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low of 32 degrees for that date, which was set in 1904. The low on Nov. 28 was 45 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.
• COLORADO
• Colorado residents braced for another round of snow this weekend as blistering cold temperatures continue across the state.
• The weather service issued a winter storm watch through Sunday for the Western Slope. Forecasters say up to a foot more of snow is expected in the mountains. Temperatures were as low as 26 degrees below zero in Walden.
• DAKOTAS
• The National Weather Service posted advisories for the two states saying wind chills could make the temperature feel as low as 40 degrees below zero into the weekend.
• ILLINOIS
• Forecasters say parts of southern Illinois could get as much as a foot and a half of snow by the time a wintry storm moves through the region. A quarter inch of ice also is expected.
• Classes were canceled at dozens of schools, including the 18,000-student Carbondale campus of Southern Illinois University.
• Jackson County in southern Illinois declared a state of emergency and Illinois State Police have responded to dozens of vehicle accidents.
• INDIANA
• Two people were killed on treacherous roads and schools and businesses were closed as a storm that dumped ice and as much as 10 inches of snow on much of Indiana stretched into its second day Friday.
• Schools and businesses were closed. The roads proved even too hazardous for a Department of Transportation plow truck that flipped onto its side on Indiana 45.
• KENTUCKY
• Kentucky residents said goodbye to temperatures in the 70s as sleet, snow and plummeting temperatures moved into the state Friday.
• The western and central parts of the state were under winter storm warnings, and a flood watch was in effect into Saturday morning.
• Multiple school districts canceled classes and the Kentucky High School Athletic Association rescheduled championship football games.
• MICHIGAN
• Cold temperatures and snow were expected in Michigan into next week. The lowest readings Friday morning were in the Upper Peninsula, including zero degrees in Ironwood.
• Forecasters said lake-effect snow was possible in the Upper Peninsula and parts

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