April's rainfall carries into May

By RALPH ANSAMI

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IRONWOOD — Veteran weather watchers on the Gogebic Range were scratching their heads to remember an ice storm quite like the one that arrived Wednesday and blanketed the Gogebic Range for two days.

The storm caused numerous Xcel Energy power outages that lingered through Saturday in the Saxon-Gurney area as thousands of trees and branches came down under the weight of the ice.

All of that ice came crashing to the ground when the temperature hit the 40s on Friday. The sound of the melting ice was awesome.

The ice storm extended all the way to the Porcu...