11.   For water, they melted snow.

12.   He used his miniature stove to melt snow, heat food for his dogs and dry out his gloves and socks.

13.   He said he melted snow on the miniature camp stove he carried on his sled.

14.   Heavy rain, particularly over the western foothills of the Cascades and Coastal Range, will combine with melting mountain snows to heighten the risk of flooding.

15.   If the peak becomes warm enough, it will melt the snow on the roof.

16.   Ice dams form, Keefe said, when a poorly insulated roof allows heat from the house to melt snow on the roof surface.

17.   It was unusual weather for this area of New Mexico, where warm daytime highs usually melt any snow in a couple of days.

18.   Melting snow and flooding could delay planting, which normally begins in April, analysts said.

19.   Melting snow makes for favorable avalanche conditions because it changes the stability of the snow-

20.   Ms. Bullock and Pullman also deserve credit for setting enough sparks to melt snow.