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Winter Storm Echo, In Pictures

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In this Dec. 14, 2015, photo, a coat of frost covers the trees in Mandan, N.D. A winter storm began moving into the Dakotas Tuesday, with freezing drizzle and dense fog making roads hazardous in some areas, prompting the closure of several schools and threatening heavy snowfall to come. (Mike McCleary/The Bismarck Tribune via AP)

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In this Dec. 14, 2015, photo, a coat of frost covers the trees in Mandan, N.D. A winter storm began moving into the Dakotas Tuesday, with freezing drizzle and dense fog making roads hazardous in some areas, prompting the closure of several schools and threatening heavy snowfall to come. (Mike McCleary/The Bismarck Tribune via AP)

Winter Storm Echo, the fifth named storm of the 2015-16 winter weather season, lashed the West and Northern Plains with more than two feet of snow in some areas, which hindered travel and knocked out power to thousands.

Some areas, like Salt Lake City, received the first major snowfall of the year from Echo. The wintry weather was great news for the ski resorts, but it also slowed travel to a halt in some areas, and more than 10,000 Utahns lost power.

(MORE: Latest Echo Impacts | Check the Forecast)

On Tuesday, the snowfall reached the Denver area, creating a mess on the city's roadways and canceling more than 350 flights. The storm pushed further east on Wednesday, shutting down roads and schools in the Dakotas.

Further west, the storm system left behind wind damage, flooding and mudslides along the West Coast. Portions of Interstate 5 in Southern California were closed over the weekend when a mudslide covered the freeway north of Los Angeles. Two people were killed in a car accident that was blamed on rainy weather conditions in California, officials said.

A third death was reported in Minnesota Wednesday due to a car accident on icy roads in the Princeton area.

We are collecting the best images from this winter storm and will continue to update the gallery at the top of this page. Please check back frequently for the latest imagery.

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