1.   In Hackensack, scuba divers had to rescue motorists trapped in flooded cars.

2.   National Guardsmen were deployed around the state to rescue stranded motorists and to medical personnel to hospitals and the scenes of emergencies.

3.   Paramedics try to rescue motorists temporarily washed up or trapped along the wash before the water builds enough power to sweep the car away again.

4.   Police and firefighters were credited with saving many lives, and bystanders rescued stranded motorists.

5.   The National Guard was called in to help clear roads and rescue stranded motorists.

6.   The pilots become local celebrities and folk heroes, rescuing motorists from flooded washes and plucking people off mountaintops.

7.   Arkansas National Guardsmen were sent out in Humvees to rescue motorists stranded on slippery highways during the second huge ice storm to hit the state in two weeks.

8.   Bridgeport authorities also reported rescuing motorists stranded in their vehicles.

9.   Indiana National Guardsmen were sent out in Humvees to rescue motorists in Elkhart County and South Bend.

10.   Nine motorists were rescued by a police helicopter Tuesday after spending the night trapped by a series of avalanches south of Anchorage that killed a maintenance worker.