Extreme Cold Warning issued February 18 at 6:10PM CST until February 20 at 12:00PM CST by NWS Hastings NE

* WHAT…A prolonged period of dangerously cold wind chills as low
as -25 to -35 below.

* WHERE…Portions of north central Kansas and central, east
central, and south central Nebraska.

* WHEN…Until noon CST Thursday.

* IMPACTS…The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 35 below zero
could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.
Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is
exposed to these temperatures. An extended period of freezing
temperatures could cause ruptured water pipes.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…The coldest wind chills will be favored
during the overnight and morning hours each day. However, even
afternoon wind chills Today and Wednesday will still remain quite
cold, with values of only -10 to -20 expected.

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