A bitter cold arctic air mass brought dangerous wind chills to portions of north central Nebraska during the early morning hours on Tuesday, January 16th, 2018. Lowest wind chills of 30 to 35 below were common.
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A bitter cold arctic air mass brought dangerous wind chills to portions of north central Nebraska during the early morning hours on Tuesday, January 16th, 2018. Lowest wind chills of 30 to 35 below were common.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
5 extreme cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
A mesonet site located 8 miles west northwest of Rose recorded a lowest wind chill of 30 below at 1240 am CST and 32 below at 400 am CST. Lowest wind chill values of 30 to 35 below were common across Brown County during the early morning hours.
A mesonet site located 12 miles southwest of Naper recorded a lowest wind chill of 30 below at 200 am CST and 31 below at 425 am CST. Lowest wind chill values of 30 to 35 below were common across Keya Paha County during the early morning hours.
A mesonet site located 6 miles northwest of Dunning recorded a lowest wind chill of 30 below at 356 am CST and again at 500 am CST. Lowest wind chill values of 30 to 35 below were common across Blaine County during the early morning hours.
A general public with a weather station site located 8 miles west southwest of Callaway recorded a lowest wind chill of 30 below at 356 am CST and again at 415 am CST. Lowest wind chill values of 30 to 35 below were common across Custer County during the early morning hours.
The Gordon AWOS site recorded a lowest wind chill of 30 below at 215 am MST. Lowest wind chill values of 30 to 35 below were common across Sheridan County during the early morning hours.
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