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Extreme Cold Warning, Iowa

Severe

Wind chills as low as 30 below zero, wind chills as low as 25 below zero. The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 25 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.

Ended Friday, January 23, 2026.

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Expires
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Places in this warning

How much

Wind chill
As low as 30 below zero

Map

Map of Iowa with this warning The Extreme Cold Warning covers Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Iowa City. I-55I-43I-80I-39I-74Cedar RapidsDavenportIowa CityDubuqueILLINOISIOWAMISSOURIWISCONSIN50 mi I-55I-43I-39I-74Cedar RapidsDavenportIowa CityDubuqueILLINOISIOWAMISSOURIWISCONSIN50 mi I-55I-39I-74Cedar RapidsDavenportIowa CityILLINOISIOWAMISSOURIWISCONSIN50 mi I-55I-74Cedar RapidsDavenportIowa CityIOWAMISSOURIWISCONSIN100 mi
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Details from the National Weather Service

What
For the Extreme Cold Warning, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 30 below expected. For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 25 below expected.
Where
In Illinois, Hancock, Henderson, McDonough, and Warren Counties. In Iowa, Lee and Van Buren Counties. In Missouri, Clark and Scotland Counties.
When
For the Extreme Cold Warning, until noon CST today. For the Cold Weather Advisory, until noon CST Saturday.
Impacts
The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 25 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.

Updates

  1. Allowed to end on time. January 23, 2026
  2. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 23, 2026
  3. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 23, 2026
  4. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 22, 2026
  5. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 22, 2026
  6. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 22, 2026
  7. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. Now also replaces the Extreme Cold Watch. January 22, 2026
  8. Extreme Cold Warning issued for Friday overnight through Friday afternoon. January 22, 2026