An Arctic cold front pushed across eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa during the early morning hours of December 14th.  Temperatures fell 50 to 60 degrees within 24 hours after the front passed through...from 40s and 50s during the early morning hours of the 14th to single digits below zero north to single digits above zero south by midnight on the 15th.  The cold air was ushered in on northwest winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts of 40 to 50 mph, with the strongest winds generally over northeast Nebraska.  The strong winds dropped wind chill values down to 20 below to 30 below or a bit colder, again with the lower numbers generally confined to northeast Nebraska and west central Iowa.  Snow showers also accompanied the cold air...and visibilities were occasionally lowered to less than 1 mile in snow and blowing snow in northeast Nebraska and west central Iowa.

Cold/Wind Chill in PAWNEE, NEBRASKA
From 15-DEC-08 02:00:00 to 15-DEC-08 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Falling temperatures and strong northwest winds brought dangerously cold wind chill values to the area during the morning hours of December 15th.  Winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 35 mph and temperatures falling to the single digits above and then below zero produced wind chill values of 20 below to 25 below zero.

Cold/Wind Chill in JOHNSON, NEBRASKA
From 15-DEC-08 02:00:00 to 15-DEC-08 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Falling temperatures and strong northwest winds brought dangerously cold wind chill values to the area during the morning hours of December 15th.  Winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 35 mph and temperatures falling to the single digits above and then below zero produced wind chill values of 20 below to 25 below zero.

Cold/Wind Chill in BUTLER, NEBRASKA
From 14-DEC-08 18:00:00 to 15-DEC-08 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Falling temperatures and strong northwest winds brought dangerously cold wind chill values to the area from late afternoon of December 14th through the morning hours of the 15th.  Winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph and temperatures falling to the single digits above and then below zero produced wind chill values of 20 below to 25 below zero.

Cold/Wind Chill in PLATTE, NEBRASKA
From 14-DEC-08 12:00:00 to 15-DEC-08 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Falling temperatures and strong northwest winds brought dangerously cold wind chill values to the area much of December 14th through the morning hours of the 15th.  Winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph and temperatures falling to the single digits above and then below zero produced wind chill values of 20 below to 30 below zero.  The strong winds and cold temperatures were accompanied by snow showers and areas of blowing snow which reduced visibilities below a 1 mile occasionally during the afternoon of the 14th.  Snow accumulations were generally an inch or less.

Cold/Wind Chill in ANTELOPE, NEBRASKA
From 14-DEC-08 09:00:00 to 15-DEC-08 02:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Falling temperatures and strong northwest winds brought dangerously cold wind chill values to the area much of December 14th into the morning hours of the 15th.  Winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph and temperatures falling to the single digits above and then below zero produced wind chill values of 20 below to 30 below zero.  Wind chill values got even colder during the morning hours of the 15th as temperatures dropped even further.  The strong winds and cold temperatures were accompanied by snow showers and areas of blowing snow which reduced visibilities below a 1 mile occasionally during the afternoon of the 14th.  Snow accumulations were generally only a few inches.

Cold/Wind Chill in PIERCE, NEBRASKA
From 14-DEC-08 09:00:00 to 15-DEC-08 02:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Falling temperatures and strong northwest winds brought dangerously cold wind chill values to the area much of December 14th into the morning hours of the 15th.  Winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph and temperatures falling to the single digits above and then below zero produced wind chill values of 20 below to 30 below zero.  Wind chill values got even colder during the morning hours of the 15th as temperatures dropped even further.  The strong winds and cold temperatures were accompanied by snow showers and areas of blowing snow which reduced visibilities below a 1 mile occasionally during the afternoon of the 14th.  Snow accumulations were generally only a few inches.

Cold/Wind Chill in COLFAX, NEBRASKA
From 14-DEC-08 12:00:00 to 15-DEC-08 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Falling temperatures and strong northwest winds brought dangerously cold wind chill values to the area much of December 14th through the morning hours of the 15th.  Winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph and temperatures falling to the single digits above and then below zero produced wind chill values of 20 below to 30 below zero.  The strong winds and cold temperatures were accompanied by snow showers and areas of blowing snow which reduced visibilities below a 1 mile occasionally during the afternoon of the 14th.  Snow accumulations were generally an inch or less.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in KNOX, NEBRASKA
From 15-DEC-08 02:00:00 to 15-DEC-08 13:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Northwest winds of 15 to 25 mph combined with temperatures which fell to 8 below to 10 below zero to produce wind chill values of 30 below to 35 below during the morning hours of December 15th.  Wind chill values moderated during the afternoon as winds subsided and temperatures climbed to around zero.

