Extreme Cold in Nebraska, December 14 to 15, 2008

Name: Extreme Cold in Nebraska, December 14 to 15, 2008
Start: 2008-12-14T18:00
End: 2008-12-15T11:00
Location: Nebraska

December 14 to 15, 2008 · NWS LBF · 20 events in 20 counties and zones

A reinforcement of bitterly cold arctic air combined with northerly winds of 10 to 20 mph produced dangerous wind chills of 30 below to 40 below zero. These dangerous wind chills began during the evening of December 14th and continued through the morning of December 15th.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 20

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS LBF wrote it up.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS North Platte, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Dec 14, 5:26 PM MST, 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 14, 5:26 PM MST, 34 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
626 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

UPDATE TO THE FORECAST FOR RAPIDLY CLEARING SKIES. ADJUSTED
TEMPERATURES DOWN ACROSS SWRN NEB. FLURRIES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
ACROSS PARTS OF NERN NEB UNTIL MIDNIGHT. THE REST OF THE FORECAST
IS ON TRACK.

PREVIOUS...
...TEMPERATURES OVER THE NEXT 7 DAYS AND THE THREAT FOR
PRECIPITATION THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT THE MAIN FORECASTING
CHALLENGES...

.SYNOPSIS...
WOW...WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES. TEMPERATURES AT 2 PM TDY ARE 50
DEGREES COLDER THAN YESTERDAYS READINGS THANKS TO AN ARCTIC COLD
FRONT AND BITTERLY COLD AIRMASS ACROSS THE PLAINS. TEMPERATURES OVER
THE PAST HOUR RANGED FROM 5 TO -5...WHILE CORRESPONDING WIND CHILLS
WERE RUNNING 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER
MT AND LOW PRESSURE OVER THE TWIN CITIES CONTINUES TO DRIVE STRONG
NORTHERLY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND AM EXPECTING WINDS TO CONTINUE
WELL INTO THE NIGHTTIME HOURS...AT LEAST UNTIL THE HIGH PRESSURE
OVER MT BUILDS INTO THE NRN CWA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

.DISCUSSION...

NEAR TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...MAIN FORECASTING CHALLENGES
DEAL WITH TEMPERATURES (WIND CHILLS) TONIGHT...THEN SNOW FALL
CHANCES AND ACCUMULATIONS FOR MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT AS A
COUPLE OF DISTURBANCES TRACK ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS.

FOR TONIGHT...MAIN CHALLENGE LIES WITH TEMPERATURES...AND WIND
CHILLS. SNOWFALL SHOULD COME TO A QUICK END AROUND SUNSET AS
THE BACK EDGE OF THE UPPER LEVEL TROF LIFTS INTO THE DAKOTAS. HIGH
PRESSURE OVER NRN MT WILL BUILD SLOWLY SOUTHEAST TONIGHT ALLOWING
TEMPERATURES TO PLUMMET ANYWHERE FROM 5 BELOW IN THE FAR SOUTH TO 20
TO 25 BELOW IN THE NORTH. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
DIMINISH SOMEWHAT THIS EVENING...BUT STILL BE ABOVE THE 10 MPH
CRITERIA FOR WIND CHILL HIGHLIGHTS. GENERALLY FOLLOWED I80 AS A
DELINEATION LINE FOR A WIND CHILL WARNING (NORTH) FROM A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY (SOUTH). WILL CANCEL THE ONGOING WINTER PRODUCTS AS
VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS.

A COUPLE OF DISTURBANCES IMPACT WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL ON MONDAY
NIGHT/TUESDAY...THEN AGAIN ON TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.

TURNING TO TOMORROW NIGHT AND TUESDAY. BOTH THE NAM AND GFS
SOLUTIONS IN AGREEMENT TODAY...LIFTING A DECENT DISTURBANCE FROM
ARIZONA INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS DURING THE PERIOD. THE MODELS ARE
INDICATING A STRONG AREA OF MID LEVEL FRONTOGENESIS ACROSS NRN
KS/SRN NEBRASKA LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. HAVE RAMPED UP POPS
TO LIKELY IN MY SRN ZONES. HAVE TRENDED QPFS TOWARD HPC GUIDANCE
WHICH IS DRIER THAN THE GFS SOLUTION. UTILIZING THIS GUIDANCE AND A
15 TO 1 RATIO FOR SNOW...YIELDS 2 TO 3 INCHES IN MY SOUTHEASTERN
ZONES. PROBABLY NOT ENOUGH FOR AN ADVISORY ATTM AS WINDS SHOULDNT
BE A MAJOR ISSUE LIKE TODAY.

