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Drifted snow nearly buries a street sign in rural Pratt County, Kan. on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. Feb. 26, 2013 in Topeka, Kan. For the second time in a week, a major winter storm paralyzed parts of the nation's midsection Tuesday, dumping a fresh layer of heavy, wet snow atop cities still choked with piles from the previous system and making travel perilous from the Oklahoma panhandle to the Great Lakes. The weight of the snow strained power lines and cut electricity to more than 100,000 homes and businesses. -
Shane Gilbert engraves letters into the wing of an Eagle he carved out of snow on Feb. 26, 2013 in Topeka, Kan. For the second time in a week, a major winter storm paralyzed parts of the nation's midsection Tuesday, dumping a fresh layer of heavy, wet snow atop cities still choked with piles from the previous system and making travel perilous from the Oklahoma panhandle to the Great Lakes. The weight of the snow strained power lines and cut electricity to more than 100,000 homes and businesses. -
City snow plows clear 23rd Street in Lawrence, Kan., Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. The second major snowstorm in a week battered the nation's midsection Tuesday, dropping a half-foot or more of snow across Missouri and Kansas and cutting power to thousands. Gusting winds blew drifts more than 2 feet high and created treacherous driving conditions for those who dared the morning commute. -
Westar Energy crews begin work on snow covered power lines in Lawrence, Kan., Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. The second major snowstorm in a week battered the nation's midsection Tuesday, dropping a half-foot or more of snow across Missouri and Kansas and cutting power to thousands. Gusting winds blew drifts more than 2 feet high and created treacherous driving conditions for those who dared the morning commute. -
A truck makes it's way up the snow covered road in Sedgwick County, Kan. , Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. The second major snowstorm in a week battered the nation's midsection Tuesday, dropping a half-foot or more of snow across Missouri and Kansas and cutting power to thousands. Gusting winds blew drifts more than 2 feet high and created treacherous driving conditions for those who dared the morning commute. -
Joe Moore, left, and Matthew Garcia toss snowballs around a fallen tree that blocks Roanoke Parkway in Kansas City, Mo., Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. The tree fell from the weight of heavy snow. For the second time in a week, a major winter storm paralyzed parts of the nation's midsection Tuesday, dumping a fresh layer of heavy, wet snow atop cities still choked with piles from the previous system and making travel perilous from the Oklahoma panhandle to the Great Lakes. The weight of the snow strained power lines and cut electricity to more than 100,000 homes and businesses. At least three deaths were blamed on the blizzard. -
Joe Moore, left, and Matthew Garcia look over a fallen tree that blocks Roanoke Parkway in Kansas City, Mo., Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. The tree fell from the weight of heavy snow. For the second time in a week, a major winter storm paralyzed parts of the nation's midsection Tuesday, dumping a fresh layer of heavy, wet snow atop cities still choked with piles from the previous system and making travel perilous from the Oklahoma panhandle to the Great Lakes. The weight of the snow strained power lines and cut electricity to more than 100,000 homes and businesses. At least three deaths were blamed on the blizzard. -
A man pushes a snowblower around a giant pile of snow left by road crews in the Country Club Plaza shopping district of Kansas City, Mo., Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. For the second time in a week, a major winter storm paralyzed parts of the nation's midsection Tuesday, dumping a fresh layer of heavy, wet snow atop cities still choked with piles from the previous system and making travel perilous from the Oklahoma panhandle to the Great Lakes. The weight of the snow strained power lines and cut electricity to more than 100,000 homes and businesses. At least three deaths were blamed on the blizzard. -
Winds gusting up to 30 mph pack the traffic lights full of snow at Topeka Boulevard and SE Gary Ormsby Street on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 in Topeka, Kan. For the second time in a week, a major winter storm paralyzed parts of the nation's midsection Tuesday, dumping a fresh layer of heavy, wet snow atop cities still choked with piles from the previous system and making travel perilous from the Oklahoma panhandle to the Great Lakes. The weight of the snow strained power lines and cut electricity to more than 100,000 homes and businesses. -
Joe Moore, left, and Matthew Garcia look over a fallen tree that blocks Roanoke Parkway in Kansas City, Mo., Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. The tree fell from the weight of heavy snow. For the second time in a week, a major winter storm paralyzed parts of the nation's midsection Tuesday, dumping a fresh layer of heavy, wet snow atop cities still choked with piles from the previous system and making travel perilous from the Oklahoma panhandle to the Great Lakes. The weight of the snow strained power lines and cut electricity to more than 100,000 homes and businesses. At least three deaths were blamed on the blizzard. -
Wes Anderson clears the driveway in front of his grandparent's house, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 in Sedalia, Mo. The second major snowstorm in a week battered the nation's midsection Tuesday, dropping a half-foot or more of snow across Missouri and Kansas with gusting winds blew drifts more than 2 feet high creating treacherous driving conditions for those who dared the morning commute. -
