Show A2 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Tuesday March 5 2002 Q Nation T ‘ I it Snowstorm MARQUETTE Mich (AP) — March cold and a layer roared in with of snow and ice that was blamed for at least 23 deaths across the nation's midsection Temperatures dropped to record lows again Monday across the southern Plains and Mississippi Valley including 2 below zero at Springfield Mo not much warmer than the' lows of 8 below at several towns on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula “It’s unseasonably cold but it's not out of the ordinary to have one of these arctic fronts moving through this time of year" said Steve Fano a National Weather Service bone-chilli- in Wichita But there was still enough cold air around to send temperatures to record lows Monday in Texas Missouri Kansas Arkansas and Louisiana Austin Texas had a record low of 1 7 and Houston posted a record 22 the National Weather Service said On the Mexican border thermometers registered a record 26 above zero at Del Rio Texas The storm blew out of the Rockies on Friday dropping 14 inches of snow at Eldorado Springs in Colorado It whipped across northern Texas early Saturday with sleet snow and freezing rain that contributed to more than 300 traffic accidents and about 100 canceled flights at Dallas-Fo- rt Worth International Airport In Texas the storm Was blamed for three traffic deaths and two deaths from hypothermia By Sunday the death toll also included nine in Oklahoma five in Missouri two in Wisconsin and one in Michigan In Colorado one man died Friday in a snowmobiling accident during the storm and rescuers on Sunday called off a search for a man missiiy and believed to have been caught unprepared by the storm’s arrival ' meteorologist in Texas In Michigan the storm brought more than 1 7 inches of snow to the Marquette area Farther south Grand Rapids collected a one-da- y March record of 136 inches on Saturday Light snow was still falling early Monday in parts of Michigan Fano said warmer air from the Gulf of ' Mexico was expected to begin replacing the icy blast that dropped the temperatures at Dallas-Fo- rt Worth International Airport to IS degrees early Sunday Cole Weyer 13 flies over a bump while sledding down a hill outside the Center on Sunday Kan 23 dleatos Ebflamnedl Fair ' A tour bus headed to Chicago late Saturday from a tribal casino in Milwaukee rolled over on Interstate 94 in Milwaukee Countv and about a dozen passengers were treated for minor injuries authorities said Chicago's O’Hare International Airport got 99 inches and Midway Airport got 109 and the Chicago Aviation Department reported 133 flight cancellations between die two on Saturday The storm also knocked out power to about 80000 customers jn Michigan during the weekend All but about 3200 had their power back by late Sunday In Oshkosh Wis Nan Adams opened the Kitz & Pfeil True Value Hardware-- half hour early Sunday to sell shovels and snow blower parts “Everyone’s snow blower made it through the winter and they thought they were home free” she said “They are here today trying to piece them back together" a On the Net: ! 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ThatV Whcr? the planning And finally they'll review estate planning Checkup ' Songwriter Harlan Howard 74 dies NASHVILLETenn (AP) — Harlan Howard the song-writ- ' from Zions 4 It provides wiy- whose country music classics included the Patsy Cline hit “I Fall to Piece” - V and the Grammy-winnin- g “Busted” sung by Ray Chariot has died: He was 74 ' More than 100 of his songs reached the Billboard country ' he singles Top 10 and in had 13 songs on the country charts at the same time a record that still stands: He was inducted into the tountry Music Hall of Fame wakhth aeooft feview to hero determine to-de- - e- notjust er t- They’ll also cover insurance arid tax 10-Po- int Harlan Howard ' V -j r : : where you stand and what yixi need tti do to achieve the Iwrt fiiuncul ' cx31:ty - ph thecurrent fol? go V sme of theit finance —helpingthem vr 8 "P “ undetnqpbhgtttonataoytnneifd onncltorali£dmeoCt ' ‘ V r i i 11 4 ’ 1997 Along with “Fall to Pieces” Howard’s early hits included “I’ve Got a Tiger by the Tail” and sting by Buck Owens More recent- ly he wrote “Why Not Me?” - for The Judds and “Blame it ot Your Heart” for PDtty v Loveless “Busted” alsp was sung by Johnny Cash and John Conlee among others Howard had arthritis and heart problems the past few years but his death at home on Sunday was unexpected said his wife Melanie j! 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