Winter hits the region, more on the way

Winter weather returned to the region with a vengeance Monday, with plummeting temperatures and heavy snow at times.

Snow is expected to continue through Wednesday, with unseasonably cold temperatures expected at least through Saturday.

At its recording station at the Havre City-County Airport, National Weather Service reported an inch of snow falling through midnight with the low hitting minus 1 degrees.

A Weather Service post updated at 9:03 p.m. Monday said the next disturbance to bring a period of more widespread snow will cross the area this morning with snow accumulation of 2 inches or m...