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Storms Clobber Western US

Rescuers search for three missing snowmobilers in Colorado

By Sam Gale Rosen,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 29, 2008 1:55 PM CST
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(Newser) – Fresh from inundating California with rain, a big storm system is dumping massive amounts of snow on the Western US. Three snowmobilers are missing in Colorado, the Navajo Nation has declared a state of emergency, and northern Idaho is staggering under about 20 inches of snow, reports the AP. "They got clobbered," says one meteorologist.

Hundreds of car wrecks dot roads across Utah and Idaho, and the Snowbird ski resprt in Utah closed because of the elevated danger of avalanches. The Navajos are concerned that melting snow will cause dangerous flooding on their lands in Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. "Protecting life, limb and property is always our first priority," says the nation's president.

Chris Cottrell uses his snow-blower to remove the snow from his driveway in front of his house in Crested Butte, Colo. on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008. (AP Photo/Nathan Bilow)
Chris Cottrell uses his snow-blower to remove the snow from his driveway in front of his house in Crested Butte, Colo. on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008. (AP Photo/Nathan Bilow)   (Associated Press)
Delvey Wright puts his chains away to wait for a tow truck after sliding off Interstate 15 on Monday, Jan. 28, 2008, in Lehi, Utah. The Utah Highway Patrol says a winter storm has caused hundreds of wrecks all over the state, resulting in one death and multiple road closures....
Delvey Wright puts his chains away to wait for a tow truck after sliding off Interstate 15 on Monday, Jan. 28, 2008, in Lehi, Utah. The Utah Highway Patrol says a winter storm has caused hundreds of wrecks...   (Associated Press)
Los Angeles Fire Department's swift water rescue team watches as a crushed car is lifted out of the Arroyo Seco river after rescuing two people from the car after it plunged into the rain swollen river in Los Angeles Sunday Jan. 27,2008. The latest in a series of storms...
Los Angeles Fire Department's swift water rescue team watches as a crushed car is lifted out of the Arroyo Seco river after rescuing two people from the car after it plunged into the rain swollen river...   (Associated Press)
Cars make their way through flooding along Highway 121 outside the Infineon Raceway near Sonoma, Calif., Friday, Jan. 25, 2008. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
Cars make their way through flooding along Highway 121 outside the Infineon Raceway near Sonoma, Calif., Friday, Jan. 25, 2008. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)   (Associated Press)
Chelsea Yerdon from Crested Butte, Colo. shovels the front of the working establishments sidewalk wondering where to put the snow when the banks of the sidewalks are already eight feet high in Crested Butte, Colo. on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008. (AP Photo/Nathan Bilow)
Chelsea Yerdon from Crested Butte, Colo. shovels the front of the working establishments sidewalk wondering where to put the snow when the banks of the sidewalks are already eight feet high in Crested...   (Associated Press)
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