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ByMikeStobbe The Associated Press NEW YORK The number of U.S. measles cases this year has risen to 141, with most of the new illnesses tied to outbreaks at Dis- neyland in California and an Illinois day care cen- ter. Twenty new cases were added Tuesday to the tally by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: 10 in California from the Dis- neyland outbreak, 8 from the suburban Chicago out- break at a day care center, and two unrelated cases in Nevada. Most of the people who have gotten measles this year were not vaccinated, the CDC has said. Some were children too young to get the shots. Cases have been re- ported in 17 states and the District of Colum- bia. Before a measles vac- cine became available 50 years ago, most children got the highly contagious illness by their 15th birth- day. Measles was declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, and until recently, it was unusual to see more than 100 measles cases a year. Those cases are usually brought in and spread by travelers from countries where the illness is more common. Measles is usually seen in winter and early spring. It causes a fever, runny nose, cough and rash all over the body. In rare cases, it can be deadly. The CDC count often lags behind the latest state counts. For example, the CDC's newest numbers report 11 cases in Illinois, but state officials on Tues- day said they've now had 14, all but one tied to the day care center. The Disney outbreak, which began last Decem- ber, includes 125 people in seven states. Most of the cases — 113 — are in- cluded in this year's na- tional tally. OUTBREAKS More measles cases tied to Disneyland, Illinois day care By Jonathan Drew and Meredith Somers The Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. A powerful winter storm dumped snow from Nashville to Nan- tucket, and arctic-like tem- peratures gripped much of the U.S. and hundreds of thousands of people lost power in the South. While some shivered, others bundled up and tried to make the best of a frus- trating situation. Here's a look at how people were handling the land of ice, snow and subzero temper- atures. Coldcarnival If there was a theme for this year's Mardi Gras cos- tumes in New Orleans, it was 'Brrrrr.' Despite the chilly tem- peratures, the crowds were thick. Tutus were worn over jeans and many costumes, such as clowns or animals, were baggy enough to cover sweat shirts. Erin Buran, of New Or- leans, wore a white jacket and feathery angel wings. "My angel wings have tequila in them," she said, showing the mouthpiece of a hydration backpack cov- ered by the wings. Roof worries Massachusetts officials stepped up warnings about the potential for roofs to collapse under the weight of snow that has built up in recent weeks. Numerous partial roof collapses have been re- ported in the state but no serious injuries to date. Two New Hampshire school districts remain closed a day after schools were evacuated over con- cerns of snow buildup on roofs. Ice baby Some things just won't wait, as Jerry Nuesell can attest. With his wife 33 weeks pregnant, the couple was headed to the doctor's of- fice when Lisa's contrac- tions led them to UNC Hos- pitals for the arrival of their first born, a boy. He watched his son be born, then drove 30 miles back to Cary, North Caro- lina, to take care of their dachshund, Schnitzel. Ice covered most of his wind- shield and the drive wasn't easy. WINTER STORM From the Gulf to New England, cold grips US Washington 34/15 New York 32/16 Miami 69/46 Atlanta 42/17 Detroit 19/-3 Houston 65/37 Chicago 10/-6 Minneapolis 4/-9 Kansas City 19/5 El Paso 69/40 Denver 47/30 Billings 52/38 Los Angeles 75/56 San Francisco 64/50 Seattle 55/46 AIRQUALITYFORECAST Whatitmeans:0-50:Good; 51-100:Moderate; 101-150:Unhealthyforsensitivepeople; 151+:Unhealthyforall. Source: Airnow.gov City Today'sairquality City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W CALIFORNIA CITIES National