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Winter Returns Across the Northern Tier; Record Warmth for the Southwest

A large high pressure system will usher in cold air for this first day of March across the northern Plains, Great Lakes, Northeast and mid-Atlantic. Some wintry precipitation may evolve across the mid-Mississippi Valley, Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic through Monday. Meanwhile, record warmth will spread across the Southwest, southern Plains through early this week. Read More >

These photos were taken by an NWS Forecaster. They show the ice that had formed on Hangman/Latah Creek during the cold snap but has now broken up and floating downstream.

Ice breakup on Hangman Creek

Ice breakup on Hangman Creek

Ice breakup on Hangman Creek

Ice breakup on Hangman Creek