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This photo is an example of what power poles in the area looked like following last week’s storm. Rain and high winds caused power outages around the area, snapping some poles and downing power lines.

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Bill Jensen is dwarfed by this drift on the road a mile east of Rose Hill Church.

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Cattle producers have faced more than the usual challenges this spring. Bruce Schultz snapped this photo of a cow tending to her calf in the snow.

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Sarah Grupe took this photo of icicles hanging off one of her pine trees following the latest storm, stating, “Got to find beauty in the storm!!”

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Kelly Heitmann took this photo of the backyard drift between her house and Heidi Eimers.

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Jacki Medhaug took this photo of Jackson and his dog, Maui, climbing a snowdrift.

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The “long winter” all started with the snow storm on Oct. 10 as documented in this photo by Karen Muth. Heavy wet snow caused significant tree damage in the area.

Ugly Week Of Weather

Despite an ugly week of winter weather, the Marshall County area dodged a bit of a weather bullet. With the forecast of rain, followed by snow, there were major concerns of a buildup of ice on power lines in northeast South Dakota. That did materialize but to a much lesser degree ...

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Marshall County Journal

PO Box 69, Britton, SD 57430
Phone: (605) 448-2281