Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Cherokee, Kansas

2025-02-20 · Cherokee, Kansas

Event narrative

An arctic airmass slid into southeast Kansas during the overnight hours of February 19-20, bringing extreme cold and wind chills in the -10 to -30 degree range across most of the region.

Wider weather episode

An anomalously cold airmass moved into southeast Kansas on February 19th, impacting areas into the early morning hours of February 20th. Low temperatures from zero to -15 degrees with wind chills in the -10 to -30 degree range were observed in most locations.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1237498. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.