Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Pawnee, Kansas

2025-02-18 to 2025-02-20 · Pawnee, Kansas

Event narrative

Wind chills briefly moving into Extreme Cold Warning Criteria and hovering around criteria with wind chills dropping as low as -21F 2/20 at 4:45 AM. Gusts up to 24 mph were reached during the event.

Wider weather episode

A blast of record cold air moves into the central United States, with the initial cold front moving over western Kansas on Monday night. Tuesday and Wednesday brought cold temperatures into the -20F to -30F range not just for the morning hours but lingering into the daytime hours. A period of light to at times moderate snow fell along with this initial period of cold air intrusion, and prompted a winter storms warning and advisories for most of the area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1231351. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.