Cold/Wind Chill in DOUGLAS, NEBRASKA
From 14-DEC-08 18:00:00 to 15-DEC-08 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Falling temperatures and strong northwest winds brought dangerously cold wind chill values to the area from late afternoon of December 14th through the morning hours of the 15th.  Winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph and temperatures falling to the single digits above and then below zero produced wind chill values of 20 below to 25 below zero.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in CEDAR, NEBRASKA
From 15-DEC-08 02:00:00 to 15-DEC-08 13:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Northwest winds of 15 to 25 mph combined with temperatures which fell to 8 below to 10 below zero to produce wind chill values of 30 below to 35 below during the morning hours of December 15th.  Wind chill values moderated during the afternoon as winds subsided and temperatures climbed to around zero.

Cold/Wind Chill in SARPY, NEBRASKA
From 14-DEC-08 18:00:00 to 15-DEC-08 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Falling temperatures and strong northwest winds brought dangerously cold wind chill values to the area from late afternoon of December 14th through the morning hours of the 15th.  Winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph and temperatures falling to the single digits above and then below zero produced wind chill values of 20 below to 25 below zero.

Cold/Wind Chill in BURT, NEBRASKA
From 14-DEC-08 12:00:00 to 15-DEC-08 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Falling temperatures and strong northwest winds brought dangerously cold wind chill values to the area much of December 14th through the morning hours of the 15th.  Winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph and temperatures falling to the single digits above and then below zero produced wind chill values of 20 below to 30 below zero.  The strong winds and cold temperatures were accompanied by snow showers and areas of blowing snow which reduced visibilities below a 1 mile occasionally during the afternoon of the 14th.  Snow accumulations were generally an inch or less.

Cold/Wind Chill in KNOX, NEBRASKA
From 14-DEC-08 09:00:00 to 15-DEC-08 02:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Falling temperatures and strong northwest winds brought dangerously cold wind chill values to the area much of December 14th into the morning hours of the 15th.  Winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph and temperatures falling to the single digits above and then below zero produced wind chill values of 20 below to 30 below zero.  Wind chill values got even colder during the morning hours of the 15th as temperatures dropped even further.  The strong winds and cold temperatures were accompanied by snow showers and areas of blowing snow which reduced visibilities below a 1 mile occasionally during the afternoon of the 14th.  Snow accumulations were generally only a few inches.

Cold/Wind Chill in CEDAR, NEBRASKA
From 14-DEC-08 09:00:00 to 15-DEC-08 02:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Falling temperatures and strong northwest winds brought dangerously cold wind chill values to the area much of December 14th into the morning hours of the 15th.  Winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph and temperatures falling to the single digits above and then below zero produced wind chill values of 20 below to 30 below zero.  Wind chill values got even colder during the morning hours of the 15th as temperatures dropped even further.  The strong winds and cold temperatures were accompanied by snow showers and areas of blowing snow which reduced visibilities below a 1 mile occasionally during the afternoon of the 14th.  Snow accumulations were generally only a few inches.

Cold/Wind Chill in MADISON, NEBRASKA
From 14-DEC-08 09:00:00 to 15-DEC-08 02:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Falling temperatures and strong northwest winds brought dangerously cold wind chill values to the area much of December 14th into the morning hours of the 15th.  Winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph and temperatures falling to the single digits above and then below zero produced wind chill values of 20 below to 30 below zero.  Wind chill values got even colder during the morning hours of the 15th as temperatures dropped even further.  The strong winds and cold temperatures were accompanied by snow showers and areas of blowing snow which reduced visibilities below a 1 mile occasionally during the afternoon of the 14th.  Snow accumulations were generally only a few inches.

Cold/Wind Chill in STANTON, NEBRASKA
From 14-DEC-08 09:00:00 to 15-DEC-08 02:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Falling temperatures and strong northwest winds brought dangerously cold wind chill values to the area much of December 14th into the morning hours of the 15th.  Winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph and temperatures falling to the single digits above and then below zero produced wind chill values of 20 below to 30 below zero.  Wind chill values got even colder during the morning hours of the 15th as temperatures dropped even further.  The strong winds and cold temperatures were accompanied by snow showers and areas of blowing snow which reduced visibilities below a 1 mile occasionally during the afternoon of the 14th.  Snow accumulations were generally only a few inches.

