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A person pushes a kart while salting the sidewalk at Military Park in downtown Newark, N.J., Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. The National Weather Service forecast sustained winds of 15 to 20 mph along the coast in the afternoon, with gusts up to 40 mph. The storm is expected to dump a total of four to six inches on the area and also produce sleet and freezing rain. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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Residents clear cars and driveways as plows clear the streets in Carbondale, Ill. on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. A gusty winter storm slammed southern Illinois on Wednesday, leaving roads covered in ice and snow and prompting authorities to warn of whiteout conditions that could significantly reduce drivers' visibility. (AP Photo/ The Southern Illinoisan, Aaron Eisenhauer)

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Rescuers work to move a driver injured in a wreck on a slick, snow-covered street in Columbus, Ind., Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. The blizzard warning issued the day before by National Weather Service came to fruition in the region Wednesday as winds picked up and snow began falling in earnest before dawn. (AP Photo/The Republic, Joe Harpring)

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Motorists travel slowly on a snow-covered Interstate 24 in Paducah, Ky., during a winter storm on Dec. 26, 2012. The storm dumped several inches of snow, making travel hazardous. (Associated Press)

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In this Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012 file photo, Christmas stockings with the names of shooting victims hang from railing near a makeshift memorial near the town Christmas tree in the Sandy Hook village of Newtown, Conn. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

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A light coating of snow blankets Newtown, Conn. Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012. The town is dealing with the aftermath following gunman Adam Lanza's shooting spree at the Sandy Hook Elementary School on Friday, Dec. 14, that killed 26, including 20 children, before he killed himself. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

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Tommy and Cindy Huddleston put the finishing touches on their snowman in Paris, Texas Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012 after a strong winter system dropped inches of rain and snow on most of North East Texas. (AP Photo/The Paris News, Sam Craft)

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Iris Davis sticks her tongue out trying to catch snowflakes Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012 after a strong winter system dropped inches of rain and snow on most of North East Texas. (AP Photo / The Paris News, Sam Craft)

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Drivers maneuver wet and icy roads in Paris, Texas Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012 after a strong winter system dropped inches of rain and snow on most of North East Texas. (AP Photo/The Paris News, Sam Craft)

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A Lawton, Okla., police cruiser tries to navigate the snow as blizzard conditions hit southwest Oklahoma at midday Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/The Lawton Constitution, Brandon Neris)

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Storm clouds roll past Barksdale Pavilion at Jones Park in Gulfport, Miss., Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012. After most of spending Christmas Day with a blustery day and occasional blue skies, storm clouds arrived on the Coast at 4 p. m. The strong south breeze blew most of the bad weather north of the immediate coast line. (AP Photo/The Sun Herald, Tim Isbell)

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Walker Bowerman, 10, left, and Hughes Bowerman, 6, plays with family dogs in the snow in Arlington, Texas on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/The Dallas Morning News, David Woo)

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Debris sits on the frontage road near I-49 in downtown Alexandria, La., after an apparent tornado tore through the area Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/The Daily Town Talk, Melinda Martinez)

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Geraldine Pedersen and her dog Marlow were in her car traveling down U.S. 71 in the Tioga, Louisiana area when a tree fell down in front of the car and a wind knocked her car into a yard, Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012. A tornado through the Central Louisiana area. (AP Photo/The Town Talk, Melinda Martinez)

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People brave the cold, rain and snow during the 27th annual show of The Water-Skiing Santa. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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People brave the cold, rain and snow during the 27th annual show of The Water-Skiing Santa. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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** FILE ** This Nov. 27, 2012, file photo shows the Sunland Inc. peanut butter and nut processing plant in eastern New Mexico, near Portales, which has been shuttered since late September due to a salmonella outbreak that sickened dozens. (AP Photo/Jeri Clausing, File)