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  • Great Plains digs out of heavy snow, storm debris

    10/05/2013 1:56:34 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 12 replies
    SFGate.com ^ | 10/5/13 | Chet Brokaw - Associated Press
    PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Breaking nearly century-old early autumn snowfall records, a storm system smothered South Dakota's scenic Black Hills in South Dakota with up to three and a half feet of wet, heavy snow, leaving residents the challenge of digging out. But wintry weather wasn't the only thing delivered by the powerful cold front that crossed the Great Plains, as unusually strong thunderstorms brought heavy rain, hail and as many as nine tornadoes to Nebraska and Iowa. Fifteen people in northeast Nebraska were injured in a tornado Friday, while three died in a car accident on a snow-slicked road....