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WWUS73 KOAX 221627
NPWOAX
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
1027 AM CST THU JAN 22 2026
IAZ043-NEZ011-012-015>018-031>034-230000-
/O.CON.KOAX.EC.W.0001.260123T0600Z-260123T1600Z/
MONONA-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-MADISON-STANTON-
CUMING-BURT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MAPLETON, OAKLAND, MACY, PIERCE,
BLOOMFIELD, PLAINVIEW, ELGIN, VERDIGRE, STANTON, OSMOND,
NIOBRARA, COLERIDGE, CROFTON, WALTHILL, WINNEBAGO, WAYNE, LAUREL,
PENDER, LYONS, TEKAMAH, CREIGHTON, WISNER, NELIGH, WEST POINT,
NORFOLK, ONAWA, WAUSA, HARTINGTON, DECATUR, AND RANDOLPH
1027 AM CST THU JAN 22 2026
...EXTREME COLD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
10 AM CST FRIDAY...
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 32 BELOW EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL IOWA AND EAST CENTRAL AND
NORTHEAST NEBRASKA.
* WHEN...FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST FRIDAY.
* 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.
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.
MAKE FREQUENT CHECKS ON OLDER FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS. ENSURE
PORTABLE HEATERS ARE USED CORRECTLY. DO NOT USE GENERATORS OR GRILLS
INSIDE.
IAZ055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ030-042>045-050>053-065>068-078-
088>093-230000-
/O.CON.KOAX.CW.Y.0001.260123T0600Z-260123T1600Z/
HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-BOONE-
PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-
SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS-OTOE-SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-
PAWNEE-RICHARDSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TABLE ROCK, WILBER, COLUMBUS, WAHOO,
HAMBURG, BLAIR, RED OAK, SCHUYLER, CLARINDA, HARLAN, ST. EDWARD,
BELLEVUE, TABOR, SHENANDOAH, STERLING, AUBURN, MILFORD, DAVID
CITY, FAIRBURY, PAWNEE CITY, BEATRICE, PLATTSMOUTH, LOGAN,
SEWARD, SIDNEY, DUNLAP, COUNCIL BLUFFS, PAPILLION, LA VISTA,
TECUMSEH, FREMONT, WOODBINE, ASHLAND, OMAHA, MISSOURI VALLEY,
ALBION, LINCOLN, YUTAN, NEBRASKA CITY, GLENWOOD, FARRAGUT, CRETE,
AND FALLS CITY
1027 AM CST THU JAN 22 2026
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
10 AM CST FRIDAY...
* WHAT...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 28 BELOW EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST IOWA AND EAST CENTRAL, NORTHEAST,
AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA.
* WHEN...FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 30 BELOW ZERO
COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES.
FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA WILL OCCUR IF UNPROTECTED SKIN IS
EXPOSED TO THESE TEMPERATURES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A
HAT, AND GLOVES.
MAKE FREQUENT CHECKS ON OLDER FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS. ENSURE
PORTABLE HEATERS ARE USED CORRECTLY. DO NOT USE GENERATORS OR GRILLS
INSIDE.
MEAD
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