Bitterly cold temperatures followed a winter storm that struck parts of southeast Nebraska and southwest Iowa a few days prior.  Temperatures fell to zero or a little colder by 700 pm on the 5th and bottomed out between 5 below and 10 below zero over much of the region during the early morning hours on the 6th. When combined with westerly winds around 10 to 15 mph, wind chill values of 20 below to 25 below were common throughout the region from around 700 pm on the 5th through 1000 am on the 6th.The extreme cold was responsible for the death of a 72-year-old Omaha woman who died of hypothermia on her own porch.  The lightly dressed woman apparently went out to check on her car sometime after midnight and slipped on her way back into the house, possibly incapacitating her.

Cold/Wind Chill in DOUGLAS, NEBRASKA
From 05-JAN-04 19:00:00 to 06-JAN-04 10:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Cold/Wind Chill in WAYNE, NEBRASKA
From 05-JAN-04 19:00:00 to 06-JAN-04 10:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Cold/Wind Chill in WASHINGTON, NEBRASKA
From 05-JAN-04 19:00:00 to 06-JAN-04 10:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Cold/Wind Chill in ANTELOPE, NEBRASKA
From 05-JAN-04 19:00:00 to 06-JAN-04 10:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Cold/Wind Chill in RICHARDSON, NEBRASKA
From 05-JAN-04 19:00:00 to 06-JAN-04 10:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Cold/Wind Chill in BOONE, NEBRASKA
From 05-JAN-04 19:00:00 to 06-JAN-04 10:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Cold/Wind Chill in BURT, NEBRASKA
From 05-JAN-04 19:00:00 to 06-JAN-04 10:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Cold/Wind Chill in BUTLER, NEBRASKA
From 05-JAN-04 19:00:00 to 06-JAN-04 10:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Cold/Wind Chill in SEWARD, NEBRASKA
From 05-JAN-04 19:00:00 to 06-JAN-04 10:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Cold/Wind Chill in NEMAHA, NEBRASKA
From 05-JAN-04 19:00:00 to 06-JAN-04 10:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Cold/Wind Chill in OTOE, NEBRASKA
From 05-JAN-04 19:00:00 to 06-JAN-04 10:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Cold/Wind Chill in STANTON, NEBRASKA
From 05-JAN-04 19:00:00 to 06-JAN-04 10:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Cold/Wind Chill in THURSTON, NEBRASKA
From 05-JAN-04 19:00:00 to 06-JAN-04 10:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Cold/Wind Chill in MADISON, NEBRASKA
From 05-JAN-04 19:00:00 to 06-JAN-04 10:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Cold/Wind Chill in GAGE, NEBRASKA
From 05-JAN-04 19:00:00 to 06-JAN-04 10:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Cold/Wind Chill in JEFFERSON, NEBRASKA
From 05-JAN-04 19:00:00 to 06-JAN-04 10:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Cold/Wind Chill in JOHNSON, NEBRASKA
From 05-JAN-04 19:00:00 to 06-JAN-04 10:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Cold/Wind Chill in SALINE, NEBRASKA
From 05-JAN-04 19:00:00 to 06-JAN-04 10:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Cold/Wind Chill in DODGE, NEBRASKA
From 05-JAN-04 19:00:00 to 06-JAN-04 10:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Cold/Wind Chill in SARPY, NEBRASKA
From 05-JAN-04 19:00:00 to 06-JAN-04 10:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Cold/Wind Chill in SAUNDERS, NEBRASKA
From 05-JAN-04 19:00:00 to 06-JAN-04 10:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Cold/Wind Chill in CEDAR, NEBRASKA
From 05-JAN-04 19:00:00 to 06-JAN-04 10:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Cold/Wind Chill in COLFAX, NEBRASKA
From 05-JAN-04 19:00:00 to 06-JAN-04 10:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Cold/Wind Chill in CUMING, NEBRASKA
From 05-JAN-04 19:00:00 to 06-JAN-04 10:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Cold/Wind Chill in CASS, NEBRASKA
From 05-JAN-04 19:00:00 to 06-JAN-04 10:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Cold/Wind Chill in PAWNEE, NEBRASKA
From 05-JAN-04 19:00:00 to 06-JAN-04 10:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Cold/Wind Chill in KNOX, NEBRASKA
From 05-JAN-04 19:00:00 to 06-JAN-04 10:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Cold/Wind Chill in LANCASTER, NEBRASKA
From 05-JAN-04 19:00:00 to 06-JAN-04 10:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Cold/Wind Chill in PIERCE, NEBRASKA
From 05-JAN-04 19:00:00 to 06-JAN-04 10:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Cold/Wind Chill in PLATTE, NEBRASKA
From 05-JAN-04 19:00:00 to 06-JAN-04 10:00:00 (CST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.