<p>Leonel Torres, left, and Noah Vasquez use their cell phones to take photos of the snowstorm that moved over Summerhaven, Ariz., on Wednesday.</p>
December 31, 2010
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December 31, 2010 8 p.m.
Winter storms affect states throughout West
Heavy rain, snow falls on Arizona and California
BELLEMONT, Ariz. (AP) - A winter storm pummeled the western U.S. on Thursday with fierce wind gusts, heavy rain and more than 2 feet of snow, closing hundreds of miles of roads and dumping a snowy mix of precipitation on the edges of Phoenix.