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A flight information screen displays canceled flights as passenger walk at Midway airport in Chicago, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. The first widespread snowstorm of the season crawled across the Midwest on Thursday, with whiteout conditions stranding holiday travelers. The storm led airlines to cancel about 1,000 flights ahead of the Christmas holiday ó relatively few compared to past big storms, though the number was climbing. Southwest Airlines scratched all of its flights scheduled after 4:30 p.m. today at Midway. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Kansas City, Missouri city workers examine a fallen tree that landed on a telephone wire during snow and windstorm, Thursday, December 20, 2012, in Kansas City. (David Eulitt/Kansas City Star/MCT)

A man walks his dogs down the middle of a deserted street in the middle of a blizzard on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, in Madison, Wis. Many businesses and most city, state and county government offices were closed as the blizzard dumped about a foot of wet, heavy snow on the area. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer)

Snow-covered cars in a parking lot greet early morning risers in Madison, Wis. as a severe winter storm moves through the upper Midwest Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Wisconsin State Journal, John Hart)

A snow fight ensues among University of Wisconsin-Madison students on Bascom Hill in Madison, Wis., Thursday afternoon, Dec. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Wisconsin State Journal, M.P. King)

A downed tree on Old Middleton Road had what little traffic there was down to one eastbound lane in Madison, Wis., Thursday afternoon, Dec. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Wisconsin State Journal, M.P. King)

Eleven-year-old Quinn Dzikonski and her father Craig Dzikonski build a family of snowmen outside their home in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, December 20, 2012. The first widespread snowstorm of the season crawled across the Midwest on Thursday, with whiteout conditions stranding holiday travelers and sending drivers sliding over slick roads _ including into a fatal 25-vehicle pileup in Iowa. †(AP Photo/The Gazette-Cliff Jette)

Winona, Minn., police assist in detouring traffic on westbound Interstate 90 at the Winona exit Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, morning near Wilson, Minn. A jack-knifed semi-trailer was blocking both lanes a traffic near the Rushford exit. The first major snowstorm of the season began its slow eastward march across the Midwest early Thursday, creating treacherous driving conditions and threatening to disrupt some of the nation's busiest airports ahead of the holiday weekend. (AP Photo/Winona Daily News, Andrew Link)

Pedestrians hurry through the intersection of Wright and Green Streets in Champaign, Ill., as a winter storm begins to blanket the area, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/The News-Gazette, John Dixon)

Joe Jackson clears off snow from his truck on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, in Winona, Minn. The first major snowstorm of the season began its slow eastward march across the Midwest early Thursday, creating treacherous driving conditions and threatening to disrupt some of the nation's busiest airports ahead of the holiday weekend. (AP Photo/Winona Daily News, Joe Ahlquist)

Covered in steadily falling snow, Colman Devine makes his way home from an overnight work shift in Madison, Wis., as a severe winter storm hits the upper Midwest Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. The first major snowstorm of the season began its slow eastward march across the Midwest Thursday, creating treacherous, sometimes deadly driving conditions and threatening to disrupt some of the nation's busiest airports ahead of the holiday weekend. (AP Photo/Wisconsin State Journal, John Hart)

Snow falls on Main Street on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, in Winona, Minn. The first major snowstorm of the season began its slow eastward march across the Midwest early Thursday, creating treacherous driving conditions and threatening to disrupt some of the nation's busiest airports ahead of the holiday weekend. (AP Photo/The Winona Daily News, Joe Ahlquist)

Luke McHenry, left, his son, Sebastian Wells, dig out their snow-buried vehicle as residents in Madison, Wis. contend with a severe winter storm that moved through the upper Midwest Thursday, December 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Wisconsin State Journal, John Hart)

Aziz Erhamah of Omaha Neb., waits for a ride home after his flight was canceled Wednesday night, Dec. 19, 2012 from Eppley Airfield in Omaha, Neb. The first major snowstorm of the season began its slow eastward march across the Midwest early Thursday, creating treacherous driving conditions and threatening to disrupt some of the nation's busiest airports ahead of the holiday weekend. (AP Photo/The Omaha World-Herald, Rebecca S. Gratz)

MADISON, WI -DECEMBER 20: Shoveling out cars was just one of the battles of the storm on December 20, 2012 in in Madison, Wisconsin. The State Patrol was warning motorists to stay home as a paralyzing winter storm bore down on Wisconsin In the first significant snowstorm to hit southern Wisconsin in two winters. (Photo by Tom Lynn/Getty Images)

