Above:&nbsp;City of Burlington employee Mark Runnells, clears snow  at a downtown parking lot during a winter storm that swept through the area with  bitterly cold temperatures and high winds creating blizzard-like conditions, Thursday, Dec. 22, in Burlington. All of southeast Iowa and western Illinois is under a winter storm warning through Saturday, Dec. 24.

Above and below: Burlington letter carrier Robert Johnson braves the cold weather as he delivers the mail during a winter storm Thursday,&nbsp; in Burlington.&nbsp;

Above:&nbsp;Leaves are dusted with snow during a winter storm that swept through the area.&nbsp;

Above:&nbsp;The temperature is displayed on a MidwestOne Bank sign.

Above:&nbsp;A snowplow travels along Roosevelt Avenue on Thursday.

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 </figure>Above:&nbsp;City of Burlington employee Mark Runnells, clears snow at a downtown parking lot during a winter storm that swept through the area with bitterly cold temperatures and high winds creating blizzard-like conditions, Thursday, Dec. 22, in Burlington. All of southeast Iowa and western Illinois is under a winter storm warning through Saturday, Dec. 24.<figure>
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 </figure>Above and below: Burlington letter carrier Robert Johnson braves the cold weather as he delivers the mail during a winter storm Thursday,&nbsp; in Burlington.&nbsp; <figure>
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 </figure>Above:&nbsp;Leaves are dusted with snow during a winter storm that swept through the area.&nbsp;<figure>
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 </figure>Above:&nbsp;The temperature is displayed on a MidwestOne Bank sign.<figure>
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 </figure>Above:&nbsp;A snowplow travels along Roosevelt Avenue on Thursday.

Scenes from a Snowy Burlington