Begrudgingly, the wait is over
Old Man Winter makes delayed arrival in northwest Iowa
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This youngerst clears a path Tuesday morning on North First Avenue West in Hartley.
The moment northwest Iowa residents have been dreading finally arrived Monday.
A winter storm delivered the area's first significant snow accumulation of the season. The weather cancelled classes and other events Monday and Tuesday, which marked the first snow-related shutterings of the current school year.
Pictured above and below, Hartley residents dig out Tuesday morning. The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls reported totals ranging between 4-8" in O'Brien and Clay counties.
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Following an extended hiatus due to winter's delayed arrival, a chorus of snowblowers could be heard in Hartley throughout the day on Jan. 9.
