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Blizzard shuts down western Minnesota

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The Benson area recorded 6 to 8 inches of slushy snow during last Friday's blizzard. As the low pressure system that brought the storm moved through Minnesota, tempeatures fell into the low teens. The heavy, wet snow was responsible for power outages in the area Friday and numerous broken branches on trees.

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