AP/Abilene Reporter-News
Snow crystals cluster near the stem of a berry hanging from a bush in Abilene, Texas, Dec. 22, 2004, when snow fell for the first time this winter season in Abilene. (AP Photo/Abilene Reporter-News, Ronald W. Erdrich)
AP/Southeast Missourian, Fred Lynch
U.S. Postal Service carrier Kraig Shafer carries some mail through the snow Dec. 22, 2004, in Cape Girardeau, Mo.
AP/Southeast Missourian Don Frazier
Benny Shell shovels snow in front of his Cape Girardeau, Mo. home Dec. 22, 2004, after nearly nine inches of snow blanketed the area.
AP/Southeast Missourian Don Frazier
Josh Drury, 12, takes a tumble while riding his toboggan down a street Dec. 22, 2004, in Cape Girardeau, Mo., while enjoying the first snow of the season.
AP/The Paris News, Sam Craft
People walk down Pine Bluff Avenue in the snow Dec. 22, 2004, in Paris, Texas. Motorists spun off icy roads and air travelers waited hours as the season's first snowstorm blew winter into Texas.
AP/Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Tristan Garcia, 14, left, his brother Michael Garcia, 17, right, and Jason Fithian make their way up a snow-covered hill with a trash can lid for snow surfing at Bear Creek Park in Keller, Texas, Dec. 22, 2004.
AP/Mesabi Daily News, Mark Sauer
Jacob Huckabee, 11, of Eveleth, Minn., uses a snow shovel to try and tunnel through a frozen snow drift in front of his home Dec. 22, 2004. Despite the day's high temperature of six below zero, Huckabee was able to brave the elements long enough to finish his snow fort.
AP/News-Sun, Marshall Gorby
A pedestrian walks by a row of snow-covered newspaper vending machines Dec. 22, 2004, in Springfield, Ohio., after a snow storm came through the area.
AP/ Dallas Morning News
A pedestrian hides from strong wind gusts and snow as he makes his way to his bus stop Dec. 22, 2004, in Dallas.
AP
A woman walks to her snow-covered car Dec. 22, 2004, in downtown Cleveland.
