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Omaha, NE–IA – Cold air bites hard this morning as wind cuts across frozen pavement, stinging faces and stiffening hands within minutes. Across eastern Nebraska and western Iowa, winter tightens its grip fast, bringing dangerous cold, rising snow chances, and slick travel concerns that build into the weekend.
A Cold Weather Advisory remains in effect as Arctic air settles over the region. According to the National Weather Service in Omaha, wind chills are expected to plunge as low as 28 below zero through late morning, creating frostbite risk on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes…