The Nation : Arctic Front Chills Plains

An arctic front struck the northern Plains, dropping the wind chill factor to 50 below zero, while up to 4 1/2 feet of snow fell on the central Rockies, closing schools and government offices. The wintry blast pushed temperatures below zero from Montana to Minnesota, while heavy snow warnings were posted for much of southwest and central Colorado, where 4 1/2 feet of snow was reported outside Rye, 4 feet outside Gardner and 20 inches at Colorado City. The storm was blamed for the death of a man whose vehicle ran off a snowpacked road in Golden, Colo., and down an embankment.