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Tonya Papanikolas reporting Folks in Ogden are digging out. A major winter storm pounded Utah, but the Ogden area took the brunt of it. The snow came in pockets; some Ogden areas received a foot while others received almost two feet.
It's not too bad in the Salt Lake valley, but in Ogden, many people couldn't even get their cars out Wednesday. In North Ogden, some told us they hadn't seen snow plows all day, so they were on their own with their shovels and snowblowers.
Kids may be in awe of the snow, but for adults, this much of it can create big headaches! Neighbors in North Ogden spent all day digging out.
Dan Grober said, "Keep the belly warm and then come back out and do it again."
Northeast Ogden received 22 inches of snow! On the Weber State campus, students braved about a foot and a half to go to class.
WSU student Nick Champlin said, "I was surprised there was a lot of students still coming. I was surprised they were still having classes, too."
But that eventually changed, with classes after 4:00 canceled so workers could gain an upper hand on clearing the parking lots and roads.
Loader-operator for Kapp Construction, T.J. Millet, said, "It's tedious, we'll be here all night. We've got this and the campus to do."
Nine front-end loaders and two trucks cleared the Dee Events Center parking lot at one time, pushing all the snow into one huge pile that will eventually melt on its own. The cleanup was a long process, especially since the snow never really let up!
Load-operator Josh White, said, "I started out this morning shoveling snow at the IRS, and it was falling as fast as you could shovel."
But at least some people got the day off!
Grober told us, "My wife works for the federal government; they called her and said not to come in, it's too bad."
Weber State students coming from Layton told us where it normally takes 13 minutes to get to school, Wednesday it took over an hour.
Another storm is expected Thursday.
