SLIDESHOW: The White Before Christmas
Photos by Ben Johnson
Dent County Courthouse in Salem, festooned with Christmas decorations and surrounded by snow and ice.
Dent County Courthouse in Salem was twinkling in the night, as the Christmas decorations came on for the evening during the storm Thursday.
At around 4:30 Thursday, the Bank of Salem's thermometer read -2 degrees.
The few vehicles on the road kick up snow on Thursday in downtown Salem.
Heavy ice cover and blowing snow made for empty roads in Salem.
Ozark Heritage Antiques looked like something from a Norman Rockwell painting, as snow drifts form around the porch on Thursday.
James and Gahr Mortuary in Salem, surrounded by nearly impassable roads on Thursday.
Downtown Salem across from the William Lynch Elementary. Vehicles carefully navigated the slick curves of the highway in front of James and Gahr Mortuary. Despite the mild slope, the weather made the hill treacherous.
William Lynch Elementary school in Salem.
4th Street in downtown Salem was covered by ice and battered by blowing snow.
4th street in Salem, facing in the direction of Roberts Judson Lumber Co. The icy hill was quite treacherous.
A Salem road crew drives up the street toward downtown Salem. Crews must be out in all weather to ensure safe holiday travels.
A Salem road worker waves to the camera from his snowplow. Workers were driving all over town scraping the roads and spreading salt and gravel.
A snowdrift forms in the entryway of a business on 4th Street in downtown Salem. Despite low snowfall totals, the high winds led to deep patches and strangely shaped snowdrifts.
High winds blow snow off of the roofs of businesses on 4th Street in downtown Salem as the city's Christmas decorations glow in the evening.
High winds barrel down the streets in downtown Salem. The high winds led to blizzard-like conditions and poor visibility.
Salem Christian Church on 4th Street looked like something from a Christmas card, as snow blew around the steeple Thursday.
Snow and wind-sheltering trees made for an especially peaceful atmosphere to the garden at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Salem on Thursday.
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