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Eventdex · Cold & Wind Chill

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139670

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Event typeevent_typeCold/Wind Chill
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id139,670
Episode IDepisode_id23,964
Begin UTCbegin_utc2008-12-14T18:55:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc2008-12-16T09:00:00+00:00
StatestateIOWA
County/zone typecz_typeZ
County/zone namecz_nameFAYETTE
Deaths directdeaths_direct0
Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect0
Injuries directinjuries_direct0
Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect0
Damage propertydamage_property0.00K
Damage cropsdamage_crops0.00K
Weather forecast office sourcewfo_sourceAWOS
Episode narrativeepisode_narrativeAn arctic cold front moved through during the afternoon of December 14th which sent temperatures plummeting. With the frontal passage, temperatures dropped as much as 20 degrees in 2 to 3 hours at many locations. In fact, a temperature change of around 40 degrees was common from the morning to the evening hours of December 14. ||The cold was made more significant as northwest winds increased into the 20 to 30 mph range, with gusts of 35 to 45 mph. These strong winds, coupled with falling temperatures, created dangerous wind chills of 20 below to 40 below. Bitter cold conditions persisted through the day and into the evening on December 15.
Event narrativeevent_narrativeAt Oelwein airport on December 14, the temperature dropped from 50F at noon to 9F at 9 p.m. In addition, a peak wind gust of 46 mph was recorded. Wind chill readings dropped to -35F in the West Union area and -28F at Oelwein during the early morning hours of December 15th.
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