and world forecast s-sunny,pc-partly cloudy,c-cloudy,sh-showers,t-thunderstorms,r-rain,sf-snow flurries,sn-snow,i-ice City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W Summary National Extremes World Extremes North and South America Asia, Australia Africa CarsonCity Hawthorne Reno Herlong Lovelock Sacramento Yuba City Napa Ukiah Chico Corning Lakeview Alturas Susanville Redding Red Bluff Laytonville Fort Bragg Point Arena Eureka Redway Mount Shasta Yreka Crescent City Ashland Shown is today's weather. Temperatures are today's highs and tonight's lows. Shown are today's noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. ALMANAC Precipitation Temperatures ALLERGY REPORT Pollenlevels Source: National Allergy Bureau TODAY'S UV INDEX (The higher the number, the faster skin damage will occur.) Extreme Very high High Moderate Low SUN SETTINGS, MOON PHASES Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset Hoursofsunlight River Levels SacramentoRiver Flood 7a.m. 24-hr Stage yest. chg. Lake Levels Elevation Yesterday Storage (acre-feet) Percent Capacity Q: A: THURSDAY 72° 46° FRIDAY 73° 47° Pa rtly sunn y Pa rtly sunn y SATURDAY 71° 44° Mostly sunn y and br ee zy SUNDAY 68° 41° Br ee zy w ith plenty of sun TODAY 73° 44° Warm with plenty of sunshine. Partly cloudy tonight. High ....................................................................... 67° Low ........................................................................ 43° Normal high ......................................................... 61° Normal low ........................................................... 41° Record high ............................................. 78° in 1977 Record low .............................................. 27° in 1966 Humidity noon today ........................................ 48% 24 hours through 2 p.m. yesterday ................. 0.00" Month to date ................................................... 1.77" Normal month to date ..................................... 2.45" Season to date ................................................ 18.16" Normal season to date .................................. 16.45" Red Bluff through 2 p.m. yesterday Chico .................................................................. Good Napa ........................................................... Moderate Red Bluff .............................................. Not available Redding ............................................... Not available Yuba City ................................................... Moderate Allergy, dust and dander today: Beneficial Grass .................. Absent Mold .........................Low Trees ....................... Low Weeds ................ Absent 3 Highest at 11 a.m. Today 6:59 a.m. 5:48 p.m. 6:32 a.m. 5:57 p.m. Thursday 6:57 a.m. 5:49 p.m. 7:13 a.m. 7:11 p.m. 10 hr., 49 min. Feb18 New Feb25 First Full Mar5 Last Mar13 aboveBendBridge......................27 ...........1.60 ....... -0.10 atHamiltonCity.........................148 ......129.75 ....... -0.15 atOrdFerry................................114 ........97.60 ....... -0.20 atRedBluffDiversionDam.......253 ......238.10 ....... -0.10 atTehamaBridge ......................213 ......201.00 ....... -0.10 atVinaWoodsonBridge............183 ......166.98 ....... -0.12 BlackButte ....................451.51..............57,656 .....40.1% LakeOroville..................750.27.........1,680,069 .....45.0% LakeShasta ...................984.54.........2,505,726 .....55.0% LakeTrinity..................2267.31.........1,112,586 .....42.0% Whiskeytown...............1203.88............221,870 .....92.0% Weather Trivia ™ One gallon of water will produce three million or three billion snowflakes? Three billion. Today Thursday Anaheim 76/53/pc 74/52/pc Bakersfield 71/48/s 73/48/pc Chula Vista 71/53/pc 70/53/pc Crescent City 55/44/pc 58/44/pc Death Valley 84/47/s 86/49/pc Eureka 56/45/pc 58/42/pc Fremont 65/48/pc 67/47/pc Fresno 71/48/s 71/48/pc Glendale 76/54/pc 74/52/pc Huntington