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LUBBOCK, Texas — An Extreme Cold Warning has been issued for much of the South Plains, Rolling Plains and the far southern Texas Panhandle, beginning midnight Saturday and lasting through noon CST Monday, according to the National Weather Service.
Forecasters said wind chills are expected to drop as low as 15 degrees below zero, creating dangerous conditions across a wide portion of west Texas. While not as extreme as recent cold outbreaks in the northern Plains, officials warned the prolonged duration of freezing temperatures poses a serious risk…