The Nation - News from Feb. 26, 1986
Record-high temperatures quickly melted snow in the Idaho mountains, causing a 100-foot mud slide that blocked a major highway linking northern and southern Idaho. Motorists were detoured through Washington, Oregon and Montana. The 15-foot-deep slide blocked U.S. Highway 95 near Lewiston.
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