Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Buchanan, Missouri

2025-02-18 to 2025-02-21 · Buchanan, Missouri

Event narrative

The ASOS at St. Joseph airport reported a minimum wind chill of 23 degrees below zero at 8z on Feb 20th (temp of minus 7). Wind chills of -17 or colder were reported for multiple time frames between Feb 18 and Feb 20.

Wider weather episode

Extremely cold temperatures and wind chills impacted portions of NW Missouri and NE Kansas Feb 18 into Feb 20.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1240708. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.