Winter weather smacks U.S.

Ian Rone, 12, surprises Alena Byrn. 16, with a face full of flakes while snowball fighting at the Overton Shell, Dec. 26, 2012, in Memphis, Tenn. Memphis managed to avoid the heavy snow that blanketed much of Arkansas, but Overton park was bustling with kids taking advantage of an almost white Christmas.

Credit: AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal, Jim Weber