Sustained 40 mph winds Wednesday night caused the east and south shorelines of Clear Lake to be filled with ice Thursday morning. Despite the windy, warm weather last week “ice-out” could not be declared on the lake. Water Department Superintendent Adam Theiss will make that announcement when it is possible to land a boat on any of the lake’s shorelines. A strong early spring storm system moved across Iowa Monday, leaving about five-inches of snow on the Clear Lake area.-Reporter photo by Chris Barragy.
