Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Pawnee, Nebraska

2025-02-19 to 2025-02-20 · Pawnee, Nebraska

Event narrative

Interpolation of nearby observations suggests wind chill got as low as -31 in the county.

Wider weather episode

On the evening on February 19, extreme cold pushed into all of eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa. Wind chills fell into the 30 to 45 below 0 range. One fatality occurred in Omaha, where an 86 year old woman was found dead in a garage due to suspected cold exposure.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1239922. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.