Check out Jerry's entry here for more background on the recent Midwest blizzard. He talked about everything from thudersnow in Iowa to our own snowfall contest here.
First, here's an Associated Press video of the Midwest snow:
And now, some photos of the recent snow worldwide:
North Koreans bow in front of the statues of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung, left, and Kim Jong Il at Mansu Hill as it snows in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday. NG HAN GUAN/AP Photo
Pedestrians walk over a snow covered bridge in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada on Thursday. JONATHAN HAYWARD/AP Photo/The Canadian Press
A woman walks along footprints of others in the snow in Seoul, South Korea, Friday. The temperature reached minus 3 degree Celsius (26 degree Fahrenheit) in the morning. LEE JIN-MAN/AP Photo
Mickey and Minnie Mouse inflatable Christmas decorations lie on the ground after the first snow of the season in Kansas City, Mo. Thursday. FRED BLOCKER/AP Photo/The Kansas City Star
Snow blankets a farm south of Hood River, Ore., Wed, Dec. 19, 2012. Oregon Transportation Department spokesman Gary Leaming said the freeway reopened about 7 p.m. Thursday. The closure was one of a number of weather-related problems across the state. THOMAS BOYD/AP Photo/The Oregonian
A worker shovels snow on the steps of Parliament Hill in Ottawa, as the first storm hits bringing snow and rain to the capital Friday. FRED CHARTRAND/AP Photo/The Canadian Press
This image provided by Crested Butte Mountain Resort, shows Gregory A. Gull Jr. dressed as Santa throwing fresh snow in the air in Crested Butte, Colo., on Thursday. Over 32 inches of snow fell on the mountains during the past seven days. NATHAN BILLOW/AP Photo/Crested Butte Mountain Resort
Zach Stead and his dog Tucker brave high winds, blowing snow and freezing temperatures while walking outside Thursday in Springfield, Ill. The first widespread snowstorm of the season crawled across the Midwest on Thursday, with whiteout conditions stranding holiday travelers and sending drivers sliding over slick roads, including into a fatal 25-vehicle pileup in Iowa. SETH PERLMAN/AP Photo
A man walks his dogs down the middle of a deserted street in the middle of a blizzard on Thursday in Madison, Wis. Many businesses and most city, state and county government offices were closed as the blizzard dumped about a foot of wet, heavy snow on the area. SCOTT BAUER/AP Photo
This NOAA satellite image taken 1:45 p.m. EST Thursday shows a well developed storm system over the western portions of the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley southward across the central Tennessee Valley and the Florida Panhandle with rain changing to snow on the backside of the storm across the Upper Mississippi Valley. Weather Underground/AP PHOTO
Snow clings to a Snow Route sign on a city street, Thursday in Des Moines, Iowa. The first widespread snowstorm of the season began a slow crawl across the Midwest on Thursday with some areas receiving as much as 15 inches of snow. CHARLIE NEIBERGALL/AP Photo
Blowing snow reduces vision as motorists wait for a light change in Lawrence, Kan., Thursday. The Midwest's first major snowstorm of the season was sweeping across several states early Thursday, shuttering schools, creating treacherous roadways and threatening to slow down one of the nation's busiest airports ahead of the holiday weekend. ORLIN WAGNER/AP Photo
Boats are covered with snow in a port on the Vistula river in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday as the temperature reached minus 10 degree Celsius (14 degree Fahrenheit) during the day. ALIK KEPLICZ/AP Photo
