Winter storms hit U.S.

A winter storm system that blew through Christmas Day with Gulf Coast tornadoes and snow in the nation's midsection headed for the Northeast, spreading blizzard conditions that slowed holiday travel all week. The death toll rose to six with car accidents on snow and highways.

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  1. Nathan Lee, 5, uses a "wovel" to remove snow from his driveway along Megan Drive, in State College, Pa. A major winter storm hit Centre County Wednesday and the clean up continues Thursday, Dec. 27, 2
  2. Luna, a black Lab mix, frolics in fresh snow in East Derry, New Hampshire, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012. The southern N.H. area received about eight inches of snow from the winter storm. (AP Photo/Charles
  3. A lone cyclist navigates the bike path through a snow storm at Chicago
  4. In this Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012 photo, a man talks on his cellphone, as he walks along Main Street during a snowstorm late Wednesday night. The winter storm brought snow to inland parts of the North
  5. Motorists travel slowly on a snow-covered Interstate 24 during a winter storm Wednesday, December 26, 2012, in Paducah, Ky. The storm dumped several inches of snow making travel hazardous. (AP Photo/S
  6. Steve Gordon of Madison, Wis., walks his dogs along Grandview Blvd. on the city
  7. Snow clearing crews in Pine Island, Minn were out early trying to clear roads before morning commuters headed to work on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. The first major snowstorm of the season began its slow
  8. A towing crew from Moody
  9. 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
  10. Snow clings to a Snow Route sign on a city street, 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 som
  11. 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 Neibergal
  12. 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 b
  13. Chris Sauer shovels snow from her driveway during a winter snow storm in Oregon, Wis., Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. The first major snowstorm of the season began its slow eastward march across the Midwes
  14. Victor Jimenez, of Des Moines, Iowa, gets a push from his dad Guillermo Jimenez, left, as they clear snow off a driveway, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, in Des Moines, Iowa. The first widespread snowstorm o
  15. 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 Neibergal
  16. Elementary school students, some escorted by parents, cross a snowy street en route to school as a blizzard dropped snow over Boulder, Colo., Wednesday Dec. 19, 2012. A storm that has dumped more than
  17. A student walks on the campus of the Univerisity of Colorado as a blizzard dropped snow over Boulder, Colo., Wednesday Dec. 19, 2012. A storm that has dumped more than a foot of snow in the Rocky Moun
  18. Traffic winds its way east and west along a snowy Boulder-Denver Turnpike, in Superior, Colo., Wednesday Dec. 19, 2012. A storm that has dumped more than a foot of snow in the Rocky Mountains is headi
  19. Linda Jones walks her daughters Sophie and Zoe to school as a blizzard dropped snow over Boulder, Colo., Wednesday Dec. 19, 2012. A storm that has dumped more than a foot of snow in the Rocky Mountain
  20. A woman walks her dog as a blizzard dropped snow over Boulder, Colo., 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 t
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