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Storm sets two records; lightning strikes Globe

By RALPH ANSAMI

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A violent lightning storm dumped heavy rain on the Gogebic Range Monday night before turning into a wind-driven snowstorm.

The bizarre early December storm included everything from temperatures in the lower 50s to rainfall so heavy that vehicles had to pull over on the highways to wait out the deluge. A stiff drop in temperatures then produced thick layers of ice on roadways.

The talk on the streets turned from warm weather to windchill readings.

A total of 6.2 inches of snow fell on Ironwood and it mixed with the rain.

Around 8 p.m. Monday, lightning...