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Cold hits hard Thursday, expected to ease

Much of the rest of the nation in unprecedented winter storm

Staff and wire report

Havre was the coldest spot in the state Thursday with a low of minus 38 - that didn't beat the Dec. 23, 1989, record of minus 45 - but the bitter cold may be easing up in this part of the country.

Predicted highs today in this area range from minus 5 to minus 11, but lows tonight are expected to be - relatively - warmer, ranging from minus 16 to minus 8, up to 30 degrees warmer than Havre's low Thursday.

The forecast calls for a chance of snow through Saturday, with the highs Saturday predicted to be just below zero in Harlem to the low 20s in Chester.

The lows Saturday n...

 

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