Weather Chaos On Two Continents

Monster Blizzard Paralyzes Midwest

CBS/AP) CHICAGO - A colossal blizzard roaring across a third of the country paralyzed the nation's heartland with ice and snow, shuttering airports and schools and leaving normally bustling downtowns deserted.

The monstrous storm billed as the worst in decades delivered knock-out after knock-out as it made its way from Texas to Maine, bringing Chicago and the rest of the Midwest to a halt and prompting a region-wide snow day.


Australia Braces for ‘Catastrophic’ Cyclone
SYDNEY, Australia — Thousands of people crammed into emergency shelters in the storm-battered state of Queensland on Wednesday seeking refuge from a huge cyclone that forecasters warned could be larger and “more life-threatening” than any storm in Australian history.