Cold/Wind Chill in Franklin, Texas

A strong surge of Arctic air invaded East and Northeast Texas during mid-January with bitterly cold temperatures and gusty northerly winds. In the wake of the this Arctic air building even deeper into the region on the evening of January 15th, overnight low temperatures were able to drop into the single digits and teens through the morning on January 16th. When combined with the persistent and strong northerly winds, these temperatures resulted in dangerously cold wind chills in the lower single digits to below zero across East and Northeast Texas from early evening on January 15th through midday on January 16th.