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Published March 08, 2013, 12:00 AM

They're baaack!

The ever-shifting wintry weather is causing a familiar sight in Douglas County: ice dams. They occur when heat leaks into an attic and melts the underside of snow on the roof. If weather conditions are right – an abundance of snow combined with big swings in the temperature – ice dams flourish.

By: Al Edenloff, Alexandria Echo Press

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