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Extreme Cold Warning


URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
1006 PM CST Mon Jan 20 2025

IAZ043-055-056-069-NEZ011-012-015>018-031>034-042>045-050>053-211215-
/O.CON.KOAX.EC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-250121T1800Z/
Monona-Harrison-Shelby-Pottawattamie-Knox-Cedar-Thurston-Antelope-
Pierce-Wayne-Madison-Stanton-Cuming-Burt-Platte-Colfax-Dodge-
Washington-Butler-Saunders-Douglas-Sarpy-
Including the cities of Logan, Mapleton, Woodbine, Pierce, West
Point, Lyons, Oakland, David City, Stanton, Creighton, Wausa,
Coleridge, Tekamah, Wisner, Pender, Harlan, Walthill, Plainview,
Wahoo, Crofton, Schuyler, Ashland, Missouri Valley, Bloomfield,
Council Bluffs, Bellevue, Papillion, Neligh, Verdigre, Niobrara,
Blair, Dunlap, Columbus, Yutan, Elgin, Norfolk, Osmond, Randolph,
Omaha, Fremont, Decatur, Hartington, Wayne, Onawa, La Vista,
Macy, Laurel, and Winnebago
1006 PM CST Mon Jan 20 2025

...EXTREME COLD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 32 below.

* WHERE...Portions of southwest and west central Iowa and east
  central and northeast Nebraska.

* WHEN...Until noon CST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 30 below zero
  could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Dress in layers including a hat, face mask, and gloves if you must
go outside.

To prevent water pipes from freezing; wrap or drain or allow them to
drip slowly.

&&

$$

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
925 PM CST Mon Jan 20 2025

IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ081-089-090-098-NEZ013-014-
SDZ071-211130-
/O.CON.KFSD.EC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-250121T1800Z/
Lyon-Osceola-Dickinson-Sioux-O`Brien-Clay-Plymouth-Cherokee-Buena
Vista-Woodbury-Ida-Cottonwood-Nobles-Jackson-Rock-Dixon-Dakota-
Union-
Including the cities of Orange City, Elk Point, Holstein,
Beresford, Luverne, Worthington, Sioux City, Hull, Lakefield,
Larchwood, Spencer, Mountain Lake, Jefferson, Jackson, Storm
Lake, Hawarden, Rock Rapids, Ida Grove, Arnolds Park, Ponca,
Allen, Sibley, Cherokee, Wakefield, North Sioux City, Inwood,
Milford, South Sioux City, Alcester, Hartley, Le Mars, Windom,
Sioux Center, Battle Creek, Rock Valley, Spirit Lake, Sanborn,
Sheldon, and George
925 PM CST Mon Jan 20 2025

...EXTREME COLD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 35 below zero.

* WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Iowa, southwest
  Minnesota, northeast Nebraska, and southeast South Dakota.

* WHEN...Until noon CST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 35 below zero
  could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Dress in layers including a hat, face mask, and gloves if you must
go outside.

Make frequent checks on older family, friends, and neighbors. Ensure
portable heaters are used correctly. Do not use generators or grills
inside.

&&

$$

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
905 PM CST Mon Jan 20 2025

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057-058-211115-
/O.CON.KDMX.EC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-250121T1800Z/
Emmet-Kossuth-Winnebago-Worth-Palo Alto-Hancock-Cerro Gordo-
Pocahontas-Humboldt-Wright-Franklin-Butler-Bremer-Sac-Calhoun-
Webster-Hamilton-Hardin-Grundy-Black Hawk-Crawford-Carroll-Greene-
Boone-Story-Marshall-Tama-Audubon-Guthrie-
Including the cities of Clarion, Audubon, Marshalltown, Early,
Aplington, Dysart, Grundy Center, Schaller, Boone, Tama,
Jefferson, Forest City, Fonda, Shell Rock, Webster City, Pomeroy,
Algona, Clear Lake, Laurens, Mason City, Gilmore City,
Clarksville, Odebolt, Waterloo, Cedar Falls, Hampton, Toledo,
Bayard, Garner, Pocahontas, Lake View, Wellsburg, Northwood,
Manson, Greene, Fort Dodge, Kanawha, Emmetsburg, Eagle Grove,
Iowa Falls, Lake Mills, Reinbeck, Sac City, Parkersburg, Panora,
Waverly, Traer, Ackley, Ames, Dumont, Lake City, Carroll,
Gladbrook, Dike, Guthrie Center, Rockwell City, Exira, Eldora,
Casey, Rolfe, Humboldt, Manly, Denison, Belmond, Allison, Wall
Lake, Conrad, Britt, and Estherville
905 PM CST Mon Jan 20 2025

...EXTREME COLD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills of 30 to 35 below zero.

* WHERE...The northern half of Iowa.

* WHEN...Until noon CST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite
  on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Wind chill values will rise quickly late
  Tuesday morning and by afternoon wind chills of 5 to 15 below zero
  will be common.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Dress in layers including a hat, face mask, and gloves if you must
go outside.

&&

$$

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
905 PM CST Mon Jan 20 2025

IAZ059>062-211115-
/O.UPG.KDMX.CW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-250121T1800Z/
/O.EXA.KDMX.EC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-250121T1800Z/
Dallas-Polk-Jasper-Poweshiek-
Including the cities of Grinnell, Adel, Perry, Des Moines,
Waukee, and Newton
905 PM CST Mon Jan 20 2025

...EXTREME COLD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills around 30 below zero.

* WHERE...Dallas, Jasper, Polk, and Poweshiek Counties.

* WHEN...Until noon CST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite
  on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Wind chill values will rise quickly late
  Tuesday morning and by afternoon wind chills of 5 to 15 below zero
  will be common.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Dress in layers including a hat, face mask, and gloves if you must
go outside.

&&

$$

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service North Platte NE
558 PM CST Mon Jan 20 2025

NEZ004>010-023>029-094-211200-
/O.UPG.KLBF.CW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-250121T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KLBF.EC.W.0002.250120T2358Z-250121T1800Z/
Sheridan-Eastern Cherry-Keya Paha-Boyd-Brown-Rock-Holt-Grant-
Hooker-Thomas-Blaine-Loup-Garfield-Wheeler-Western Cherry-
Including the cities of Halsey, Merriman, Dunning, Gordon, Cody,
Purdum, Mullen, Bartlett, Eli, Spencer, Atkinson, Springview,
Thedford, Kilgore, Rushville, Lynch, Bassett, Hyannis, Butte,
Ainsworth, Valentine, O`Neill, Ericson, Rose, Burwell, Brewster,
and Taylor
558 PM CST Mon Jan 20 2025 /458 PM MST Mon Jan 20 2025/

...EXTREME COLD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/
TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 35 below.

* WHERE...Portions of north central, panhandle, and west central
  Nebraska.

* WHEN...Until noon CST /11 AM MST/ Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 30 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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Dress in layers including a hat, face mask, and gloves if you must
go outside.

Keep pets indoors as much as possible.

Make sure outdoor animals have a warm, dry shelter, food, and
unfrozen water.

&&

$$

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