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Photos: Blizzard strikes the Midwest

Updated 11:17 AM EST, Sat December 22, 2012
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Crews remove pile up snow from around the Capitol Square in Madison, Wisconsin, on Friday, December 21. A winter storm system that walloped the Midwest continues to move east bringing snow and wind to Ohio, Pennsylvania and upstate New York.
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Crews remove pile up snow from around the Capitol Square in Madison, Wisconsin, on Friday, December 21. A winter storm system that walloped the Midwest continues to move east bringing snow and wind to Ohio, Pennsylvania and upstate New York.
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A pedestrian walks across the campus the University of Wisconsin-Madison a day after a record snow fall on Friday.
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A pedestrian walks across the campus the University of Wisconsin-Madison a day after a record snow fall on Friday.
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Dave Anderson uses a snow blower to clean the sidewalk in Madison, Wisconsin, on Friday.
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Dave Anderson uses a snow blower to clean the sidewalk in Madison, Wisconsin, on Friday.
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Abby Moon and Carley Moon are pulled on a mattress by their grandfather Clyde Moon's four-wheeler during a winter storm in Fairfield, Wisconsin, on Thursday, December 20.  The blizzard cut power to tens of thousands of homes and forced schools to close across the upper Midwest.
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Abby Moon and Carley Moon are pulled on a mattress by their grandfather Clyde Moon's four-wheeler during a winter storm in Fairfield, Wisconsin, on Thursday, December 20. The blizzard cut power to tens of thousands of homes and forced schools to close across the upper Midwest.
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A group of horses play in the snow in Kingston, Wisconsin, on December 20. The State Patrol was warning motorists to stay home as a paralyzing winter storm approached, the first significant snowstorm to hit southern Wisconsin in two winters.
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A group of horses play in the snow in Kingston, Wisconsin, on December 20. The State Patrol was warning motorists to stay home as a paralyzing winter storm approached, the first significant snowstorm to hit southern Wisconsin in two winters.
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Snow sticks to the trees along Levee Road during a winter storm December 20 in Baraboo, Wisconsin.
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Snow sticks to the trees along Levee Road during a winter storm December 20 in Baraboo, Wisconsin.
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Sandhill cranes ride out the storm on the banks of the Wisconsin River on December 20 on Baraboo.
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Sandhill cranes ride out the storm on the banks of the Wisconsin River on December 20 on Baraboo.
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A man uses a tractor to clear snow in Waupun, Wisconsin, on December 20.
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A man uses a tractor to clear snow in Waupun, Wisconsin, on December 20.
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Snow blows on the Horicon Marsh near Waupun, Wisconsin, on December 20.
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Snow blows on the Horicon Marsh near Waupun, Wisconsin, on December 20.
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A snowplow makes its way along a county road in Waupun on December 20.
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A snowplow makes its way along a county road in Waupun on December 20.
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A man clears snow in Saukville, Wisconsin, on December 20.
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A man clears snow in Saukville, Wisconsin, on December 20.
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Snow covers a farm in Waupun on December 20.
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Snow covers a farm in Waupun on December 20.
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A 30-car pileup Thursday, caused by low visibility as a result of the blizzard, has shut down the southbound lanes of I-35 near Fort Dodge, Iowa, according to  Sgt. Scott Bright, the Iowa State Patrol public information officer. Bright said one person was fatally injured in the pileup.
Blizzard strikes the Midwest —
A 30-car pileup Thursday, caused by low visibility as a result of the blizzard, has shut down the southbound lanes of I-35 near Fort Dodge, Iowa, according to Sgt. Scott Bright, the Iowa State Patrol public information officer. Bright said one person was fatally injured in the pileup.
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