Avalanches block highways in Colo.
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Thousands of travelers heading to ski areas for the holiday weekend were stalled by giant traffic jams Saturday as highways were blocked by crews removing snow slides.
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AMARILLO, Tex., Dec. 22 -- A blinding snowstorm blew across the Plains on Saturday, causing at least two deaths and dozens of injuries in numerous multi-car pileups and forcing authorities to close portions of several major highways.
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Motorists and pedestrians slid on slippery pavement Wednesday morning as a storm spread snow and thick layers of ice from the Rockies to the Northeast, cutting off electricity to thousands of homes and businesses and giving some children a holiday from school.
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A large, fast-moving snowstorm that closed sections of major highways on the Plains on Saturday was blamed for seven traffic deaths, while strong winds in Arkansas cut a 5-mile-long swath of damage, destroying buildings and leaving several people injured.
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By Ana Breton Deseret Morning News  Friday's snowstorm caused a slushy morning commute for Wasatch Front motorists and triggered widespread power outages after heavy snow and wind snapped power lines.
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A storm that dumped as much as 2 feet of snow on some parts of Washington state turned freeways and city streets into icy gridlock and left thousands of people without power.
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August snows closed two scenic mountain roads and dusted the high peaks with powder, but the early storm doesn't necessarily signal that Colorado is in for a drought-busting winter.
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A winter storm that pounded the Sierra Nevada over the weekend delivered a snowy, icy mess across the nation's central states, stalling holiday travel, closing stretches of highway and making a nationally televised football game look at times like the tuner was off by a channel.
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A powerful storm moved along the coast Tuesday, causing highway-blocking mudslides, flooding and power outages. Up to a foot of rain was possible in one mountain area.
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Police trying to reach motorists cut off by substantial snowdrifts on cross-Pennine routes
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Los Angeles -- Blustery winds, record rainfall and mudslides have blocked highways and shut off power for thousands of homes and businesses in California.
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By Pete Bosak, The Centre Daily Times, State College, Pa.  Dec. 8--SNOW SHOE -- Fifteen vehicles, including seven tractor-trailers, crashed and piled up on an ice-covered Interstate 80 Thursday afternoon as a snow squall moved through and caused whiteout conditions.
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By CHASE SQUIRES DENVER - A large, fast-moving snowstorm that closed sections of major highways on the Plains on Saturday was blamed for seven traffic deaths, while strong winds in Arkansas cut a 5-mile-long swath of damage, destroying buildings and leaving several people injured.
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Snow delayed repairs Friday morning to Interstate 70 through scenic Glenwood Canyon where a rock slide sent boulders as big as vans crashing onto the road.
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By Matt Branaugh, Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo.  Dec.
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Crews reopened a lane of traffic in each direction Friday on a major Colorado highway, a day after a rock slide sent boulders as big as vans crashing onto the road.
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A California mountain highway near the Mexican border is closed because of a surprise snowstorm that stranded as many as 500 motorists.