Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Western Cherry, Nebraska

2019-02-07 · Western Cherry, Nebraska

Event narrative

Temperatures near 5 below combined with northwest winds of 20 to 30 mph to produce dangerous winds chills of 30 to 35 below across western Cherry County during the morning hours on February 7th. A mesonet site located 13 miles west northwest of Merritt Reservoir recorded a minimum wind chill of 31 below at 749 am MST. A mesonet site located 13 miles south of Merritt Reservoir recorded a minimum wind chill of 31 below at 740 am MST.

Wider weather episode

Temperatures near 5 below combined with northwest winds of 20 to 35 mph to produce dangerous winds chills of 30 to 35 below across portions of north central Nebraska during the morning hours on February 7th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 796036. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.