Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Morton, Kansas

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

Event narrative

Wind chills consistently moving into Extreme Cold Warning Criteria with wind chills dropping as low as -23F 2/19 at 5:55 AM. Wind gusts over the period reached up to 21 mph.

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 1231360. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.