UPDATED 4 p.m. Monday
A wind chill and a winter storm watch is in effect for much of northwest Kansas from Wednesday evening through Friday morning — and coming event has now been named Winter Storm Elliott.
The National Weather Service in Goodland is predicting wind chills of 15 below zero for 36 hours — with wind chills of 50 below zero possible.
The National Weather Service called the extreme cold "dangerous and life-threatening."
Hays and Ellis County were added to the watch area late Monday morning, and the bitter cold will arrive locally Wednesday, as well. There is a chance of patchy drizzle Wednesday, changing to an 80 percent chance of snow Wednesday night and into Thursday morning.
North winds are expected to gust up to 55 mph Wednesday and Thursday.
The high temperature is now forecast at -3 degrees in Hays on Thursday, with a high of just 9 degrees Friday. In Goodland, the high is only expected to reach 5 below zero Thursday.
Check Hays Post and tune into your Eagle Radio of Hays stations in the event of severe weather.