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Posted: Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Motorists traveled northbound on Highway 371 Tuesday as snow fell in the Brainerd area. A major winter storm swept through central Minnesota starting early Tuesday with freezing rain and ending with heavy snow. Brainerd Dispatch/Steve Kohls

Motorists traveled northbound on Highway 371 Tuesday as snow fell in the Brainerd area. A major winter storm swept through central Minnesota starting early Tuesday with freezing rain and ending with heavy snow. Brainerd Dispatch/Steve Kohls» Purchase reprints of this photo.

Falling snow gathered on grass and branches on the edge of a stream Tuesday afternoon at Lum Park in Brainerd during the snowstorm. Brainerd Dispatch/Kelly Humphrey

Falling snow gathered on grass and branches on the edge of a stream Tuesday afternoon at Lum Park in Brainerd during the snowstorm. Brainerd Dispatch/Kelly Humphrey» Purchase reprints of this photo.

A Minnesota Department of Transportation snowplow plowed through the fresh snow Tuesday afternoon at an intersection on Highway 210 in Baxter. Brainerd Dispatch/Steve Kohls

A Minnesota Department of Transportation snowplow plowed through the fresh snow Tuesday afternoon at an intersection on Highway 210 in Baxter. Brainerd Dispatch/Steve Kohls» Purchase reprints of this photo.

A truck moved northbound through the heavy snow Tuesday afternoon north of Brainerd. The wind whipped snow caused poor visibility on the roads. Brainerd Dispatch/Steve Kohls

A truck moved northbound through the heavy snow Tuesday afternoon north of Brainerd. The wind whipped snow caused poor visibility on the roads. Brainerd Dispatch/Steve Kohls» Purchase reprints of this photo.

Minnesota Department of Transportation snowplows fanned out and plowed both lanes of traffic Tuesday afternoon on eastbound Highway 210 in Baxter. The rain that fell earlier in the day coated the roads causing slippery conditions. Brainerd Dispatch/Steve Kohls

Minnesota Department of Transportation snowplows fanned out and plowed both lanes of traffic Tuesday afternoon on eastbound Highway 210 in Baxter. The rain that fell earlier in the day coated the roads causing slippery conditions. Brainerd Dispatch/Steve Kohls» Purchase reprints of this photo.



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