Beach 69/56/pc 68/55/pc Irvine 71/55/pc 69/55/pc Lake Tahoe 62/28/s 61/29/pc Long Beach 72/56/pc 71/55/pc Los Angeles 75/56/pc 74/56/pc Mammoth Mountain 66/26/s 65/24/pc Modesto 69/45/s 69/46/pc Monterey 63/49/pc 64/47/pc Moreno Valley 78/47/s 77/43/pc Napa 65/42/pc 66/42/pc Needles 82/54/s 85/56/pc Oakland 63/46/pc 64/46/pc Oxnard 67/54/pc 67/53/pc Redding 74/44/s 74/44/pc Riverside 80/43/s 79/39/pc Sacramento 66/45/s 67/46/pc San Bernardino 81/43/s 80/40/pc San Diego 68/56/pc 69/57/pc San Francisco 64/50/pc 65/50/pc San Jose 67/46/pc 69/46/pc San Luis Obispo 70/47/pc 69/47/pc Santa Ana 73/58/pc 72/56/pc Santa Barbara 68/51/pc 67/51/pc Santa Clarita 78/48/s 76/48/pc Stockton 68/43/s 68/43/pc Ventura 66/53/pc 66/52/pc Yosemite Valley 69/36/s 68/34/pc Today Thursday Albuquerque 62/32/s 68/37/s Atlanta 42/17/pc 32/18/s Baltimore 30/9/sf 17/2/pc Boston 28/19/sf 26/6/sf Buffalo 17/-3/sf 5/-8/sf Chicago 10/-6/pc 5/-8/s Cincinnati 17/-5/sn 9/-6/pc Dallas 59/32/s 65/51/s Denver 47/30/s 59/29/pc Detroit 19/-3/sf 9/-10/sf El Paso 69/40/s 75/49/pc Fargo -1/-18/pc 5/0/s Honolulu 83/69/s 82/70/pc Houston 65/37/s 66/56/pc Indianapolis 13/-2/sf 9/-4/s Kansas City 19/5/s 23/13/pc Las Vegas 73/49/s 77/51/pc Louisville 20/-2/sn 12/-10/pc Miami 69/46/pc 62/42/s Minneapolis 4/-9/pc 8/-2/s New Orleans 59/36/s 54/41/s New York City 32/16/sf 22/5/sf Oklahoma City 46/23/s 58/37/s An area of snow and snow showers will pivot eastward from the Midwest into the Appalachians today. The snow will vary in intensity from place to place. However, enough snow will fall in most areas to bring a new round of slippery travel and episodes of poor visibility for those on the high- ways. Snow is forecast to reach the Interstate 95 corridor of the Northeast toward the evening rush hour. The cold following the snow will rival that of the lowest temperatures of the season thus far. Some daily record lows will be challenged into the end of the week. High ............................. 83° in Tamiami, FL Low ................... -30° in Saranac Lake, NY High ........... 114° in Marble Bar, Australia Low ... -74° in Summit Station, Greenland Bogota 70/49/c 69/47/pc Buenos Aires 84/60/t 74/56/c Caracas 91/76/pc 91/76/s Ensenada 77/52/s 77/50/s Mexico City 75/45/s 75/46/pc Montreal 15/9/sf 14/1/sn Rio de Janeiro 92/79/c 94/78/c Tijuana 72/54/s 72/54/s Toronto 18/-6/sf 6/-9/pc Vancouver 51/41/pc 51/40/sh Orlando 61/37/pc 54/32/s Philadelphia 31/14/sf 21/4/sf Phoenix 80/53/s 83/56/s Pittsburgh 21/2/sf 7/-7/sf Portland, ME 27/17/sn 28/8/sn Portland, OR 56/41/pc 54/39/c St. Louis 16/-1/pc 18/10/s Salt Lake City 57/35/s 62/38/s Seattle 55/46/pc 54/43/c Tucson 77/47/s 82/52/pc Washington, DC 34/15/sf 21/4/pc Cairo 62/45/pc 54/47/pc Casablanca 60/47/pc 65/44/pc Johannesburg 83/60/s 86/62/s Kinshasa 92/73/t 91/73/t Lagos 90/78/t 89/77/t Nairobi 84/60/pc 84/59/pc Tripoli 66/51/sh 65/50/pc Baghdad 70/48/s 69/45/s Beijing 50/24/s 46/29/pc Hong Kong 72/64/s 71/64/pc Jerusalem 49/38/sh 42/34/sh Kabul 55/37/pc 52/38/r Manila 87/75/c 86/74/pc Melbourne 75/60/c 86/64/pc New Delhi 80/59/t 81/61/pc Seoul 43/25/pc 45/25/s Singapore 88/75/t 86/75/t Sydney 82/72/pc 81/71/sh Tehran 56/43/s 52/44/sh Tokyo 43/41/r 51/38/pc Amsterdam 45/34/pc 45/37/s Athens 42/36/pc 49/37/s Belgrade 39/25/s 42/28/pc Berlin 43/32/pc 45/32/pc Budapest 41/23/pc 42/26/pc Dublin 52/41/c 47/33/sh London 49/39/pc 48/42/r Madrid 50/34/pc 54/35/s Moscow 27/22/sf 31/26/pc Paris 45/31/pc 47/38/pc Rome 56/38/s 54/37/s Stockholm 41/38/sn 46/37/pc Vienna 40/29/pc 45/30/pc Zurich 37/25/s 42/25/s 67/37 69/37 69/36 65/39 65/25 66/45 69/44 65/42 73/42 69/44 73/47 63/27 65/27 66/32 74/44 73/44 71/41 60/47 62/49 56/45 70/41 66/34 65/32 55/44 64/35 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2015 RED BLUFF VISION CENTER 715-AJacksonStreet UP TO40% OFF A PAIR OF GLASSES (Some restrictions apply) Sale ends February 20th TheCityofRedBluffisacceptingappsfor COMMUNITYDEVELOPMENTDIRECTOR. 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