Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Republic, Kansas

2022-12-22 · Republic, Kansas

Event narrative

Kansas mesonet data fromhttp://mesonet.k-state.edu/weather/windchill/ showed wind chills of -30 to -35 degrees for much of the day on Thursday December 22nd.

Wider weather episode

Wind chills dropped into the -25 to -40 degree range during the overnight and early morning hours of December 22nd. Northwest winds of 25 to 45 mph along with air temperatures of zero to -10F will do that. Numerous counties opened various locations to act as warming shelters for vulnerable populations.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1060903. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.