31.   At noon, Gov. John Rowland of Connecticut repeated his ban on tractor-trailers from the highways because of the impending winter storm.

32.   Bayliss acted after a series of winter storms had struck the U.S. capital.

33.   Because redwood trees of any age are shallow-rooted, they are vulnerable to being blown down during fierce winter storms that buffet the North California coast.

34.   A heavy winter storm was pounding the city, leaving whole communities without power, uprooting trees and tying up traffic with a plenitude of fender benders.

35.   A large winter storm will spread a swath of moderate snowfall from northeast Oklahoma to northern Ohio on Wednesday.

36.   A potent winter storm that brought heavy mountain snow and valley rain to northern California and parts of Oregon on Saturday will move across the interior West on Sunday.

37.   A proven strategy of winter storms is to launch a series of attacks rather than mounting a single onslaught.

38.   A major winter storm will bring the threat of some snow, ice and rain to Washington this weekend.

39.   A major winter storm will continue to affect much of the Northeast on Wednesday.

40.   A series of winter storms played a role in the reduction in hours, economists said.