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A Tale of Two Groundhog Days: 40 Degrees Vs. Freezing Blizzard
It's painful to think about, but take a look at these pictures and stories from the storm that hit Feb. 1-2, 2011, leaving behind 15 to 20 inches.
One year ago on this date, most of southern Wisconsin hunkered down and braced the blizzard conditions produced by a powerful low pressure center. The blizzard featured strong winds and, of course, lots of snow. It pushed through the state from the evening hours of Feb. 1 into the morning of Feb. 2.
According to the National Weather Service, Fox Point and Bayside received between 15 and 20 inches of snow from that single storm.
When it was all said and done, Wisconsin Emergency Management issued a civil emergency for the area. Two major interstates, I-43 and I-94, were shut down from Milwaukee to the Illinois border because of the drifting snow.
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The blizzard had several nicknames including "The Groundhogs Day Blizzard of 2011", "The 2011 Super Bowl Blizzard” or “Snowmageddon 2011.”
- Flip through our photographs taken last year of the impact and after-effects of the Feb. 2 storm.
- Check out what the blizzard looked like from space.
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