ANOTHER AREA OF STRONG MID LEVEL FRONTOGENESIS WILL INTERACT WITH A
DISTURBANCE AGAIN ON TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THE GFS IS
BULLISH WITH THE QPF AND RESULTANT SNOWFALL ONCE AGAIN WHILE THE NAM
IS MUCH LESS OPTIMISTIC. IN LIGHT OF SOME DISAGREEMENT HERE...WILL
OPT FOR THE DRIER NAM SOLUTION AND KEEP FCST MENTION OF FLURRIES.

LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...A COUPLE OF FORECASTING
CHALLENGES ARE NOTED IN THE EXTENDED PERIODS...THE FIRST IS THE
POTENTIAL WINTER STORM FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY...AND THE
SECOND IS AN ARCTIC FROPA AND ANOTHER SHOT OF BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC
FRIDAY/FRIDAY NIGHT.

TURNING TO THE MIDWEEK SYSTEM ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PERSISTENT SWRLY
FLOW ALOFT AND COLD ARCTIC DOME OF COLD AIR IN THE LWR LEVELS WILL
REMAIN IN PLACE THIS WEEK. THE RESULTANT PATTERN WILL FACILITATE
SEVERAL DISTURBANCES CROSSING THE CENTRAL AND SRN ROCKIES FROM
WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE FIRST DISTURBANCE OF THE PERIOD WILL
ARRIVE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BOTH THE EURO AND GFS SOLUTIONS TAP INTO
ABUNDANT GULF MOISTURE LOCATED ACROSS THE SRN PLAINS...WHICH WILL
RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION AND WINTER WX MAKER ACROSS THE
CENTRAL PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.
STORM TRACKS AS DEPICTED IN THE GFS AND EURO SOLUTIONS ARE STILL IN
DOUBT AS THE EURO SOLUTION IS FURTHER SOUTH COMPARED TO THE MORE NRN
GFS SOLUTION. GENERAL CONSENSUS WITH SURROUNDING OFFICES AND NATL
GUIDANCE AT THIS JUNCTURE...FAVORS THE EURO SOLUTION MID WEEK. WITH
THIS IN MIND...RAMPED UP POPS FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. HAVE
KEPT PRECIPITATION TYPE ALL SNOW RIGHT NOW DUE TO THE SRN FAVORED
TRACK OF THE EURO SOLUTION. IF THIS TRACK TRENDS FURTHER
NORTHWARD...WE MAY HAVE TO ENTERTAIN THE THOUGHT OF SOME FREEZING
PRECIPITATION WEDNESDAY EVENING IN THE SOUTH AND ERN AREAS.

FINALLY...ANOTHER ARCTIC FRONT WITH BITTERLY COLD AIR IS EXPECTED
LATER IN THE WEEK. SOME TIMING DIFFERENCES EXIST PASSING THE FRONT
THROUGH THE CWA EITHER FRIDAY OR FRIDAY NIGHT. NO DOUBT...SOME LIGHT
SNOW OR FLURRIES WILL ACCOMPANY PASSAGE OF THE FRONT. HOWEVER IN
LIGHT OF THE ACTIVE PATTERN WITH PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE
TODAY...MONDAY NIGHT...TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WILL KEEP
THE FCST DRY AND GO WITH A SILENT 14 POP FOR NOW.

&&

.AVIATION...
-SN SHOULD COME TO AN END AT BOTH THE KLBF AT KVTN TAF SITES BY 00Z
MON. AFTER 00Z EXPECT CEILINGS BKN TO OVC AT 030 TO 035 WITH VSBY
P6SM...SO VFR EXPECTED TO BE THE RULE. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH
AT BOTH KLBF AND KVTN AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN. NORTHWEST
WINDS AT 15 TO 25 KTS UNTIL 06Z...THEN NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 KTS AFTER
06Z.

.LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND CHILL WARNING FROM 4 PM CST (3 PM MST) THROUGH NOON CST (11 PM
MST) MONDAY FOR ZONES NEZ004>010-094-022>029-035>038-057-059.

WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 4 PM CST (3 PM MST) THROUGH NOON CST (11 PM
MST) MONDAY FOR ZONES NEZ056-058-069>071.

.SHORT AND LONG TERM...BUTTLER

.AVIATION...TAYLOR

Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 14, 2:13 PM MST, 3 hours 47 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
313 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-152115-
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN-
GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-
LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
WESTERN CHERRY-
313 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 /213 PM MST SUN DEC 14 2008/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS IN THE 25
TO 35 BELOW ZERO RANGE. ANYONE NEEDING TO BE OUTDOORS SHOULD TAKE
THE APPROPRIATE STEPS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM THE DANGEROUS
COLD WEATHER.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING...CREATING DANGEROUS
WIND CHILLS. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN MONDAY NIGHT...AND
CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES APPEARS POSSIBLE
SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM SPRINGVIEW IN KEYA PAHA COUNTY...TO
OSHKOSH IN GARDEN COUNTY. ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS ARE EXPECTED
NORTHWEST OF THIS LINE. A STRONGER SYSTEM MAY BRING A MORE
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL LATE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. RESIDENTS OF
WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA SHOULD STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER
UPDATES REGARDING THE POTENTIAL FOR SNOWFALL THIS WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.

&&

THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...
HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATOLOGICAL INFORMATION...AT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE

TAYLOR

In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 14, 4:23 PM MST, 1 hour 37 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
523 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0452 PM     EXTR WIND CHILL  VALENTINE               42.87N 100.55W
12/14/2008  M-35 F           CHERRY             NE   ASOS

            WINDS SUSTAINED AT 28MPH WITH GUSTS TO 38MPH.

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Local storm report, Dec 14, 4:25 PM MST, 1 hour 35 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
525 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0450 PM     EXTR WIND CHILL  AINSWORTH               42.55N 99.86W
12/14/2008  M-32 F           BROWN              NE   ASOS

            WINDS SUSTAINED AT 31MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40MPH.

&&

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Local storm report, Dec 14, 5:26 PM MST, 34 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
626 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0553 PM     EXTR WIND CHILL  VALENTINE               42.87N 100.55W
12/14/2008  M-35.00 F        CHERRY             NE   ASOS

            WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25MPH WITH GUSTS TO 33MPH.

&&

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Local storm report, Dec 14, 5:28 PM MST, 32 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
628 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0550 PM     EXTR WIND CHILL  THEDFORD                41.98N 100.57W
12/14/2008  M-33 F           THOMAS             NE   AWOS

            WINDS SUSTAINED AT 23MPH WITH GUSTS TO 33MPH.

&&

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Local storm report, Dec 14, 5:29 PM MST, 31 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
629 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0550 PM     EXTR WIND CHILL  ONEILL                  42.46N 98.65W
12/14/2008  M-32 F           HOLT               NE   AWOS

            WINDS SUSTAINED AT 33MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40MPH.

&&

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Local storm report, Dec 14, 5:59 PM MST, 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
659 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0710 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST AINSWORTH               42.55N 99.86W
12/14/2008  M43.00 MPH       BROWN              NE   ASOS

0710 AM     EXTR WIND CHILL  OGALLALA                41.13N 101.72W
12/14/2008  M-22.00 F        KEITH              NE   AWOS

0750 AM     EXTR WIND CHILL  ONEILL                  42.46N 98.65W
12/14/2008  M-28.00 F        HOLT               NE   AWOS

0750 AM     EXTR WIND CHILL  THEDFORD                41.98N 100.57W
12/14/2008  M-29.00 F        THOMAS             NE   AWOS

0759 AM     EXTR WIND CHILL  BROKEN BOW              41.41N 99.64W
12/14/2008  M-27.00 F        CUSTER             NE   ASOS

0759 AM     EXTR WIND CHILL  IMPERIAL                40.52N 101.64W
12/14/2008  M-20.00 F        CHASE              NE   ASOS

