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East Iowans escape the worst of soggy spring snowstorm
A major snowstorm dumped up to 17 inches in western Iowa while eastern areas saw heavy wet snow melt by Sunday. Power outages affected Cedar Rapids Marion Mount Vernon and many towns with tens to thousands losing electricity briefly. Snow totals varied with Poweshiek Benton Allamakee Delaware Allamakee counties reporting several inches as crews cleared roads.
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Iowa
National Weather Service
Horace Webb
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Mount Vernon
Cornell
Lisbon
Stanwood
Atkins
Clarence
Solon
Monmouth
Conroy
Swisher
Millersburg
Mechanicsville
Webb
Marshalltown
Eldora
Iowa Falls
Belle Plaine
Iowa City
Ottumwa
Poweshiek County
Benton County
Allamakee
Delaware
Buchanan
UPI
Des Moines