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| Event typeevent_type | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 202,748 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 35,092 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2010-01-08T01:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2010-01-08T18:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | IOWA |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | MONONA |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | Official NWS Observations |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | This was the third winter storm in a month that hit eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa. An upper level disturbance dropped down out of Canada and closed off over the central plains before moving off to the east. This system pulled down Arctic air behind it and not only produced strong winds but also dangerously cold wind chill values. Even though snow amounts from this storm were about half as much or less than the storms that hit in December of 2009, and winds were similar or perhaps even a bit lighter, they lasted a relatively long time. Plus the new snow from this storm fell on top of a base of older snow that was around 10 to 20 inches over much of the area. Thus substantial blowing and drifting snow was observed with visibilities frequently 1 mile or less. In addition, the drifting snow from this storm was possibly worse than the prior two storms and many, if not most, rural roads became impassable for several days, as did many highways and interstates over the region. Many schools were closed for 3 days from the storm, from the snow and blowing snow at first then because of the drifting snow and dangerously cold wind chills that persisted.||Snow totals were generally 3 to 6 inches from the storm with 6 inches at Nebraska City, around 5 inches at the NWS office near Valley, at Omaha-Eppley, Shubert, and Papillion, Nebraska and at Clarinda and Glenwood, Iowa among the highest reported. |
| Event narrativeevent_narrative | Arctic air spilled into the region dropping temperatures to 5 below to 10 below zero. Although winds had decreased into the 15 to 25 mph range, they still produced wind chill values of 30 below to 35 below zero during much of this time period. Temperatures moderated slightly by midday on the 8th as winds continued to decrease. This allowed a modest recovery in wind chill values by that time. |
| Yearyear | 2,010 |
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