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In 1982, Arctic air controlled much of the country. Tower, Minnesota, located in the northeast part of the state, had a low of 52 below zero while Chicago plunged to 26 below. The Deep South wasn't spared either as Jackson, Mississippi chilled out at 5 below zero. In 1987, a winter storm spread heavy snow from the Southern Rockies, across the Middle Mississippi Valley, to southwestern sections of the Great Lakes Region, while freezing rain glazed much of Oklahoma and Texas. Wellington, Kansas received one foot of snow, with Tulia, Texas, located on the southern flank of the Texas Panhandle, receiving 16 inches.

 


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