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Photos: Snowstorm hits the Plains

Updated 10:58 PM EST, Tue February 26, 2013
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Southwest Airlines employees guide a plane into the gate at Midway International Airport in Chicago on Tuesday, February 26. Back-to-back storms have hit the Great Plains, which is still digging out from last week's weather. <em>Are you experiencing the storm? If it's safe, </em><a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Ftopics%2F877827"><em>share your photos</em></a>.
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Southwest Airlines employees guide a plane into the gate at Midway International Airport in Chicago on Tuesday, February 26. Back-to-back storms have hit the Great Plains, which is still digging out from last week's weather. Are you experiencing the storm? If it's safe, share your photos.
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City worker Thuan Tran and police officer Christina Batalia help dig out stranded motorist Gary Cook after the area was hit by a snowstorm on February 26 in Overland Park, Kansas.
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City worker Thuan Tran and police officer Christina Batalia help dig out stranded motorist Gary Cook after the area was hit by a snowstorm on February 26 in Overland Park, Kansas.
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Wet snow hangs on branches on February 26 in Merriam, Kansas.
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Wet snow hangs on branches on February 26 in Merriam, Kansas.
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Milk shelves are nearly empty at a Kansas City, Missouri, grocery store on February 26, after a snowstorm batters the area again.
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Milk shelves are nearly empty at a Kansas City, Missouri, grocery store on February 26, after a snowstorm batters the area again.
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Heavy snow covers street signs in Kansas City, Missouri, on February 26.
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Heavy snow covers street signs in Kansas City, Missouri, on February 26.
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Tree branches are covered in snow on February 26 in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Tree branches are covered in snow on February 26 in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Motorists head home on U.S. 69 on Monday, February 25, in Overland Park, Kansas, during the snowstorm.
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Motorists head home on U.S. 69 on Monday, February 25, in Overland Park, Kansas, during the snowstorm.
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About 5 feet of snow piles up February 25 outside CNN iReporter Matthew West's back porch in Canyon Texas, covering up his son's tricycle.
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About 5 feet of snow piles up February 25 outside CNN iReporter Matthew West's back porch in Canyon Texas, covering up his son's tricycle.
Courtesy Matthew West
Alan Daniels loads salt trucks at the Overland, Kansas, Park Public Works Department on February 25.
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Alan Daniels loads salt trucks at the Overland, Kansas, Park Public Works Department on February 25.
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The "Keeper of the Plains" statue is blanketed with snow in Wichita, Kansas, on February 25.
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The "Keeper of the Plains" statue is blanketed with snow in Wichita, Kansas, on February 25.
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A resident shovels snow as the wind cuts down on visibility during a winter storm in Denver on Sunday, February 24.
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A resident shovels snow as the wind cuts down on visibility during a winter storm in Denver on Sunday, February 24.
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Bicycles gather snow during a storm in Denver on February 24.
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Bicycles gather snow during a storm in Denver on February 24.
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Twelve to 14 inches of snow fell in northeastern Kansas on Thursday, February 21. However, on Friday, February 22, the sun was out, and this street had been cleared, but many were not. Neighbors worked to clear their driveways while the kids enjoyed playing the deepest snow many of them had ever experienced.
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Twelve to 14 inches of snow fell in northeastern Kansas on Thursday, February 21. However, on Friday, February 22, the sun was out, and this street had been cleared, but many were not. Neighbors worked to clear their driveways while the kids enjoyed playing the deepest snow many of them had ever experienced.
Courtesy Kathryn Kennedy
Jackie Arrandondo, 19, is covered with morning snow from head to toe as she waits for a city bus Friday, in Minneapolis. Gusty winds and iced-over roadways made for treacherous Midwest travel Friday as a major winter storm headed east over the Great Lakes. Two deaths have been linked to the storm, including one in a fatal traffic accident in Minnesota.
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Jackie Arrandondo, 19, is covered with morning snow from head to toe as she waits for a city bus Friday, in Minneapolis. Gusty winds and iced-over roadways made for treacherous Midwest travel Friday as a major winter storm headed east over the Great Lakes. Two deaths have been linked to the storm, including one in a fatal traffic accident in Minnesota.