BARABOO, WI -DECEMBER 20: Snow sticks to the trees during the winter storm December 20, 2012 in Baraboo, Wisconsin. The State Patrol was warning motorists to stay home as a paralyzing winter storm bore down on Wisconsin In the first significant snowstorm to hit southern Wisconsin in two winters. (Photo by Tom Lynn/Getty Images)

BARABOO, WI -DECEMBER 20: Sandhill Cranes ride out the storm on the banks of the Wisconsin River December 20, 2012 in Baraboo, Wisconsin. The State Patrol had warned motorists to stay home as a paralyzing winter storm bore down on Wisconsin, the first significant snowstorm to hit southern Wisconsin in two winters. (Photo by Tom Lynn/Getty Images)

A man skis though deep powder from a storm a day earlier, after hiking up a public mountainside atop Berthoud Pass, near Winter Park, Colo., Thursday Dec. 20, 2012. The fresh snow, with more expected before Christmas, has left much of Colorado ski-country replenished after a relatively warm and dry Fall. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Sledders are usually seen on the hills of Hyde Park in St. Joseph, Mo. after a significant snowfall, but on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012 only deer could be seen. (AP Photo/St. Joseph News-Press, Jessica A. Stewart)

Wayne Stuberg cleans the sidewalk from the deep snow in front of his home in Omaha Neb., Thursday Dec. 20, 2012. The first major snowstorm of the season began its slow eastward march across the Midwest early Thursday, creating treacherous driving conditions and threatening to disrupt some of the nation's busiest airports ahead of the holiday weekend. (AP Photo/The Omaha World-Herald, Matt Miller)

A man uses a snowblower to clear away a walkway on the 1400 block of Chestnut Street in West Bend, Wis, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Michael Sears)

A local resident clears snow from his driveway after an overnight snowfall left many schools and businesses closed for the day, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, in Urbandale, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Michael Tweedt (C) directs Hailey Pettit (in car) as Kimberlee Taylor helps push the car free from the snow Cedar Falls, Iowa, December 20, 2012. The first major winter storm of the year took aim at the U.S. Midwest on Thursday, triggering high wind and blizzard warnings across a widespread area, and a threat of tornadoes in Gulf Coast states to the south. REUTERS/Matthew Putney/The Waterloo Courier/Handout

Snow is caked on a stop sign on Fletcher Avenue in Waterloo, Iowa, December 20, 2012. The first major winter storm of the year took aim at the U.S. Midwest on Thursday, triggering high wind and blizzard warnings across a widespread area, and a threat of tornadoes in Gulf Coast states to the south. REUTERS/Matthew Putney/The Waterloo Courier/Handout

A truck is abandoned on US Highway 63 along the northbound lane in Waterloo, Iowa, December 20, 2012. The first major winter storm of the year took aim at the U.S. Midwest on Thursday, triggering high wind and blizzard warnings across a widespread area, and a threat of tornadoes in Gulf Coast states to the south. REUTERS/Matthew Putney/The Waterloo Courier/Handout

Snow blows across US Highway 218 as near whiteout conditions begin in Waterloo, Iowa, December 20, 2012. The first major winter storm of the year took aim at the U.S. Midwest on Thursday, triggering high wind and blizzard warnings across a widespread area, and a threat of tornadoes in Gulf Coast states to the south. REUTERS/Matthew Putney/The Waterloo Courier/Handout

Brandon Richardson removes debris from the Healthy Beginning by Sonyia hair salon following a winter storm in Mobile, Alabama, December 20, 2012. The first major winter storm of the year took aim at the U.S. Midwest on Thursday, triggering high wind and blizzard warnings across a widespread area, and a threat of tornadoes in Gulf Coast states to the south. REUTERS/Jon Hauge

A snapped tree is seen in a residential area following a winter storm in Mobile, Alabama, December 20, 2012. The first major winter storm of the year took aim at the U.S. Midwest on Thursday, triggering high wind and blizzard warnings across a widespread area, and a threat of tornadoes in Gulf Coast states to the south. REUTERS/Jon Hauge

An automobile sits upside down in the car lot of Mercedes-Benz of Mobile following a winter storm in Mobile, Alabama, December 20, 2012. The first major winter storm of the year took aim at the U.S. Midwest on Thursday, triggering high wind and blizzard warnings across a widespread area, and a threat of tornadoes in Gulf Coast states to the south. REUTERS/Jon Hauge

An automobile is damaged by a Mercedes-Benz dealership sign following a winter storm in Mobile, Alabama, December 20, 2012. The first major winter storm of the year took aim at the U.S. Midwest on Thursday, triggering high wind and blizzard warnings across a widespread area, and a threat of tornadoes in Gulf Coast states to the south. REUTERS/Jon Hauge

