By: Panhandle Post and NWS
After three days of snow, blowing snow and blizzard conditions last week, Western Nebraska is now facing bitter cold temperatures heading into the Christmas Holiday.
The Tuesday morning update calls for a Wind Chill Warning, in effect from Wednesday thru Friday morning. Extremely dangerous and life threatening wind chills are expected, ranging from 55 to 70 degrees below zero. The Weather Service says....Wind chills of this magnitude can cause frostbite in less than 5 minutes if precautions are not taken. Hypothermia and death can also occur due to prolonged exposure to the cold. Livestock and pets will also be severely impacted. Daytime high temperatures will range from 10 to 20 degrees with highs falling to below zero by later in the week. Overnight lows will range around -10 to as cold as -30, with very cold wind chills.
Snow is expected again on Wednesday and we could see some blowing snow from mid-day Wednesday through early Saturday. Temperatures are expected to warm up by Saturday. With highs in the mid 20's on Christmas Eve and near 40 on Christmas Day
This includes most counties in Western Nebraska ...Box Butte, Dawes, Scottsbluff, Banner, Morrill, Sioux, Cheyenne, Kimball and parts of Eastern Wyoming.
All Highways are now open. Some icy conditions remain in spots, so please drive with caution.