Fierce storm disrupts Midwest with heavy snow and wind
A major winter storm battered more than a dozen states with dangerous ice and 8 to 15 foot drifts in the Upper Midwest. Blizzard warnings covered Iowa Nebraska Minnesota and Wisconsin as gusts hit 50 mph and at least four deaths were reported including a hunter crushed by a fallen pine.
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Russia Idea Faces Critics Over Cloud Seeding Plan
Critics urge limits as region braces for displaced snowfall while scientists at the Central Aerological Observatory negotiate with city authorities. They accuse Moscow of weather manipulation with twice yearly cloud seeding for patriotic holidays. Cement bags dropped into clouds reportedly vanish after release.
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Severe winter storm grips Iowa with heavy snowfall
A fast moving winter storm paralyzes travel across eastern Iowa. Cedar Rapids will field 85 snow plows by 3 a.m. as road crews work around the clock. Wind driven snow and limited visibility hinder plowing and force airport delays and school dismissals. Minor injuries reported in seven accidents as flights canceled and conditions worsen.
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Kids Activity Guide for a Snow Day
Kids are home due to weather and can choose from activities such as baking cookies decorating rooms with lights reading aloud building an indoor fort making cocoa crafting snowflakes or cards creating a home video planning a kid prepared menu and a board game Olympics with movie finale adding scrapbooking and arranging popcorn garland for the tree and New Year resolutions.
Safety tips for power outages and fuel use
No power guidance warns against indoor use of candles and kerosene lamps to avoid fires. It advises running generators outside and away from homes and never linking a generator directly to a home electrical system without an approved power transfer switch. It cautions against charcoal grills LP grills and camping stoves indoors due to carbon monoxide danger.
Snow emergency rules outline residential parking and sidewalk duties
A snow emergency lasts until 6 p.m. with no parking on snow routes. Four more residential snow emergencies may be declared. Cars must park on even sides on even days and odd sides on odd days 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sidewalks must be cleaned within 48 hours after a major snow. some flood areas are exempt from sidewalk enforcement though owners remain liable for injuries.
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