Nebraska, 2025Extreme Cold in Nebraska, February 19 to 20, 2025
February 19 to 20, 2025 · NWS OAX · 30 events in 30 counties and zones
On the evening on February 19, extreme cold pushed into all of eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa. Wind chills fell into the 30 to 45 below 0 range.
Every event with a place to put it; 30 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 30
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.
On the evening on February 19, extreme cold pushed into all of eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa. Wind chills fell into the 30 to 45 below 0 range. One fatality occurred in Omaha, where an 86 year old woman was found dead in a garage due to suspected cold exposure.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Antelope
- When
- February 19, 9:00 PM CST to February 20, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Antelope forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 42.177, -98.067 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill got as low as -44 in the county.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Boone
- When
- February 19, 9:00 PM CST to February 20, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Boone forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 41.707, -98.067 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill got as low as -43 in the county.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Burt
- When
- February 19, 9:00 PM CST to February 20, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Burt forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 41.852, -96.329 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill got as low as -37 in the county.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Butler
- When
- February 19, 9:00 PM CST to February 20, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Butler forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 41.226, -97.132 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill got as low as -44 in the county.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Cass
- When
- February 19, 9:00 PM CST to February 20, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cass forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 40.910, -96.141 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill got as low as -32 in the county.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Cedar
- When
- February 19, 9:00 PM CST to February 20, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cedar forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 42.599, -97.252 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill got as low as -33 in the county.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Colfax
- When
- February 19, 9:00 PM CST to February 20, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Colfax forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 41.574, -97.086 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill got as low as -39 in the county.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Cuming
- When
- February 19, 9:00 PM CST to February 20, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cuming forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 41.916, -96.787 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Interpolation of nearby observations suggests wind chills got as low as -37 in the county.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Dodge
- When
- February 19, 9:00 PM CST to February 20, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Dodge forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 41.578, -96.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill got as low as -41 in the county.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Gage
- When
- February 19, 9:00 PM CST to February 20, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Gage forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 40.262, -96.689 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill got as low as -36 in the county.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Douglas
- When
- February 19, 9:00 PM CST to February 20, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Douglas forecast zone
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 41.295, -96.154 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill got as low as -30 in the county. An 86 year old woman was found dead in a garage due to suspected cold exposure.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Jefferson
- When
- February 19, 9:00 PM CST to February 20, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 40.176, -97.143 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill got as low as -32 in the county.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Johnson
- When
- February 19, 9:00 PM CST to February 20, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Johnson forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 40.393, -96.265 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Interpolation of nearby observations suggests wind chill got as low as -32 in the county.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Knox
- When
- February 19, 9:00 PM CST to February 20, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Knox forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 42.637, -97.892 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill got as low as -36 in the county.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Lancaster
- When
- February 19, 9:00 PM CST to February 20, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lancaster forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 40.784, -96.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill got as low as -32 in the county.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Madison
- When
- February 19, 9:00 PM CST to February 20, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Madison forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 41.917, -97.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill got as low as -36 in the county.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Nemaha
- When
- February 19, 9:00 PM CST to February 20, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Nemaha forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 40.388, -95.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Interpolation of nearby observations suggests wind chills got as low as -31 in the county.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Otoe
- When
- February 19, 9:00 PM CST to February 20, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Otoe forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 40.649, -96.135 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill got as low as -30 in the county.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Pawnee
- When
- February 19, 9:00 PM CST to February 20, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Pawnee forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 40.132, -96.237 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Interpolation of nearby observations suggests wind chill got as low as -31 in the county.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Pierce
- When
- February 19, 9:00 PM CST to February 20, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Pierce forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 42.264, -97.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill got as low as -37 in the county.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Platte
- When
- February 19, 9:00 PM CST to February 20, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Platte forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 41.571, -97.521 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill got as low as -40 in the county.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Richardson
- When
- February 19, 9:00 PM CST to February 20, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Richardson forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 40.125, -95.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill got as low as -31 in the county.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Saline
- When
- February 19, 9:00 PM CST to February 20, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Saline forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 40.524, -97.141 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill got as low as -38 in the county.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Sarpy
- When
- February 19, 9:00 PM CST to February 20, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Sarpy forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 41.113, -96.112 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill got as low as -32 in the county.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Saunders
- When
- February 19, 9:00 PM CST to February 20, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Saunders forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 41.226, -96.637 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill got as low as -37 in the county.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Seward
- When
- February 19, 9:00 PM CST to February 20, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Seward forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 40.872, -97.139 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill got as low as -38 in the county.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Stanton
- When
- February 19, 9:00 PM CST to February 20, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Stanton forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 41.917, -97.194 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill got as low as -42 in the county.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Thurston
- When
- February 19, 9:00 PM CST to February 20, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Thurston forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 42.158, -96.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill got as low as -30 in the county.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Washington
- When
- February 19, 9:00 PM CST to February 20, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 41.531, -96.222 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill got as low as -37 in the county.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Wayne
- When
- February 19, 9:00 PM CST to February 20, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 42.209, -97.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill got as low as -30 in the county.
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
- Temperatures or wind chills at or below the local warning criteria, or cold that caused deaths.
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1239890, 1239892, 1239893, 1239894, 1239896, 1239897, 1239898, 1239899, 1239900, 1239902, 1239912, 1239913, 1239915, 1239917, 1239918, 1239919, 1239920, 1239921, 1239922, 1239924, 1239925, 1239926, 1239927, 1239929, 1239932, 1239933, 1239934, 1239935, 1239938, 1239939.