At 12 noon, the cold front, the leading edge of bitter cold air was draped across Southern Illinois and Southeast Missouri to near Oklahoma City.
Moving steadily toward the SE. Brisk winds on both sides of the front.
Noon temperatures werein the 50s over most of Arkansas contrasting to teens over North Kansas.
Across Missouri, it was close to 50 in the SE but a very cold 12 over the northern part of the state.
NOON SPOT REPORTS
Des Moines…3 degrees, NW, gusts 28, wind chill -17
Chicago…12, light snow
Devils Lake N.Dak.,…-18, wind chill -40
Fergus Falls, Minn.,…-18, wind chill -44
