southern Illinois, and Indiana. A few areas of light snow are found across northern Nebraska and the Dakotas. -
Dianna Herrera, 12, lights a small tree branch from a candle for light at her cousin Stephanie Lopez's home in Houston during a power outage on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012. Strong winds and rain-downed trees that were weakened by last year's drought knocked out power to tens of thousands of customers in the Houston area on Christmas Day. At the height of the storm, some 69,000 homes were without power in the Houston region. By early evening CenterPoint Energy was reporting 52,000 customers were without power. -
Snow covers Flag Pole Hill Park in Dallas, on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012. -
Lauren LaSalle is pulled down a hill on a sled by her dog Hank at Flag Pole Hill Park in Dallas, on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012. -
Matt Parnell, 9, drags his sled through the snow after sledding at Flag Pole Hill Park in Dallas, on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012. -
Snow falls on the Mark Twain statue on the banks of the Trinity River in Fort Worth, Texas on Christmas Day, Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012. -
Kamela Kolander walks her dog Tracker in a snowstorm on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012 in downtown Dallas. A strong storm system that moved across Texas on Christmas Day spawned at least three tornadoes, severe thunderstorms, heavy snow and brisk winds that knocked down trees, killing one person near Houston. -
Walker Bowerman, 10, left, and Hughes Bowerman, 6, plays with family dogs in the snow in Arlington, Texas on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012. -
Husband a wife Armando and Gabriela Cruz take a photo at Pioneer Plaza during a snowstorm on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012 in downtown Dallas, Texas. -
Tommy and Cindy Huddleston put the finishing touches on their snowman in Paris, Texas Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012 after a strong winter system dropped inches of rain and snow on most of North East Texas. -
Nathan Elkins cleans his windshield of snow so he can go to work, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012, after winter weather covered the area with layer of snow on Christmas Day. -
A city waste management truck drives on Broadway in Paducah, Ky. while collecting trash downtown during a winter storm Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012 -
Shoppers line-up to check out at the Sureway Eastgate, in Henderson, Ky., as people stock up on essentials before the forecasted blizzard late Christmas evening, Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012. -
Traffic moves in the U.S. 41 By-Pass in Henderson, Ky., Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012 as a snow storm moves through the area making travel treacherous. -
A Lawton, Okla., police cruiser tries to navigate the snow as blizzard conditions hit southwest Oklahoma at midday Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012. -
As snow flurries fall on Christmas Day, Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012, Victor Sandoval, bottom left, reacts while holding onto a rope working with Uvaldo Rivera, top left, and Rogelio Velasquez to remove a tree that fell on Enrique and Carmen Moreno's Kennewick, Wash. home during last Monday's wind storm. -
Snow falls as people cross Broad Street in downtown Newark, N.J., Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. The National Weather Service forecast sustained winds of 15 to 20 mph along the coast in the afternoon, with gusts up to 40 mph. The storm is expected to dump a total of four to six inches on the area and also produce sleet and freezing rain. Other areas are expected to get between two and three inches of rain. A flood watch has been issued from Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning. -
Siegmar Apterl, of Detroit, walks along the Riverwalk as a freighter glides down the freezing Detroit River with the snow beginning to fall and blow Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 26, 2012 in Detroit. -
Yosemite Valley, California visitors walk through the snow covered walkways of Curry Village on Sunday, December 23, 2012. -
A small stream meanders through the snow and trees of Yosemite Valley, California's Upper Pines campground. -
A mule deer weathers Sunday's snowstorm in Yosemite Valley, California on December 23, 2012.
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