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PHOTOS: Ground blizzard made travel challenging in Nobles County Wednesday

Blowing snow caused poor visibility and the wind and plummeting temperatures combining to make spending time outdoors an uncomfortable experience for anyone unprepared.

A Nobles County snow plow wings back finger drifts just north of Lismore during an afternoon ground blizzard Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023.
A Nobles County snow plow wings back finger drifts just north of Lismore during an afternoon ground blizzard Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023.
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Tim Middagh
By Tim Middagh
January 26, 2023 at 2:58 PM

WORTHINGTON — A ground blizzard kept travelers cautious Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, with blowing snow causing poor visibility and the wind and plummeting temperatures combining to make spending time outdoors an uncomfortable experience for anyone unprepared.

A ground blizzard keeps drivers on their toes as blowing snow causes patches of poor visibility on Interstate 90 looking west towards Adrian on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023.
A ground blizzard keeps drivers on their toes as blowing snow causes patches of poor visibility on Interstate 90 looking west towards Adrian on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023.
Tim Middagh/The Globe
A Nobles County snow plow pushes back snowdrift on Nobles County 20 east of Leota in the early afternoon Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, as wind creates a ground blizzard and makes travel a challenge throughout the region.
A Nobles County snow plow pushes back snowdrift on Nobles County 20 east of Leota in the early afternoon Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, as wind creates a ground blizzard and makes travel a challenge throughout the region.
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Tim Middagh joined The Globe in the fall of 2015 as the newspaper's full-time photographer. A native of Worthington, he enjoys taking nature and wildlife photos.
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