Moderate lake effect snow developed over portions of Ontonagon County on the 21st in the wake of an Alberta clipper low pressure system.
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Moderate lake effect snow developed over portions of Ontonagon County on the 21st in the wake of an Alberta clipper low pressure system.
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Moderate lake effect snow dropped 5 to 8 inches of snow from Rockland to Ontonagon and Silver City.
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