Cold/Wind Chill in SAUNDERS, NEBRASKA
From 14-DEC-08 18:00:00 to 15-DEC-08 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Falling temperatures and strong northwest winds brought dangerously cold wind chill values to the area from late afternoon of December 14th through the morning hours of the 15th.  Winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph and temperatures falling to the single digits above and then below zero produced wind chill values of 20 below to 25 below zero.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in ANTELOPE, NEBRASKA
From 15-DEC-08 02:00:00 to 15-DEC-08 13:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Northwest winds of 15 to 25 mph combined with temperatures which fell to 8 below to 10 below zero to produce wind chill values of 30 below to 35 below during the morning hours of December 15th.  Wind chill values moderated during the afternoon as winds subsided and temperatures climbed to around zero.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in BOONE, NEBRASKA
From 15-DEC-08 02:00:00 to 15-DEC-08 13:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Northwest winds of 15 to 25 mph combined with temperatures which fell to 8 below to 10 below zero to produce wind chill values of 30 below to 35 below during the morning hours of December 15th.  Wind chill values moderated during the afternoon as winds subsided and temperatures climbed to around zero.

Cold/Wind Chill in WAYNE, NEBRASKA
From 14-DEC-08 09:00:00 to 15-DEC-08 02:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Falling temperatures and strong northwest winds brought dangerously cold wind chill values to the area much of December 14th into the morning hours of the 15th.  Winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph and temperatures falling to the single digits above and then below zero produced wind chill values of 20 below to 30 below zero.  Wind chill values got even colder during the morning hours of the 15th as temperatures dropped even further.  The strong winds and cold temperatures were accompanied by snow showers and areas of blowing snow which reduced visibilities below a 1 mile occasionally during the afternoon of the 14th.  Snow accumulations were generally only a few inches.

Cold/Wind Chill in BOONE, NEBRASKA
From 14-DEC-08 09:00:00 to 15-DEC-08 02:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Falling temperatures and strong northwest winds brought dangerously cold wind chill values to the area much of December 14th into the morning hours of the 15th.  Winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph and temperatures falling to the single digits above and then below zero produced wind chill values of 20 below to 30 below zero.  Wind chill values got even colder during the morning hours of the 15th as temperatures dropped even further.  The strong winds and cold temperatures were accompanied by snow showers and areas of blowing snow which reduced visibilities below a 1 mile occasionally during the afternoon of the 14th.  Snow accumulations were generally only a few inches.

Cold/Wind Chill in LANCASTER, NEBRASKA
From 14-DEC-08 23:00:00 to 15-DEC-08 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Falling temperatures and strong northwest winds brought dangerously cold wind chill values to the area from the evening of December 14th through the morning hours of the 15th.  Winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 35 mph and temperatures falling to the single digits above and then below zero produced wind chill values of 20 below to 25 below zero.

Cold/Wind Chill in SALINE, NEBRASKA
From 14-DEC-08 23:00:00 to 15-DEC-08 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Falling temperatures and strong northwest winds brought dangerously cold wind chill values to the area from the evening of December 14th through the morning hours of the 15th.  Winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 35 mph and temperatures falling to the single digits above and then below zero produced wind chill values of 20 below to 25 below zero.

Cold/Wind Chill in DODGE, NEBRASKA
From 14-DEC-08 18:00:00 to 15-DEC-08 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Falling temperatures and strong northwest winds brought dangerously cold wind chill values to the area from late afternoon of December 14th through the morning hours of the 15th.  Winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph and temperatures falling to the single digits above and then below zero produced wind chill values of 20 below to 25 below zero.

Cold/Wind Chill in JEFFERSON, NEBRASKA
From 15-DEC-08 02:00:00 to 15-DEC-08 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Falling temperatures and strong northwest winds brought dangerously cold wind chill values to the area during the morning hours of December 15th.  Winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 35 mph and temperatures falling to the single digits above and then below zero produced wind chill values of 20 below to 25 below zero.

Cold/Wind Chill in GAGE, NEBRASKA
From 15-DEC-08 02:00:00 to 15-DEC-08 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Falling temperatures and strong northwest winds brought dangerously cold wind chill values to the area during the morning hours of December 15th.  Winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 35 mph and temperatures falling to the single digits above and then below zero produced wind chill values of 20 below to 25 below zero.

