Weather in the Plains

A dump truck with a plow blade moves past an abandoned car on a snow-covered Little Rock, Ark., street, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2003. Snow as deep as 10 inches fell across the central portion of Arkansas, leaving schools closed across the state and most traffic slowed to a crawl.

Bart, a 13-year-old Bassett hound, navigates the high and freshly fallen snow during his daily walk in Indianapolis, Monday, Feb. 24, 2003. She is not in the picture, but Bart is leashed to his owner, Nancy Keenan.

Children walk to school under the careful eyes of crossing guards, Monday, Feb. 24, 2003, in North Platte, Neb. The overnight low in North Platte was minus 12, tying the record low set in 1960.

Alyssa Schulenbert, 7, of Blue Springs, Mo., makes a snow angel in a neighbor's yard Monday, Feb. 24, 2003. Some children were playing outside Monday because Blue Springs, Mo., schools were closed because of the snow and cold weather.

Dan Maguire, of Springfield, Mo., shovels his drive Monday morning, Feb. 24, 2003. A rapidly moving winter storm that swept across Missouri from the southwest eased off early Monday morning, leaving behind up to a foot of snow and at least one death.

Chaz Dawson,11, from left, DeMecko Jones, 11 and Keylon Dawson, 10, help a neighbor get their car unstuck from ice and snow, Monday, Feb. 24, 2003, in Tulsa, Okla.

Craig Wininger pulls his daughter Nicole, 5, through Collett Park Monday, Feb. 24, 2003, in Terre Haute, Ind.

Debbie Bower, the custodian at McKinley Elementary, clears the sidewalk outside the school in Enid, Okla., Monday, Feb. 24, 2003.

City of Fayetteville employee Jason Williford clears the snow from a parking lot in downtown Fayetteville, Ark., Monday, Feb. 24, 2003. Schools and businesses were closed throughout the northwest Arkansas region Monday after 5-8 inches of snow fell on Sunday.

Rachel Rausher digs her way out of her Wichita, Kan., driveway Monday, Feb. 24, 2003, after a winter storm dumped over 10 inches of snow across the area Sunday. With temperatures only reaching a high in the middle teens, a wind-chill advisory near zero was in effect for south central Kansas throughout the day.

Dick Teising of Vincennes, Ind., uses a snow blower to clear the sidewalk for himself and his neighbors Monday, Feb. 24, 2003, after more than 5 inches of fresh snow blanketed the area. Weekend storms delivered a mixed bag of heavy snow and ice, making for menacing, messy roads as states deal with flooding left behind by last week's blizzard.

Luke Ogle, 4, top, and his brother, Seth, 14, bottom, take a tandem sled ride Monday, Feb. 24, 2003, down a hill near their home in Rogers, Ark. Their sisters, Lacye, 12, left, and Ashlyne, 8, wait their turn. The Ogle siblings, like most area children, were enjoying their day off from school due to the snow from Sunday's winter storm.