>That Alberta clipper just reached Montana.
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>At 10:00 PM last night we had 40F at our house. By 7:00 this morning the temp had fallen to -9F, wind chill -33F. 3" of snow fell between 6:00 am and 7:00 am. We are finally having winter!
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>>Holy moly - It's minus 36 and snowing in the wind here. Yikes! I might not
>>be able to afford my heating bill this month.

Yep - That's the one. "Albertas clipper" is a misnomer - The bad weather really originates in the Soviet Union's weather machine. We do our best to warm it for you, but sometimes it's overwealming and the cold get's through to you.