Storms had people on edge across the U.S. Wednesday, with ice and freezing rain  in the Northeast, flooding and power outages in the South and the Pacific Northwest watching for avalanches.

More than 6 feet of snow in the past three weeks has left Spokane residents frustrated. Tempers are so frayed that a man was arrested for shooting at a snow plow operator.

Freezing temperatures and exceptional snowfall caused travel delays Wednesday across Europe and were blamed for at least 12 deaths.

The green thumbs who keep lawns lush and flora flourishing in Los Angeles have found a new foe among the aphids, white flies and other yard pests ? the water police.

At least 55 people have died over the past four days in northern and eastern India as a spell of cold weather swept the region, officials said on Monday.

Jan. 6: Creative snow lovers in Wisconsin build a 19-foot-tall snowman with the help of an end loader. Msnbc.com's Dara Brown reports. (msnbc.com)