Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in Blackford, Indiana

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill January 29, 2019 – January 31, 2019 · Blackford, Indiana

What the National Weather Service wrote

Gusty west winds ushered in a bitterly cold arctic air mass late on January 29th through the morning hours of January 31st. Wind chills through the event generally ranged between 25 and 50 degrees below zero. The coldest air temperature recorded at Hartford City was 15 degrees below zero on January 31st. Many businesses and schools were closed due to this record breaking shot of dangerous cold air.

The wider storm

A dangerous arctic air mass overspread northern Indiana late on January 29th through the morning hours of January 31st. Wind chills between 30 and 50 degrees below zero were common.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 795159. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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