21.   Ice fishermen said the storm hit without warning with a blinding force.

22.   Hundreds of schools in Montreal were to open Monday for the first time since the storm hit.

23.   In Iowa, many school districts closed and the Legislature canceled sessions Monday as a new winter storm hit.

24.   In St. Lucia, residents in Castries were advised to stay indoors should the storm hit.

25.   Most residents were safe because they had moved into shelters before the storm hit, he said.

26.   Rivera was training in Carolina, Puerto Rico, when the storm hit, and his hotel escaped damage.

27.   Relief agencies said they were bracing for the worst if the new storm hits.

28.   Sunshine edged temperatures just above freezing Monday in the first thaw since the storm hit.

29.   The couple took a taxi in the driving rain to a more solid hotel in Puerto Escondido, making it just before the worst of the storm hit.

30.   The start of the second round was moved ahead by two hours to try and get in as many holes as possible before the storm hit.