31.   More than a foot of blowing snow closed major highways Wednesday in eastern Wyoming and western South Dakota, stranding travelers and shutting down schools.

32.   Outside, emergency vehicles waited, flashing lights barely visible through heavy blowing snow.

33.   Skies were white with blowing snow most of the day in Denmark and southwestern Sweden, where the storm was concentrated.

34.   Temperatures plunged well below zero and combined with blowing snow Saturday, sending residents across the Rockies and northern Plains scrambling for wool sweaters and parkas.

35.   The blowing snow closed Denver International Airport, canceling dozens of flights.

36.   The severe weather conditions at the South Pole showed no sign of improving as forecasters said projections through Wednesday called for blowing snow and low visibility.

37.   The skaters faced blowing snow and temperatures in the single digits Sunday at the outdoor John Rose Minnesota Oval.

38.   Visibility was one-sixteenth of a mile with blowing snow and freezing fog, she said.

39.   In the Chicago area, most schools were closed because of the bitter cold and motorists were warned to take extra care as blowing snow sharply reduced visibility.