LEWISTON, Minn. – As much as six inches of snow, as little as three in places, was predicted overnight from a violent storm that left four feet in the northern Rockies and tornados in he Midwest. What’s next? Melting locally Tuesday with a high above 40 degrees. Then: More help is on the way – the low 60s by Thursday.

First robin. Said the resident cardinal to the just-arrived robin: “Welcome, neighbor.” The encounter was in an apple tree at the Arches near Farmers Park, as observed through the blinds from inside a warm house. Image: Steve Lunde