Area Feels Extreme Cold

By James Walling

Ted Jamba with the National Weather Service in Glasgow told the Community News that high temps stayed well below freezing Monday morning, with wind chills in excess of -60 across much of the region.

Jamba said the lows are expected to be followed by a warming trend that will produce highs around 49 degrees in Poplar and 47 in Culbertson by Monday of next week. “Get out the mud gear,” Jamba said. “It could be bad.”

Jamba said base temp lows of -40 were recorded in Poplar on Monday, with Froid recording -39. Reports south of the Missouri River in Richland County were down to -40. At press time Monday, Jamba predicted temps would continue to drop by several degrees through Wednesday, with a warming trend starting in earnest Thursday and Friday.

“The biggest warming will occur Thursday and Friday,” Jamba said.

He said the temperature shift will be considerable, potentially causing problems for BNSF and Amtrak and turning low lying areas into mud pits. “We’re talking almost a 90 degree change,” Jamba said.

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