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In this photo taken on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers use airboats to travel along the Lake Pepin section of the Mississippi River near Wabasha, Minn., to survey the thinkness of the ice covering the ricer. The survey, the first one of the year, is part of the Corps’ task of maintaining and monitoring the river’s navigation system, which is vital to the Upper Midwest’s economy. The weekly results are tracked by river shippers eager to get to work for the new season. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Richard.Sennot) MANDATORY CREDIT; ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS OUT; MAGS OUT; TWIN CITIES TV OUT
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In this photo taken on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, Bill Chelmowski, of the US Army Corps of Engineers, drills a hole to measure the depth of the ice covering the Lake Pepin section of the Mississippi River near Wabasha, Minn. The survey, the first one of the year, is part of the Corps’ task of maintaining and monitoring the river’s navigation system, which is vital to the Upper Midwest’s economy. The weekly results are tracked by river shippers eager to get to work for the new season. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Richard.Sennot) MANDATORY CREDIT; ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS OUT; MAGS OUT; TWIN CITIES TV OUT
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In this photo taken on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, broken tree limbs hang over the road and branches litter the shoulders of US Route 17A near Georgetown, S.C. The state Department of Transportation has more than 300 contract crews out clearing debris from highways around the state. A state emergency official said Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 that, while figures are still being compiled, damage from the storm will likely qualify sections of the state for designation as a federal disaster area - the first such designation in almost a decade. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith)
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In this photo taken on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, trees heavy with ice snarl power lines outside of Jamestown, S.C., following the worst winter storm to hit South Carolina in a decade. A state emergency official said Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 that, while figures are still being compiled, damage from the storm will likely qualify sections of the state for designation as a federal disaster area - the first such designation in almost 10 years. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith)
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FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2014, file photo, a utiilites crew works to repair lines off highway 176 in Chapin, S.C., during the worst winter storm in the state in a decade. A state emergency official said Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 that, while figures are still being compiled, damage from the storm will likely qualify sections of the state for designation as a federal disaster area - the first such designation in almost a decade. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain, File)
