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Winter hits with a vengeance

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Lori Sorenson

Rock County residents and businesses spent the weekend shoveling out from a 6- to 8-inch moisture-heavy snow that fell overnight and into Friday morning.
The sudden snow dump prompted local E-learning and school closures Friday and a full-throttle snow removal day for street workers and highway department employees.
The sunny weekend revealed Narnia-style snow scenes around the county, and overnight fog Saturday added a frosty finish on trees, patios and fence lines Sunday morning.
On Monday, however, clouds rolled in bringing freezing rain overnight into Tuesday when residents awoke to thick ice that weighed down tree branches prompting many to break and fall.
On Tuesday, schools called for another e-learning day to prevent dangerous travel for buses on slushy out-county roads.
Clouds were in the forecast the rest of the week, along with more rain and snow.

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