Saline County snowstorm February 21-22, 2013

Thursday, February 21, 2013

With the Saline County area expecting to receive 10 to 16 inches of snow, the streets are quiet as schools, courthouses and city buildings closed. Photos are a compilation from Democrat-News staff members and readers. Submit your photos here: http://www.marshallnews.com/forms/snowpics-feb2013

Photo taken at noon on Thursday, Feb. 21. "Very persistent hungry squirrel!" (Bob Clemens)
The Saline County Courthouse at approximately 8 a.m. Friday, Feb. 22, the day after a snow storm left approximately 10 inches of snow in the area. (Carlos Restrepo/Democrat-News)
A Post Office mail truck struggles to drive up Eastwood Street Wednesday, Feb. 21. (Carlos Restrepo/Democrat-News)
Claude Crace shovels snow from underneath his Honda Civic on Marion Street in Marshall Wednesday, Feb. 21. (Carlos Restrepo/Democrat-News)

Marshall City crews shovel snow off of the Marshall City Building's entrance Thursday, Feb. 21. (Carlos Restrepo/Democrat-News)
A view of a parked car on Lafayette Avenue near the square Thursday, Feb. 21. (Carlos Restrepo/Democrat-News)
A car in front of the Marshall Post Office on Lafayette Avenue spins its wheels as it is stuck in the snow Thursday, Feb. 21. (Carlos Restrepo/Democrat-News)
Postal workers push one of the mail trucks up the drive as the vehicle in the right corner attempts to tow it around noon on Thursday, Feb. 21. (Kelsey Alumbaugh/Democrat-News)
Mail trucks line Marion Avenue around noon on Thursday, Feb. 21. The snow was too deep for the trucks to make it into the lot behind the post office. (Kelsey Alumbaugh/Democrat-News)
Photo taken at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 21. "The Francisco House on East North Street" (Claudia Peterson & Russ Rhodes)
Photo taken at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 21, on Black Street in Marshall. (Bob Clemens)
Photo taken at noon on Thursday, Feb. 21, as a squirrel digs through the snow. "Persistent hungry squirrel!" (Bob Clemens)
A snow plow makes its way through Arrow and Lafayette Streets at approximately 8 a.m. Friday, Feb. 22. (Carlos Restrepo/Democrat-News)
Snow covers the sidewalk of several businesses along the Marshall square Friday, Feb. 22. (Carlos Restrepo/Democrat-News)
Bill Sleeper, Saline County buildings and grounds supervisor, removes snow from the County Courthouse's sidewalks at approximately 8 a.m. Friday, Feb. 22. (Carlos Restrepo/Democrat-News)
Bill Sleeper, Saline County buildings and grounds supervisor, removes snow from the County Courthouse's sidewalks at approximately 8 a.m. Friday, Feb. 22. (Carlos Restrepo/Democrat-News)
The Saline County area reportedly received 10 inches of snow Thursday, Feb. 21 and into the early hours of Friday, Feb. 22. (Carlos Restrepo/Democrat-News)
Jerry Hedrick, owner of Jerry's Mens Wear, shovels snow from his store front Friday, Feb. 22. (Carlos Restrepo/Democrat-News)
The top of the Saline County Courthouse with a dust of snow Friday, Feb. 22. (Carlos Restrepo/Democrat-News)
Volunteers help the driver of a Mini Cooper get out of the snow covered Arrow Street Friday, Feb. 22. (Carlos Restrepo/Democrat-News)
Photo taken at 8:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 22. "Digging out" (Shannon Johnson)
Photo taken around 11 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 21. "Ramon from the maintenance staff of Fitzgibbon Hospital works to free a guest from the parking lot." (Richard DeFord)
A car covered in snow at 10:09 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, on the intersection of West Morrow Street and South Miami Street. (Jim Proctor)
A car covered in snow Thursday, Feb. 21, on the intersection of West Morrow Street and South Miami Street. (Jim Proctor)
Snow-covered vehicles during the snow storm Thursday morning, Feb. 21, on the intersection of West Morrow Street and South Miami Street. (Jim Proctor)
Photo contributed by resident Carol Crank, who said this was "as far as I could get into my drive way. Photo taken on Miami Street in Marshall at 4:21 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21. (Carol Crank)