A snowboarder heads down a side street and past snowed-in cars in Seattle's Queen Anne neighborhood during a snow storm Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008. The snow was a day late, but it arrived dramatically in Seattle on Thursday, swirling (成漩涡) down amid lightning and thunder to snarl (使混乱) traffic and close schools for tens of thousands of students. Heavy snow fell on most of Washington, with the National Weather Service predicting frigid temperatures into next week, along with more snow possible by the weekend.
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A snowman built on Kerry Park's wall is seen Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008, in Seattle. Thursday was no day to be on the road in Washington state as snow brought traffic to a crawl on streets and highways. In Seattle, the storm was ushered in by lightning and thunder.
Brad Sinko clears snow from his windshield (挡风玻璃) after making a cheese delivery at the Pike Place Market during a snow storm Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008, in Seattle. The snow was a day late, but it arrived dramatically in Seattle on Thursday, swirling down amid lightning and thunder to snarl traffic and close schools for tens of thousands of students. Heavy snow fell on most of Washington, with the National Weather Service predicting frigid temperatures into next week, along with more snow possible by the weekend.
Tourist make their way down icy steps near the Bethesda Fountain in Central Park on December 20, the morning after a winter storm hit New York City. A massive winter storm blanketed (覆盖) the US West Coast with snow, sleet and ice while the northeast was also struck with blizzards (大风雪) and snow squalls (暴风) that made travel dangerous, officials said
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Tow (拖曳) truck driver Raymond Wilson prepares to right (扶直) car that overturned on an icy I-5 in Tacoma, Wash., on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2008. The National Weather Service says most of Western Washington remains under a winter weather advisory and should see 2 to 4 more inches of snow by early Monday morning.
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Central Illinois grain farmer Mike Doyle walks across a snow-covered field full of wind turbines on his farm in Arrowsmith, Ill., Friday Dec. 5, 2008. Thousands of others like them erected across the Midwest the past few years were part of an unprecedented (空前的) build-out for the wind-power industry.
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A group of women sled down a hill on Virginia Street as heavy snow falls late at night Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008, in downtown Seattle. The street was closed to traffic, and dozens of people took to the streets in Seattle, which rarely sees such major snow levels.
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People gather at the top of a hill on Virginia Street as heavy snow falls late at night Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008, in downtown Seattle, which rarely sees such major snow levels. Some people took to the slope sliding on cardboard boxes, plastic bags, and the occasional sled.
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