0800 AM     SNOW             9 ENE ELSMERE           42.21N 100.02W
12/14/2008  M3.0 INCH        BROWN              NE   CO-OP OBSERVER

            VISIBILITY AT TIME OF OBSERVATION WAS ONE HALF MILE IN
            SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

0810 AM     EXTR WIND CHILL  AINSWORTH               42.55N 99.86W
12/14/2008  M-30.00 F        BROWN              NE   AWOS

0813 AM     EXTR WIND CHILL  VALENTINE               42.87N 100.55W
12/14/2008  M-35.00 F        CHERRY             NE   ASOS

0816 AM     EXTR WIND CHILL  IMPERIAL                40.52N 101.64W
12/14/2008  M-25.00 F        CHASE              NE   ASOS

0816 AM     EXTR WIND CHILL  NORTH PLATTE            41.13N 100.77W
12/14/2008  M-25.00 F        LINCOLN            NE   ASOS

0820 AM     SNOW             2 SE ANSELMO            41.60N 99.84W
12/14/2008  M1.0 INCH        CUSTER             NE   CO-OP OBSERVER

0848 AM     EXTR WIND CHILL  BROKEN BOW              41.41N 99.64W
12/14/2008  M-30.00 F        CUSTER             NE   ASOS

0853 AM     EXTR WIND CHILL  NORTH PLATTE            41.13N 100.77W
12/14/2008  M-27.00 F        LINCOLN            NE   ASOS

0855 AM     EXTR WIND CHILL  VALENTINE               42.87N 100.55W
12/14/2008  M-36.00 F        CHERRY             NE   ASOS

0900 AM     SNOW             11 SW AMELIA            42.12N 99.11W
12/14/2008  M1.0 INCH        HOLT               NE   CO-OP OBSERVER

            SWAN LAKE COOP OBSERVER REPORTED VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO
            AT TIME OF OBSERVATION IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

0900 AM     SNOW             10 NE OSHKOSH           41.51N 102.21W
12/14/2008  M0.9 INCH        GARDEN             NE   CO-OP OBSERVER

0953 AM     EXTR WIND CHILL  IMPERIAL                40.52N 101.64W
12/14/2008  M-25.00 F        CHASE              NE   ASOS

1008 AM     EXTR WIND CHILL  VALENTINE               42.87N 100.55W
12/14/2008  M-39.00 F        CHERRY             NE   ASOS

1010 AM     EXTR WIND CHILL  OGALLALA                41.13N 101.72W
12/14/2008  M-25.00 F        KEITH              NE   AWOS

1024 AM     EXTR WIND CHILL  BROKEN BOW              41.41N 99.64W
12/14/2008  M-31.00 F        CUSTER             NE   ASOS

1050 AM     EXTR WIND CHILL  AINSWORTH               42.55N 99.86W
12/14/2008  M-34.00 F        BROWN              NE   AWOS

1050 AM     EXTR WIND CHILL  THEDFORD                41.98N 100.57W
12/14/2008  M-36.00 F        THOMAS             NE   AWOS

1110 AM     EXTR WIND CHILL  NORTH PLATTE            41.13N 100.77W
12/14/2008  M-28.00 F        LINCOLN            NE   ASOS

1110 AM     EXTR WIND CHILL  ONEILL                  42.46N 98.65W
12/14/2008  M-31.00 F        HOLT               NE   AWOS

1145 AM     SNOW             THEDFORD                41.98N 100.57W
12/14/2008  E2.0 INCH        THOMAS             NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SHERIFF ESTIMATED 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOWFALL WITH BLOWING
            AND DRIFTING SNOW CONTINUING.

1150 AM     SNOW             VALENTINE               42.87N 100.55W
12/14/2008  M0.7 INCH        CHERRY             NE   CO-OP OBSERVER

            WATER EQUIVALENT OF THE SNOWFALL WAS 0.03 OF AN INCH.

1150 AM     SNOW             NORTH PLATTE            41.13N 100.77W
12/14/2008  M0.8 INCH        LINCOLN            NE   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            WATER EQUIVALENT OF THE SNOWFALL WAS 0.03 OF AN INCH.

