The Associated Press reports that the mild winter associated with El Nino ended with a major snowstorm that left 14 dead, almost half a million without power and record lows ranging from 41 F below in Worhtington WI to 13 in Harrison, AR . Snow drifts piled to 12 feet in Iowa following 15 inches of snow. Snow falls were 19 inches in Indiana and 12 in Wisconsin. Roads were impassible throughout the area. Around Chicago, 275,000 homes and businesses lost power, as did 30,000 in Wisconsin and 135,000 in northern Indiana.