Arctic blast grips region

“I t’s pretty slippery,” Arlene O’Brien said as she walked to All Saints Lutheran Church in Browne’s Addition on Monday. Kathy Plonka, photo

A new shot of arctic air sent shivers across the Inland Northwest as winds topping 30 mph drove wind-chill readings below zero.

Spokane city officials and the Salvation Army announced that a warming center inside the charity’s community center at 222 E. Indiana St. would open starting Monday night.

The warming center will operate 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. each night when the forecast calls for temperatures to drop to freezing or colder. MIke Prager, SR

Heading out to do an interview. Got any cold weather tips to share?