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The weather men warned us, over and over. An extreme Artic front was coming, bringing harshly cold temperatures and freezing precipitation. Now, as one of our Midwest’s standing jokes indicates, we all are aware that our weather forecast can be just a little inaccurate, on any given day. Our weather can change faster than a race car aimed for the finish line.

But this time, all the weathermen were warning us with no “could be or may be” whatsoever. We were told in effect, “To take cover.” And many of us took it to heart. We saved water, gathered fireplace wood and food. We carefully prepared f...