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    For the second time in a week, a major winter storm paralyzed parts of the nation's midsection Tuesday, dumping a fresh layer of heavy, wet snow atop cities still choked with piles from the previous system and making travel perilous from the Oklahoma panhandle to the Great Lakes. The weight of the snow strained power lines and cut electricity to more than 100,000 homes and businesses.

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    At left, heavy snow brought down branches after a second snowstorm hit the Midwest on Feb. 26, in Merriam, Kan.

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    Drifted snow nearly buries a street sign in rural Pratt County, Kan. on Tuesday

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    A man pushes a snowblower around a giant pile of snow left by road crews in the Country Club Plaza shopping district of Kansas City, Mo., Tuesday, Feb. 26.

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    Fresh snow covers Anish Kapoor's sculpture "Cloud Gate" as a lone pedestrian walks around the stainless steel attraction in Chicago's Millennium Park, as a winter storm of rain and snow begins Tuesday.

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    A truck makes it's way up the snow covered road in Sedgwick County, Kan., Tuesday.

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    J.R. Rogers, from Topeka, Kan., makes a jump Tuesday at Snow Creek in Weston, Mo.

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    Wes Anderson clears the driveway in front of his grandparent's house Tuesday in Sedalia, Mo.

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    SKYE Weather + Photo user hmag552 uploaded this pic of snow covered trees in Independence, Mo., on Tuesday.

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    Snow-covered docks no longer reach the low water of Lakeview, a private lake and club, near Lawrence, Kan., Tuesday.

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    An unidentified man carries coffee to his vehicle across an unplowed street in Lawrence, Kan., Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. 

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    A man clears snow with a lawn tractor in Lawrence, Kan., Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. 

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    Tree limbs lay broken by heavy wet snow on Wehmeyer Road, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, after another winter storm dumped about eight inches of snow in central Boone County, Mo. 

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    A fallen tree limb blocks his drive as John Cushing shoves snow Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 in Kansas City, Mo. 

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    A pedestrian crosses the street in front of a city bus stuck in the snow Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 in Kansas City, Mo. 

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    An unidentified pedestrian walks past a buffalo sculpture as snow falls in Lawrence, Kan., Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. 

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    Westar Energy crews begin work on snow covered power lines in Lawrence, Kan., Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. 

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    Westar Energy crews work on snow covered power lines in Lawrence, Kan., Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. 

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    A BNSF train engine waits for another train to pass, Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, along Lorraine Street, just northeast of Avenue A in Hutchinson, Kan. 

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    Traffic slows in near blizzard conditions along I-70 near Lawrence, Kan., Monday, Feb. 25, 2013. 

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    At left, because of blowing snow powered by 30 mph winds, visibility drops to less than 200 yards on north Kansas Ave. early Monday in Liberal, Kan.

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    Blowing snow creates whiteout conditions Monday near Ingalls, Kan.

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    Traffic moves on the I-40 service road Feb. 25. A blizzard packing 50 mph wind gusts and more than 11 inches of snow blasted Amarillo and the Texas Panhandle Monday, making travel nearly impossible.

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    Traffic moves on the I-40 service road Monday, Feb. 25.

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    City crews remove snow early Monday in Liberal, Kan.

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    Adnan Reza, a senior engineering student at the University of Colorado, removes snow from his car on a sunny morning following the winter storm in Boulder, Colo., Monday.

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    Texas Storm Chasers uploaded this shot on Monday and tweeted, "Photo of the McAllister's in Amarillo. #txwx #blizzard pic.twitter.com/1AKMN3qdRX"

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    Blizzard conditions persist in Lubbock, Texas, Monday.

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    NewsBreaker tweeted this photo on Monday and wrote, "PHOTO: Snow is piling up in Amarillo, TX #Blizzard pic.twitter.com/3OBK2RuReW - @E_NiColeG"

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    Babysitter Faith Whitney pulls two-year-old Teddy through the snow on a sled in Denver on Monday. A winter storm passed through Colorado on Sunday dumping over a foot of snow in the Denver area.