Blizzard pounds Black Hills

If this was Old Man Winter’s last hurrah, he made it one to remember.

STORM DESTRUCTION — This was the scene Friday morning at the home of Wes and Dee Dittman, where the high winds caused a tree to fall and tear the corner off their shed before punching a hole in the roof of their trailer. A winter storm brought blizzard like conditions throughout the Hills last Thursday night and Friday morning, before finally breaking Friday afternoon. [CCC Photo/JASON FERGUSON]
STORM DESTRUCTION — This was the scene Friday morning at the home of Wes and Dee Dittman, where the high winds caused a tree to fall and tear the corner off their shed before punching a hole in the roof of their trailer. A winter storm brought blizzard like conditions throughout the Hills last Thursday night and Friday morning, before finally breaking Friday afternoon. [CCC Photo/JASON FERGUSON]
 
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