A group of University of Wisconsin-Madison students assist a food delivery truck driver in freeing his truck after making a stop at Wasabi Japanese Restaurant on State Street in Madison, Wis., Thursday afternoon, Dec. 20, 2012. They were not successful. (AP Photo/Wisconsin State Journal, M.P. King)

Nathan Disch, right, of Appleton looks on in astonishment as Carina Panella of Appleton catches some air while sledding at Prairie Hill Park in Thursday, December 20, 2012, during a winter storm in Grand Chute, Wisconsin. The first widespread snowstorm of the season crawled across the Midwest on Thursday, with whiteout conditions stranding holiday travelers and sending drivers sliding over slick roads _ including into a fatal 25-vehicle pileup in Iowa. (AP Photo/The Post-Crescent, Dan Powers)

Motorists drive on East Washington Avenue towards downtown Madison, Wis., during a strong snowstorm Thursday afternoon, Dec. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Wisconsin State Journal, M.P. King)

This photo provided by the Iowa State Patrol shows the scene of a 25-vehicle pileup that killed three people Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012 north of Des Moines, Iowa. Authorities said drivers were blinded by blowing snow and didnít see vehicles that had slowed or stopped on Interstate 80 about 60 miles north of Des Moines. A chain reaction of crashes involving semitrailers and passenger cars closed down a section of the highway. (AP Photo/Iowa State Patrol)

Carley Clinkscales, left of Winona, and Lance Hofer, of Cochrane, Wis., walk alongside Fourth Street Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, in Winona, Minn. (AP Photo/Winona Daily News, Joe Ahlquist)

Children make their way up the hill at Bluffside Park while sledding Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, in Winona, Minn. (AP Photo/Winona Daily News, Joe Ahlquist)

Passengers talk on their phone at Midway airport in Chicago, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. The first widespread snowstorm of the season crawled across the Midwest on Thursday, with whiteout conditions stranding holiday travelers. The storm led airlines to cancel about 1,000 flights ahead of the Christmas holiday ó relatively few compared to past big storms, though the number was climbing. Southwest Airlines scratched all of its flights scheduled after 4:30 p.m. today at Midway. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Zach Stead and his dog Tucker brave high winds, blowing snow and freezing temperatures while walking outside Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012 in Springfield, Ill. The first widespread snowstorm of the season crawled across the Midwest on Thursday, with whiteout conditions stranding holiday travelers and sending drivers sliding over slick roads, including into a fatal 25-vehicle pileup in Iowa. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

Noah Nichols, of Des Moines, Iowa, cleans snow off his car, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, in Des Moines, Iowa. The first widespread snowstorm of the season began a slow crawl across the Midwest on Thursday with some areas receiving as much as 15 inches of snow. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

A snowboarder, silhouetted by the setting sun, kicks up a wake of snowy mist, at Winter Park alpine resort, in Colorado, Thursday Dec. 20, 2012. Fresh snow earlier in the week, with more expected before Christmas, has left much of Colorado ski-country replenished after a relatively warm and dry Fall. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

The street sign at Old Middleton and Glen Hollow Roads is topped with several inches of snow in Madison, Wis., Thursday afternoon, Dec. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Wisconsin State Journal, M.P. King)

Don Hunter shovels outside of Gerda's German Restaurant and Bakery in Omaha Neb., Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. A storm that has dumped more than a foot of snow in the Rocky Mountains is heading east and is forecast to bring the first major winter storm of the season to the central plains and Midwest. (AP Photo/The World-Herald, Alyssa Schukar)

Blowing snow reduces vision as motorists wait for a light change in Lawrence, Kan., Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. The Midwest's first major snowstorm of the season was sweeping across several states early Thursday, shuttering schools, creating treacherous roadways and threatening to slow down one of the nation's busiest airports ahead of the holiday weekend. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

Early morning motorists travel west along I-70 and into a winter storm near Lawrence, Kan., Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. Winter weather advisories are in effect for the area. The Midwest's first major snowstorm of the season was sweeping across several states early Thursday, shuttering schools, creating treacherous roadways and threatening to slow down one of the nation's busiest airports ahead of the holiday weekend. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

Sledders enjoy the snow on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012 at Holmes Lake in Lincoln, Neb. (AP Photo/The Journal-Star, Adam Wolffbrandt) LOCAL TV OUT; KOLN-TV OUT; KGIN-TV OUT; KLKN-TV OUT

Emily Dresbach, left, 12, and Kelsey Blum, 11, sled down the hill on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012 at Holmes Lake in Lincoln, Neb. (AP Photo/The Journal-Star, Adam Wolffbrandt) LOCAL TV OUT; KOLN-TV OUT; KGIN-TV OUT; KLKN-TV OUT