Tedd Hendrix, of Sedalia, Mo., frees a line of cable from downed branches Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, as he works to tie the line off so that it is elevated and out of the road. A snow storm, the second in less than a week, dumped about a foot of snow in Sedalia, knocking out power around the town and collapsing the roofs of several buildings. -
Kansas University students play football outside the Delta Chi fraternity house in Lawrence, Kan. Tuesday, Feb., 26, 2013. The second major winter storm in a week dropped several more inches of wet and heavy snow in the Lawrence area. -
Snow covers the trees and a barn after snow fell across the area on Monday night in Sedgwick County, Kan. , Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. The second major snowstorm in a week battered the nation's midsection Tuesday, dropping a half-foot or more of snow across Missouri and Kansas and cutting power to thousands. Gusting winds blew drifts more than 2 feet high and created treacherous driving conditions for those who dared the morning commute. -
A pair of snow plows head west on US-54 Highway, clearing the snow off the roadway, near Cheney, Kan., Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. The second major snowstorm in a week battered the nation's midsection Tuesday, dropping a half-foot or more of snow across Missouri and Kansas and cutting power to thousands. Gusting winds blew drifts more than 2 feet high and created treacherous driving conditions for those who dared the morning commute. -
Chad Elliott uses his snow blower to clear the walkway in downtown Emporia, Kan. after a snow storm hit in the early hours of Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. The second major snowstorm in a week battered the nation's midsection Tuesday, dropping a half-foot or more of snow across Missouri and Kansas and cutting power to thousands. Gusting winds blew drifts more than 2 feet high and created treacherous driving conditions for those who dared the morning commute. -
A bison lays in the snow at the David Traylor Zoo in Emporia, Kan. after a snow storm hit in the early hours of Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. The second major snowstorm in a week battered the nation's midsection Tuesday, dropping a half-foot or more of snow across Missouri and Kansas and cutting power to thousands. Gusting winds blew drifts more than 2 feet high and created treacherous driving conditions for those who dared the morning commute. -
Traffic travels down Commercial St. in Emporia, Kan. after a snow storm hit the area overnight, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. The second major snowstorm in a week battered the nation's midsection Tuesday, dropping a half-foot or more of snow across Missouri and Kansas and cutting power to thousands. Gusting winds blew drifts more than 2 feet high and created treacherous driving conditions for those who dared the morning commute. -
A truck travels U. S. Highway 412 during a winter storm in Woodward, Okla., in this Feb. 25, 2013 photo. About 80,000 homes and businesses in northwest Missouri, northeast Kansas and western Oklahoma awoke Tuesday to no power as heavy, wet snow weighed on power lines. -
A snow plow works 9th Street during a winter storm in Woodward, Okla., in this Feb. 25. 2013 photo. About 80,000 homes and businesses in northwest Missouri, northeast Kansas and western Oklahoma awoke Tuesday to no power as heavy, wet snow weighed on power lines. -
Snow clings to the clock at Felix Street Square in downtown St. Joseph, Mo., Tuesday morning, Feb. 26, 2013. This is the second winter storm that has hit the Midwest in a week. -
A woman walks her dog down a snow covered neighborhood Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, in Fairway, Kan. A second snow storm in over a week hit the Kansas City metro area with some parts receiving over a foot of snow. -
Senior Ricardo Abrego runs with other Mundelein High School students in a strength and conditioning class during a snow storm in Mundelein, Ill., Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. -
FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012, file photo, people walk in the parking lot of a Best Buy store during a severe snow storm in North Olmsted, Ohio. Electronics chain Best Buy Co. said Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, it is cutting 400 jobs at its headquarters as part of a larger $725 million cost-cutting plan. -
Footprints coming from and leading back to Anish Kapoor's sculpture "Cloud Gate" in Chicago's Millennium Park, remain as a winter storm of rain and snow begins Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. Forecasters expect the storm to leave behind three to six inches of snow in the greater Chicago area. -
Jacob Petri runs with other Mundelein High School students in a strength and conditioning class during a snow storm in Mundelein, Ill., Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. -
Commuters find shelter at the Roosevelt Street train station as a winter storm of rain and snow begins Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, in Chicago. Forecasters expect the storm to leave behind three to six inches of snow in the greater Chicago area. -
A lone man stands and listens to music at the outdoor ice rink in Chicago's Millennium Park, as a winter storm of rain and snow begins Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. Forecasters expect the storm to leave behind three to six inches of snow in the greater Chicago area. -
Fresh snow covers Anish Kapoor's sculpture "Cloud Gate" and gives it the appearance of a cracked egg as a lone pedestrian walks around the stainless steel attraction in Chicago's Millennium Park, as a winter storm of rain and snow begins Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. Forecasters expect the storm to leave behind three to six inches of snow in the greater Chicago area. -