Cold/Wind Chill in WASHINGTON, NEBRASKA
From 14-DEC-08 18:00:00 to 15-DEC-08 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Falling temperatures and strong northwest winds brought dangerously cold wind chill values to the area from late afternoon of December 14th through the morning hours of the 15th.  Winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph and temperatures falling to the single digits above and then below zero produced wind chill values of 20 below to 25 below zero.

Cold/Wind Chill in SEWARD, NEBRASKA
From 14-DEC-08 18:00:00 to 15-DEC-08 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Falling temperatures and strong northwest winds brought dangerously cold wind chill values to the area from late afternoon of December 14th through the morning hours of the 15th.  Winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph and temperatures falling to the single digits above and then below zero produced wind chill values of 20 below to 25 below zero.

Cold/Wind Chill in CUMING, NEBRASKA
From 14-DEC-08 12:00:00 to 15-DEC-08 13:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Falling temperatures and strong northwest winds brought dangerously cold wind chill values to the area much of December 14th into the morning hours of the 15th.  Winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph and temperatures falling to the single digits above and then below zero produced wind chill values of 20 below to 30 below zero.  The strong winds and cold temperatures were accompanied by snow showers and areas of blowing snow which reduced visibilities below a 1 mile occasionally during the afternoon of the 14th.  Snow accumulations were generally an inch or less.

Cold/Wind Chill in NEMAHA, NEBRASKA
From 15-DEC-08 02:00:00 to 15-DEC-08 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Falling temperatures and strong northwest winds brought dangerously cold wind chill values to the area during the morning hours of December 15th.  Winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 35 mph and temperatures falling to the single digits above and then below zero produced wind chill values of 20 below to 25 below zero.

Cold/Wind Chill in THURSTON, NEBRASKA
From 14-DEC-08 12:00:00 to 15-DEC-08 13:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Falling temperatures and strong northwest winds brought dangerously cold wind chill values to the area much of December 14th into the morning hours of the 15th.  Winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph and temperatures falling to the single digits above and then below zero produced wind chill values of 20 below to 30 below zero.  The strong winds and cold temperatures were accompanied by snow showers and areas of blowing snow which reduced visibilities below a 1 mile occasionally during the afternoon of the 14th.  Snow accumulations were generally an inch or less.

Cold/Wind Chill in OTOE, NEBRASKA
From 15-DEC-08 02:00:00 to 15-DEC-08 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Falling temperatures and strong northwest winds brought dangerously cold wind chill values to the area during the morning hours of December 15th.  Winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 35 mph and temperatures falling to the single digits above and then below zero produced wind chill values of 20 below to 25 below zero.

Cold/Wind Chill in CASS, NEBRASKA
From 14-DEC-08 23:00:00 to 15-DEC-08 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Falling temperatures and strong northwest winds brought dangerously cold wind chill values to the area from the evening of December 14th through the morning hours of the 15th.  Winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 35 mph and temperatures falling to the single digits above and then below zero produced wind chill values of 20 below to 25 below zero.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in MADISON, NEBRASKA
From 15-DEC-08 02:00:00 to 15-DEC-08 13:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Northwest winds of 15 to 25 mph combined with temperatures which fell to 8 below to 10 below zero to produce wind chill values of 30 below to 35 below during the morning hours of December 15th.  Wind chill values moderated during the afternoon as winds subsided and temperatures climbed to around zero.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in STANTON, NEBRASKA
From 15-DEC-08 02:00:00 to 15-DEC-08 13:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Northwest winds of 15 to 25 mph combined with temperatures which fell to 8 below to 10 below zero to produce wind chill values of 30 below to 35 below during the morning hours of December 15th.  Wind chill values moderated during the afternoon as winds subsided and temperatures climbed to around zero.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in PIERCE, NEBRASKA
From 15-DEC-08 02:00:00 to 15-DEC-08 13:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Northwest winds of 15 to 25 mph combined with temperatures which fell to 8 below to 10 below zero to produce wind chill values of 30 below to 35 below during the morning hours of December 15th.  Wind chill values moderated during the afternoon as winds subsided and temperatures climbed to around zero.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in WAYNE, NEBRASKA
From 15-DEC-08 02:00:00 to 15-DEC-08 13:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Northwest winds of 15 to 25 mph combined with temperatures which fell to 8 below to 10 below zero to produce wind chill values of 30 below to 35 below during the morning hours of December 15th.  Wind chill values moderated during the afternoon as winds subsided and temperatures climbed to around zero.