Near-zero temps, icy roads, wind chill: Winter weather creeps into Spokane

Plummeting temperatures in the Northwest prompted the city to send all-day plows out on icy roads and open a warming shelter to prepare for a frosty week.

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Mon., Dec. 27, 2021

A deer roams through the snow in Dalton Gardens on Monday, Dec. 27, 2021.

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"That's Teddy Bear," says Patty Brebner as her long haired chihuahua kisses her face while holding Jaxon during a walk in Coeur d'Alene on Monday, Dec. 27, 2021.

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Icicles form on a home in Hauser on Monday, Dec. 20, 2021.

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A horse-drawn carriage moves past the Pavilion in Riverfront Park Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021. Free rides were sponsored by Wheatland Bank over the weekend and riders had to have reservations made online.

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