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Madison — Gov. Scott Walker Thursday requested federal disaster assistance for 10 southern Wisconsin counties for a blizzard that hit the area last month.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency reported the total eligible cost associated with the blizzard that began on Jan. 31 and ran through Feb. 2 was more than $9.5 million in the 10 counties, according to the governor's office.

The counties named in the request are Dane, Dodge, Grant, Iowa, Kenosha, Lafayette, Milwaukee, Racine, Walworth and Washington. A declaration would help local governments recover some of the costs responding and cleaning up after the storm.

Under a declaration, FEMA would provide reimbursement to local and state agencies for 75% of the total eligible costs for a 48-hour period of responding to and cleaning up after the blizzard.