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Lights stay on – for now – as Lincoln prepares for another frigid night

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Lights stay on – for now – as Lincoln prepares for another frigid night

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Cold weather heating

Smoke curls from a chimney in central Lincoln in February 2021 as temperatures failed to climb to zero.

Weather Feature, 2.15

The winter sun alone could not warm up the cold air in Lincoln, as Monday's high made it only to minus-4 degrees.

Utilities urged Lincoln residents to turn down their thermostats to help conserve energy.

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Matt Olberding ,  Chris Dunker | Lincoln Journal Star

It was so cold Monday across such a large area of the country that Lincoln residents experienced something more common on the coasts: rolling blackouts. 

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By-product of ethanol is seen at AltEn, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, in Mead, Neb. 

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Top Journal Star photos for February

Hoar frost coats tree branches on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star

GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star

Top Journal Star photos for February

Crew members work around an OC-135B after it landed as the first U.S. Air Force plane from Offutt's temporary relocation to the Lincoln Airport on Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. The Air Force's 55th Wing is relocating to Lincoln while Offutt's runway is reconstructed. GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star

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