A strong October cold front has brought record freezing temperatures and wind chills as far south as the Gulf Coast and Florida.
IN FLORIDA, WINNING LOTTERY TICKET PURCHASED IN STORM-RAVAGED FORT MYERS
Frost and freeze alerts in the eastern U.S. through Wednesday morning
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The cold air combined with a storm system lingering over the Great Lakes has brought historic snow to parts of the upper peninsula of Michigan.

Rain and snow shift eastward on Wednesday
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That snow threat will shift toward the eastern Great Lakes and interior Northeast through Friday.

Potential record high temperatures in the West on Wednesday
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Record warmth over the West – the Northwest in particular – will finally come to an end over the weekend, as a cold front ushers in much cooler air, rain and measurable mountain snow.