Marshall, Missouri · Saturday, November 21, 2009
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This vehicle is about to be towed out of a ditch just east of Marshall on Highway 240 late Thursday afternoon, Jan. 31. It was one of a dozen or more in the area involved in accidents during a period of heavy snow and the subsequent evening of slick roads. The sight of cars in ditches was somewhat common this week after two storms moved through. The first one Tuesday, Jan. 29, produced brief blizzard-like conditions. The second storm on Thursday produced heavier snow -- about 4 1/2 inhces -- but winds were less gusty. Although both storms contributed to numerous traffic accidents, as many as two dozen total, relatively few involved injuries. (Eric Crump/Democrat-News)