The week in weather

A pedestrian struggles against the wind in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on Dec. 5, 2013. A fierce storm battered northern Europe this week.

Robin Utrecht, AFP/Getty Images

Occupants escaped serious injury when their SUV overturned on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013, near Norfork, Ark., as a mix of rain, sleet and snow moved through the state.

Kevin Pieper, AP

A storm spotter stands on the sea front in Malmo, Sweden, on Dec. 6, 2013, as a strong storm walloped northern Europe.

Johan Nilsson, AFP/Getty Images

Fifth-graders in Virginia, Minn., donate some of their recess time to shovel the sidewalks for residents living near the school on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013.

Mark Sauer, AP

Drivers maneuver around ice-covered fallen tree limbs and debris in Paris, Texas, Friday, Dec. 6, 2013, as an ice storm hit north Texas.

Sam Craft, AP

Evan Watson, 5, makes a snow angel in Evansville, Ind., on a wintry Friday morning, Dec. 6, 2013.

Erin McCracken, AP

Houses were demolished after a storm caused a cliff to collapse on Dec. 6, 2013, in Hemsby, England.

Stephen Pond, Getty Images

Randy Friedrich sports a coating of fresh snow in Springfield, Ore., on Friday, Dec. 6, 2013.

Chris Pietsch, AP