1155 AM     SNOW             9 ENE ELSMERE           42.21N 100.02W
12/14/2008  M3.0 INCH        BROWN              NE   CO-OP OBSERVER

1208 PM     SNOW             AINSWORTH               42.55N 99.86W
12/14/2008  E2.0 INCH        BROWN              NE   CO-OP OBSERVER

            COOP OBSERVER ESTIMATED ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOWFALL.

1208 PM     SNOW             AINSWORTH               42.55N 99.86W
12/14/2008  E2.0 INCH        BROWN              NE   CO-OP OBSERVER

            COOP OBSERVER ESTIMATED ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOWFALL.

1210 PM     SNOW             2 W AMELIA              42.23N 99.00W
12/14/2008  E2.0 INCH        HOLT               NE   CO-OP OBSERVER

            COOP OBSERVER ESTIMATED ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOWFALL IN
            BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

1217 PM     SNOW             LYNCH                   42.83N 98.47W
12/14/2008  E4.0 INCH        BOYD               NE   CO-OP OBSERVER

            COOP OBSERVER ESTIMATED 3 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOWFALL WITH
            BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

0150 PM     EXTR WIND CHILL  AINSWORTH               42.55N 99.86W
12/14/2008  M-31.00 F        BROWN              NE   AWOS

            WINDS SUSTAINED AT 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 38 MPH.

0150 PM     EXTR WIND CHILL  THEDFORD                41.98N 100.57W
12/14/2008  M-32.00 F        THOMAS             NE   AWOS

            WINDS SUSTAINED AT 33MPH WITH GUSTS TO 43MPH.

0153 PM     EXTR WIND CHILL  BROKEN BOW              41.41N 99.64W
12/14/2008  M-28.00 F        CUSTER             NE   ASOS

            WINDS SUSTAINED AT 28 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 36 MPH.

0153 PM     EXTR WIND CHILL  VALENTINE               42.87N 100.55W
12/14/2008  M-31.00 F        CHERRY             NE   ASOS

            WINDS SUSTAINED AT 26 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 39MPH.

0200 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST THEDFORD                41.98N 100.57W
12/14/2008  M53.00 MPH       THOMAS             NE   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

0450 PM     EXTR WIND CHILL  AINSWORTH               42.55N 99.86W
12/14/2008  M-32.00 F        BROWN              NE   ASOS

            WINDS SUSTAINED AT 31MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40MPH.

0452 PM     EXTR WIND CHILL  VALENTINE               42.87N 100.55W
12/14/2008  M-35.00 F        CHERRY             NE   ASOS

            WINDS SUSTAINED AT 28MPH WITH GUSTS TO 38MPH.

0550 PM     EXTR WIND CHILL  THEDFORD                41.98N 100.57W
12/14/2008  M-33.00 F        THOMAS             NE   AWOS

            WINDS SUSTAINED AT 23MPH WITH GUSTS TO 33MPH.

0550 PM     EXTR WIND CHILL  ONEILL                  42.46N 98.65W
12/14/2008  M-32.00 F        HOLT               NE   AWOS

            WINDS SUSTAINED AT 33MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40MPH.

0553 PM     EXTR WIND CHILL  VALENTINE               42.87N 100.55W
12/14/2008  M-35.00 F        CHERRY             NE   ASOS

            WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25MPH WITH GUSTS TO 33MPH.

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Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Western Cherry

When: December 14, 6:00 PM MST to December 15, 10:00 AM MST
Where: Western Cherry forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 42.545, -101.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A mesonet site in western Cherry County reported very cold wind chill values with the lowest wind chill value reading of 43 below zero at 830 pm MST. Northerly winds of 10 to 20 mph kept wind chill readings at 30 below to 40 below zero beginning during the evening hours on December 14th and into the morning hours of December 15th.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Eastern Cherry

When: December 14, 8:00 PM CST to December 15, 10:00 AM CST
Where: Eastern Cherry forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 42.545, -101.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Valentine ASOS in eastern Cherry County reported very cold wind chill values with the lowest wind chill value reading of 38 below zero at 152 am CST. Northerly winds of 10 to 20 mph kept wind chill readings at 30 below to 40 below zero beginning the evening hours on December 14th and continuing into the morning hours of December 15th.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Brown

