Texas: Wind chill may approach -20 F this week

Hazardous cold weather to hit Lubbock, officials warn - KCBD, NewsChannel 11 Lubbock |

LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) - Starting Monday night Lubbock will experience the coldest prolonged period since 1997. "Arctic air is poised to invade West Texas Monday night..." the Lubbock office of National Weather Service says in a special weather statement.

The forecast is so cold that Lubbock County's Emergency Management Coordinator, Clinton Thetford, is getting involved by sending email alerts to local media.
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The NWS is even more pessimistic saying, "Dangerous cold wind-chills" are forecast to approach "minus 20." Wind chills of zero to -20 increase the risk of frostbite, which is a serious medical condition involving potentially permanent damage to skin and muscle tissue.