Nebraska, 2026Extreme Cold in Nebraska, January 23, 2026
January 23, 2026 · NWS OAX · 15 events in 15 counties and zones
From late January 22 into January 23, 2026, an arctic front advanced through eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa, ushering a bitterly cold airmass into the region. Northerly wind gusts of 10 to 15 mph, combined with minimum temperatures of 5 to 12 degrees below zero, produced dangerous wind chill values of 30 to 35 degrees below zero across northeast Nebraska and western Iowa.
Every event with a place to put it; 15 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
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 15
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.
From late January 22 into January 23, 2026, an arctic front advanced through eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa, ushering a bitterly cold airmass into the region. Northerly wind gusts of 10 to 15 mph, combined with minimum temperatures of 5 to 12 degrees below zero, produced dangerous wind chill values of 30 to 35 degrees below zero across northeast Nebraska and western Iowa.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Knox
- When
- January 23, 12:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Knox forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 42.637, -97.892 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
No observations within the county. Estimated minimum wind chill temperatures of 30 to 39 degrees below zero based on surrounding observations.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Cedar
- When
- January 23, 12:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cedar forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 42.599, -97.252 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
No observations within the county. Estimated minimum wind chill temperatures of 33 to 36 degrees below zero based on surrounding observations.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Thurston
- When
- January 23, 12:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Thurston forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 42.158, -96.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
No observations within the county. Estimated minimum wind chill temperatures of 30 to 35 degrees below zero based on surrounding observations.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Antelope
- When
- January 23, 12:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Antelope forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 42.177, -98.067 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
K4V9 AWOS measured wind chill temperature as low as 30 degrees below zero.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Pierce
- When
- January 23, 12:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pierce forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 42.264, -97.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
No observations within the county. Estimated minimum wind chill temperatures of 30 to 33 degrees below zero based on surrounding observations.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Wayne
- When
- January 23, 12:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 42.209, -97.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
KLCG AWOS measured wind chill temperature as low as 33 degrees below zero.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Madison
- When
- January 23, 12:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Madison forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 41.917, -97.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
KOFK ASOS measured wind chill temperature as low as 32 degrees below zero.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Stanton
- When
- January 23, 12:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Stanton forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 41.917, -97.194 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
No observations within the county. Estimated minimum wind chill temperatures of 30 to 33 degrees below zero based on surrounding observations.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Cuming
- When
- January 23, 12:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cuming forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 41.916, -96.787 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
No observations within the county. Estimated minimum wind chill temperatures of 30 to 33 degrees below zero based on surrounding observations.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Burt
- When
- January 23, 12:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Burt forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 41.852, -96.329 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
KTQE ASOS measured wind chill temperature as low as 32 degrees below zero.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Colfax
- When
- January 23, 4:29 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Colfax forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 41.574, -97.086 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
No observations within the county. Estimated minimum wind chill temperatures of 30 to 33 degrees below zero based on surrounding observations.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Dodge
- When
- January 23, 4:54 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Dodge forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 41.578, -96.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Mesonet measured wind chill temperature as low as 33 degrees below zero.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Washington
- When
- January 23, 5:36 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 41.531, -96.222 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Mesonet measured wind chill temperature as low as 32 degrees below zero.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Douglas
- When
- January 23, 5:55 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Douglas forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 41.295, -96.154 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
KOMA ASOS measured wind chill temperature as low as 32 degrees below zero.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Platte
- When
- January 23, 6:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Platte forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 41.571, -97.521 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
KOLU AWOS measured wind chill temperature as low as 30 degrees below zero.
- 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1311338, 1311339, 1311340, 1311341, 1311342, 1311343, 1311344, 1311345, 1311346, 1311347, 1311349, 1311350, 1311351, 1311352, 1311348.