Lloyd Anderson, 88, uses a snow blower with a canopy to clear his driveway on Lover's Lane in St. Joseph, Mo. on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. A major winter storm paralyzed parts of the nation's midsection Tuesday, dumping a fresh layer of heavy, wet snow atop cities still choked with piles from the previous system and making travel perilous from the Oklahoma panhandle to the Great Lakes. -
City crews remove snow early Monday, Feb. 25, 2013 in Liberal, Kan., which is under a blizzard warning until Tuesday midnight. WInds were around 25 to 30 mph by 9 a.m., with forecasts of higher winds and gusts to 5o mph in the afternoon. -
Two-year-old Rylee Muths of Lawrence, Kan., puts her mark on a 14-foot-plus snowman at 219 Lyons Street, in Lawrence, Kan., Monday, Feb. 25, 2013. Chad Bowen and his sons Caleb, Mason and Carson and a friend Josh Hout, constructed the work Sunday with the help of a backhoe. -
The Keeper of the Plains statue gets a frsh coat of snow as a winter storm hits in Wichita, Kansas on Monday, February 25, 2013. -
A person pauses during their dog walk to snap a picture of snow as a winter storm hits in Wichita, Kansas on Monday, February 25, 2013. -
In this photo provided Jeff Powers blowing snow creates whiteout conditions Monday, Feb. 25, 2013 near Ingalls, Kan. Blizzard conditions slammed parts of the central Plains Monday, forcing the closure of highways in the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles and sending public works crews scrambling for salt and sand anew just days after a massive storm blanketed the region with snow. -
Traffic moves on the I-40 service road Monday, Feb. 25, 2013. A blizzard packing 50 mph wind gusts and more than 11 inches of snow blasted Amarillo and Texas Panhandle Monday, making travel nearly impossible. Interstate 40 and many major highways in the Panhandle have been closed. -
A car sets abandoned along the Interstate 27 access road during blizzard conditions in Lubbock, Texas, Monday, Feb. 25, 2013. State troopers are unable to respond to calls for assistance and National Guard units are mobilizing as a winter storm blankets the central Plains with a foot of snow in some places. Roads are closed Monday throughout West Texas and the Panhandle. -
Traffic moves on the I-40 service road Monday, Feb. 25, 2013. A blizzard packing 50 mph wind gusts and more than 11 inches of snow blasted Amarillo and Texas Panhandle Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, making travel nearly impossible. Interstate 40 and many major highways in the Panhandle have been closed. -
Traffic moves on the I-40 service road Monday, Feb. 25, 2013. A blizzard packing 50 mph wind gusts and more than 11 inches of snow blasted Amarillo and Texas Panhandle Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, making travel nearly impossible. Interstate 40 and many major highways in the Panhandle have been closed. -
Amarillo emergency personnel assisted a stranded motorist on the I-40 service road Monday, Feb. 25, 2013. A blizzard packing 50 mph wind gusts and more than 11 inches of snow blasted Amarillo and Texas Panhandle Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, making travel nearly impossible. Interstate 40 and many major highways in the Panhandle have been closed. -
A stranded motorist battles the blowing winds and deep snow drifts after becoming stranded near Soncy Road in Amarillo Monday, Feb. 25, 2013. A blizzard packing 50 mph wind gusts and more than 11 inches of snow blasted Amarillo and Texas Panhandle Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, making travel nearly impossible. Interstate 40 and many major highways in the Panhandle have been closed. -
Amarillo emergency personnel assisted a stranded motorist on the I-40 service road Monday, Feb. 25, 2013 in Amarillo, Texas. A blizzard packing 50 mph wind gusts and more than 11 inches of snow blasted Amarillo and Texas Panhandle Monday, making travel nearly impossible. Interstate 40 and many major highways in the Panhandle have been closed. -
Cattle stand in blizzard conditions in Lubbock, Texas, Monday, Feb. 25, 2013. Monday, Feb. 25, 2013. State troopers are unable to respond to calls for assistance and National Guard units are mobilizing as a winter storm blankets the central Plains with a foot of snow in some places. Roads are closed Monday throughout West Texas and the Panhandle. -
Cars move along the Marsha Sharp Freeway during blizzard conditions in Lubbock, Texas, Monday, Feb. 25, 2013. State troopers are unable to respond to calls for assistance and National Guard units are mobilizing as a winter storm blankets the central Plains with a foot of snow in some places. Roads are closed Monday throughout West Texas and the Panhandle. -
Vehicles move along in blizzard conditions in Lubbock, Texas, Monday, Feb. 25, 2013. State troopers are unable to respond to calls for assistance and National Guard units are mobilizing as a winter storm blankets the central Plains with a foot of snow in some places. Roads are closed Monday throughout West Texas and the Panhandle. -
Adnan Reza, a senior engineering student at the University of Colorado, from Dhaka, Bangladesh, removes the snow from his car on a sunny morning following a winter storm, in Boulder, Colo., Monday Feb. 25, 2013. Coloradoans are digging out from a major snowstorm that canceled flights, delayed opening of Denver city offices and piled up snow as much as two-feet deep. -
Babysitter Faith Whitney pulls two-year-old Teddy through the snow on a sled in Denver on Monday, Feb. 25, 2013. A winter storm passed through Colorado on Sunday dumping over a foot of snow in the Denver area. -
A pair of camels brave the blizzard conditions north of Palmer Lake, Colo. Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013. The storm is expected to continue through the night with some ares of the state receiving more than 20 inches of snow already. -
Bob Goodyear walks Rosie, the corgi, as he walks with Suzanne Martin, center, and her granddaughter, Zoe Martin, in front of University Park Elementary in south Denver, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013. Snow is expected to fall throughout the day.
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