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Shawn Noble skis to work after a winter storm left more than 6 inches of snow on February 22 in Iowa City, Iowa.
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Shawn Noble skis to work after a winter storm left more than 6 inches of snow on February 22 in Iowa City, Iowa.
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Tow truck driver Tyson House helps trucker Gary Wheeler of Kansas City on Friday, February 22, in Greensburg, Kansas, after his truck slid off the road. The huge snowstorm was moving across the Plains on Thursday.
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Tow truck driver Tyson House helps trucker Gary Wheeler of Kansas City on Friday, February 22, in Greensburg, Kansas, after his truck slid off the road. The huge snowstorm was moving across the Plains on Thursday.
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A worker uses a snowblower to clear a path on February 22 in Greensburg, Kansas.
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A worker uses a snowblower to clear a path on February 22 in Greensburg, Kansas.
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Tow truck drivers aid a semi on February 22 in Greensburg, Kansas.
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Tow truck drivers aid a semi on February 22 in Greensburg, Kansas.
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A car is stranded in the snow on Highway 135 outside Wichita, Kansas, on Thursday, February 21.
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A car is stranded in the snow on Highway 135 outside Wichita, Kansas, on Thursday, February 21.
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Vehicles drive in single file down Highway 135 outside Wichita on Thursday.
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Vehicles drive in single file down Highway 135 outside Wichita on Thursday.
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Mark Russell, right, vice president of rules and competition for the PGA Tour, talks with Thorbjorn Olesen of Denmark as snow and rain suspend play during the first round of the World Golf Championships in Marana, Arizona, on Wednesday, February 20.
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Mark Russell, right, vice president of rules and competition for the PGA Tour, talks with Thorbjorn Olesen of Denmark as snow and rain suspend play during the first round of the World Golf Championships in Marana, Arizona, on Wednesday, February 20.
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Snow covers this cactus during the first round of the World Golf Championships at the Golf Club at Dove Mountain in Marana, Arizona, on February 20.
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Snow covers this cactus during the first round of the World Golf Championships at the Golf Club at Dove Mountain in Marana, Arizona, on February 20.
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Pedestrians make their way to work through the snow in downtown Wichita, Kansas, on Wednesday, February 20.
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Pedestrians make their way to work through the snow in downtown Wichita, Kansas, on Wednesday, February 20.
Wichita Eagle/ MCT /LANDOV
Police take care of an accident in Wichita on Wednesday.
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Police take care of an accident in Wichita on Wednesday.
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Golf fans seek shelter from the snow Wednesday after the first round of the Accenture Match Play Championship at Dove Mountain in Marana, Arizona. The tournament was suspended due to the weather.
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Golf fans seek shelter from the snow Wednesday after the first round of the Accenture Match Play Championship at Dove Mountain in Marana, Arizona. The tournament was suspended due to the weather.
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Snow covers the driving range at Dove Mountain on Wednesday.
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Snow covers the driving range at Dove Mountain on Wednesday.
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Snow covers the clubhouse behind the 18th green during the first round of the tournament at Dove Mountain on Wednesday.
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Snow covers the clubhouse behind the 18th green during the first round of the tournament at Dove Mountain on Wednesday.
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Snow collects around golf balls on the practice putting green on Wednesday.
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Snow collects around golf balls on the practice putting green on Wednesday.
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Golf spectators look for cover as snow comes down.
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Golf spectators look for cover as snow comes down.
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David Viana of the Real Salt Lake soccer team heads the ball against the New England Revolution during the snowfall on Wednesday in Tucson, Arizona.
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David Viana of the Real Salt Lake soccer team heads the ball against the New England Revolution during the snowfall on Wednesday in Tucson, Arizona.
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Brad Evans of the Seattle Sounders dribbles the ball while playing the New York Red Bulls in Tucson on Wednesday.
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Brad Evans of the Seattle Sounders dribbles the ball while playing the New York Red Bulls in Tucson on Wednesday.
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Snow blankets Yucca Valley, California, an area that rarely sees snow, on Wednesday.
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Snow blankets Yucca Valley, California, an area that rarely sees snow, on Wednesday.
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The sun shines on the fresh snow in Yucca Valley on Wednesday.
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The sun shines on the fresh snow in Yucca Valley on Wednesday.
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