21.   Snowfalls across a large chunk of the upper Middle West continue to stay ahead of the normal pace for snow this winter.

22.   Southern Michigan has missed most of the snow this winter.

23.   That year, however, winter snows and record rains in the early spring provided a buffer to summer dryness in the region, state water officials said.

24.   The lawsuit will proceed, but so will the imminent plan to have wolves running across winter snow in the Rockies.

25.   The melting of the abundant winter snow is important for providing adequate water supplies for the dry season ahead.

26.   The Pentagon fears a resurgence of fighting as winter snows melt in the mountains and Taliban and al-Qaida fighters can move more freely.

27.   The ranch got its name from caves that the first settlers dug in the sandy banks of Indian Creek for shelter from the scorching summer sun and winter snow.

28.   The seed catalogs were perused dreamily during the worst winter snows.

29.   The trend toward pickups, minivans and sport utility vehicles received an extra boost in November with the first winter snows.

30.   The winter snows will begin to fall in the next two to four weeks, making the movements of troops and supplies very difficult and prolonging the standoff.