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Midwest Slammed by Season's First Major Snowstorm

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Weather.com - 12/20/12, Barbara Rodriguez, John Milburn & weather.com

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Omaha, Neb.A snow plow spreads salt and sand Wednesday Dec. 19, 2012 in Omaha, Neb. 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, Jimmie Burnett)

DES MOINES, Iowa  -- 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.

Heavy snowfall, coupled with strong winds, will create blizzard conditions for morning commuters from Kansas to Wisconsin.

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Winter Storm Draco: Storm Reports

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Weather.com - 12/19/12, Jon Erdman

Associated Press. Six-year-old Sammi Kenny makes a snow angel in the freshly fallen snow in the in Eugene, Ore. Dec. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Medford Mail Tribune, Julia Moore)
 

Winger Storm Draco brought heavy snow to the Cascades and Rockies in its "first phase" and is poised to bring more snow to parts of the Plains, Upper Midwest and Great Lakes through Thursday. 

Let's break down the top snowfall totals and wind gusts from Draco, as of early Wednesday morning.

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Deep freeze across Russia dips to 50 below, at least 45 die

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A woman walking in Novosibirsk, a city in Russia's Siberia, reflects the cold there on Wednesday. Temperatures dipped to minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit -- and the wind chill made it feel like minus 47.

 

Americans feeling their first wintry blast of the season on Wednesday could take some comfort from this: In Moscow it felt like 10 below – part of a week-long cold spell across Russia that has parts of Siberia feeling like 50 below. 

Russian winter continues to kill

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Pravda - 12/19/12

Abnormally low winter temperatures in Russia continue to claim more and more lives. Twenty-one people froze to death in only one day; 147 others were hospitalized with frostbite. The cold weather in central Russia is not going to get any warmer soon. On December 19, the cold has reached St. Petersburg, where temperatures fell below -20 degrees Centigrade. It is 30 degrees below zero in the Ivanovo region, -22C in the Kaluga region, and -25 in Tver.

For the time being, the winter of 2012 has killed 45 people (266 have been hospitalized).

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Weather: Flood Threat In Run-Up To Christmas

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Yahoo News - 12/18/12, Sky News

Forecasters have warned people to expect up to seven days of unsettled conditions as a series of wet weather systems engulf the UK.

And pockets of England have been told to prepare for yet more flooding after the Environment Agency issued another round of warnings.

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Tropical Cyclone Evan Hammers Fiji, Samoas

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Infrared satellite image of Tropical Cyclone Evan as its center hovers north of the Fiji island of Vanua Levu on December 17, 2012 at 2:30 a.m. local time.

Fiji residents are beginning to clean up after a powerful cyclone blew through the Pacific island nation.

Tropical Cyclone Evan on Monday ripped roofs from homes and churches, flooded roads and forced thousands to evacuate their homes. Strong seas near the capital, Suva, pulled two container ships onto a reef. Authorities say they hope to refloat them.

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"Good" Tornado Record Set, Expert Says

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Weather.com - 12/18/12, Jess Baker

The words "good" and "tornado" don't typically appear in the same sentence, so when Dr. Greg Forbes, the Weather Channel's Severe Weather Expert, said he uncovered a "good" tornado stat, we knew it was worth noting.

"By my count, today will be the 177th straight day without a tornado fatality in the USA," Dr. Forbes says. The expert says that's the longest streak in two decades.

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Ukraine Cold Spell Leaves Dozens Dead

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A woman walks past a a snow-covered artillery piece during a winter's day in Kiev on December 18, 2012.

KIEV, Ukraine -- Ukrainian health officials say 37 people have died from the severe cold spell that hit the country this month.

Temperatures have dropped as low as minus-17 C (2 F).

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Sub-zero temperatures hit Moscow

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KEYC.TV - Joel Runck, Updated 12/17/12

In other world news, if you think it's been cold in Minnesota lately, consider Russia in comparison.

The weather in Moscow and neighboring regions dropped to 20 degrees below zero on Sunday.

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