1.   A snowstorm swept through the area last week, knocking out power to residents and creating havoc for utility companies.

2.   Orizaba claimed all three lives in its icy grip when a sudden snowstorm swept the climbers away.

3.   A snowstorm swept across Jordan, stranding motorists, cutting power lines, shutting schools and delaying international flights in the desert kingdom.

4.   Snowstorms swept across areas of northern Portugal on Thursday while high winds and driving rain caused the closure of Faro international airport on the southern coast.

5.   A new snowstorm swept into the eastern United States Friday, dumping more snow on millions of Americans already reeling after one of the worst blizzards this century.