Week in Review: Blizzard's Inch Toll in Dubuque: Unlucky 13

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The Blizzard of 2011 dumped 13 inches of snow on Dubuque, the biggest snowstorm in more than a decade, and the 10.6 inches of snow that fell during the 24 hours of Tuesday marked the seventh-highest one-day total in the city's history. The storm closed tri-state area schools, businesses and roads.

Dubuque County authorities spent Wednesday morning retrieving motorists stranded in drifts. Although the snow showers had ended by sunrise, strong winds continued to plague rural roads.

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Week in Review: Blizzard's Inch Toll in Dubuque: Unlucky 13

The blizzard resulted in unusually empty streets in Dubuque's downtown Wednesday morning. When people began to file out of homes to dig out cars and clear parking spaces, things got a little heated out in the cold. Dubuque Police Lt. Scott Baxter said the department had re...

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