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Extreme Cold Watch, Kansas

Severe

Dangerously cold wind chills of 15 to 25 below are likely. The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 to 25 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.

Ended Thursday, January 22, 2026.

Replaced by the Cold Weather Advisory on Thursday, January 22, 3:30 in the morning.

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Map of Kansas with this watch The Extreme Cold Watch covers Wichita, Salina, Hutchinson. I-35I-49I-70I-435I-29WichitaSalinaHutchinsonMISSOURIOKLAHOMAKANSAS50 mi I-35I-49I-70I-435WichitaSalinaHutchinsonMISSOURIOKLAHOMAKANSAS50 mi I-35I-70I-335WichitaSalinaHutchinsonOKLAHOMAKANSAS50 mi I-35I-70WichitaSalinaHutchinsonOKLAHOMAKANSAS100 mi
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Details from the National Weather Service

What
Dangerously cold wind chills of 15 to 25 below are likely.
Where
Portions of Central, South Central, and Southeast Kansas.
When
From Friday morning through Monday morning.
Impacts
The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 to 25 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.

Updates

  1. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 22, 2026
  2. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 21, 2026
  3. Extreme Cold Watch issued for Friday morning through Monday afternoon. January 21, 2026