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Event Details
| Event | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill |
| State | SOUTH DAKOTA |
| County/Area | McPherson |
| WFO | ABR |
| Begin Date | 02/19/2008 20:00:00 CST-6 |
| End Date | 02/20/2008 02:00:00 CST-6 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 0.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | Arctic air along with blustery northwest winds brought extreme wind chills during the evening and early morning hours to northeast South Dakota. Wind chills ranged from 35 to 50 degrees below zero. The winds diminished in the early morning hours of the 20th allowing air temperatures to fall to record or near record lows across northeast South Dakota. Ten new record lows, ranging from 23 to 30 degrees below zero, were set for February 20th. Several water pipes were broken in Aberdeen and in Roslyn. In Roslyn, 225 people were without water for much of the day on the 20th as the water main broke during the night. Also, there were many vehicles that did not start along with late school starts or closings. |
| Event Narrative |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| ROBERTS (ZONE) | ROBERTS (ZONE) | SD | 02/19/2008 | 19:00 | CST-6 | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CLARK (ZONE) | CLARK (ZONE) | SD | 02/19/2008 | 20:00 | CST-6 | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| DAY (ZONE) | DAY (ZONE) | SD | 02/19/2008 | 20:00 | CST-6 | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CODINGTON (ZONE) | CODINGTON (ZONE) | SD | 02/19/2008 | 20:00 | CST-6 | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| GRANT (ZONE) | GRANT (ZONE) | SD | 02/19/2008 | 20:00 | CST-6 | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MCPHERSON (ZONE) | MCPHERSON (ZONE) | SD | 02/19/2008 | 20:00 | CST-6 | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| EDMUNDS (ZONE) | EDMUNDS (ZONE) | SD | 02/19/2008 | 20:00 | CST-6 | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| HAMLIN (ZONE) | HAMLIN (ZONE) | SD | 02/19/2008 | 20:00 | CST-6 | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MARSHALL (ZONE) | MARSHALL (ZONE) | SD | 02/19/2008 | 20:00 | CST-6 | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| SPINK (ZONE) | SPINK (ZONE) | SD | 02/19/2008 | 21:00 | CST-6 | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| BROWN (ZONE) | BROWN (ZONE) | SD | 02/19/2008 | 21:00 | CST-6 | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| FAULK (ZONE) | FAULK (ZONE) | SD | 02/19/2008 | 22:00 | CST-6 | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| DEUEL (ZONE) | DEUEL (ZONE) | SD | 02/19/2008 | 22:00 | CST-6 | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| HAND (ZONE) | HAND (ZONE) | SD | 02/19/2008 | 23:00 | CST-6 | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