When: December 14, 8:00 PM CST to December 15, 10:00 AM CST
Where: Brown forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 42.430, -99.929 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Ainsworth AWOS in Brown County reported very cold wind chill values with the lowest wind chill value reading of 38 below zero at 352 am CST. Northerly winds of 10 to 20 mph kept wind chill readings at 30 below to 40 below zero beginning the evening hours on December 14th and continuing into the morning hours of December 15th.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Rock

When: December 14, 8:00 PM CST to December 15, 10:00 AM CST
Where: Rock forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 42.421, -99.450 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A mesonet site near Rose in Rock County reported very cold wind chill values with the lowest wind chill value reading of 38 below zero at 730 am CST. Northerly winds of 10 to 20 mph kept wind chill readings at 30 below to 40 below zero beginning the late evening hours on December 14th and continuing into the morning hours of December 15th.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Holt

When: December 14, 8:00 PM CST to December 15, 10:00 AM CST
Where: Holt forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 42.456, -98.784 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

An AWOS site near O'Neill in Holt County reported very cold wind chill values with a lowest wind chill value reading of 38 below zero at 110 am CST. Northerly winds of 10 to 20 mph kept wind chill readings at 30 below to 40 below zero beginning the late evening hours on December 14th and continuing into the morning hours of December 15th.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Grant

When: December 14, 7:00 PM MST to December 15, 10:00 AM MST
Where: Grant forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 41.915, -101.740 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A mesonet site near Hyannis, in Grant County, reported very cold wind chill values with the lowest wind chill value of 39 below zero at 9 pm MST. Northerly winds of 10 to 20 mph kept wind chill readings at 30 below to 40 below zero beginning during the evening hours on December 14th and into the morning hours of December 15th.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Thomas

When: December 14, 8:00 PM CST to December 15, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Thomas forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 41.914, -100.556 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

An AWOS site near Thedford, in Thomas County, reported very cold wind chill values with the lowest wind chill value reading of 36 below zero at 830 am CST. Northerly winds of 10 to 20 mph kept wind chill readings at 30 below to 40 below zero beginning the evening hours on December 14th and continuing into the morning hours of December 15th.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Blaine

When: December 14, 8:00 PM CST to December 15, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Blaine forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 41.913, -99.977 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A mesonet site in Blaine County reported very cold wind chill values with the lowest wind chill value reading of 36 below zero at 1130 pm CST. Northerly winds of 10 to 20 mph kept wind chill readings at 30 below to 40 below zero beginning the evening hours on December 14th and continuing into the morning hours of December 15th.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Loup

When: December 14, 8:00 PM CST to December 15, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Loup forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 41.914, -99.454 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A mesonet site in Loup County reported very cold wind chill values with the lowest wind chill value reading of 34 below zero at 9 pm CST. Northerly winds of 10 to 20 mph kept wind chill readings at 30 below to 40 below zero beginning the evening hours on December 14th and continuing into the morning hours of December 15th.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Custer

When: December 14, 8:00 PM CST to December 15, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Custer forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 41.394, -99.726 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

An ASOS site at Broken Bow, in Custer County, reported very cold wind chill values with the lowest wind chill value reading of 34 below zero at 1253 am CST. Northerly winds of 10 to 20 mph kept wind chill readings at 30 below to 40 below zero beginning the evening hours on December 14th and continuing into the morning hours of December 15th.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Garfield

When: December 14, 8:00 PM CST to December 15, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Garfield forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 41.914, -98.991 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A nearby ASOS site at Ord reported very cold wind chill values with the lowest wind chill value reading of 35 below zero at 10 pm CST. This would be representative of the lowest wind chill values across Garfield County. Northerly winds of 10 to 20 mph kept wind chill readings at 30 below to 40 below zero beginning the evening hours on December 14th and continuing into the morning hours of December 15th.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Wheeler

When: December 14, 8:00 PM CST to December 15, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Wheeler forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 41.915, -98.528 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A nearby AWOS site near Albion reported very cold wind chill values with the lowest wind chill value reading of 31 below zero at 2 am CST. This would be representative of the lowest wind chill values across Wheeler County. Northerly winds of 10 to 20 mph kept wind chill readings at 30 below or colder beginning the evening hours on December 14th and continuing into the morning hours of December 15th.