High pressure, clearing skies, and fresh snow cover allowed air temperatures to drop well below zero during the overnight and early morning hours of February 13. When combined with light winds, dangerous wind chills developed, ranging from 30 to 31 below zero.
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High pressure, clearing skies, and fresh snow cover allowed air temperatures to drop well below zero during the overnight and early morning hours of February 13. When combined with light winds, dangerous wind chills developed, ranging from 30 to 31 below zero.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 extreme cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
The lowest wind chills ranged from 30 to 31 below zero with 31 below zero observed at the Nebraska Mesonet site near Concord.
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