Cold/Wind Chill, West Polk
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 2, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- West Polk forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 47.774, -96.402 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold in Minnesota, February 1 to 2, 1996
On February 1, the temperature fell to 55 below in Fosston and 47 below in Detroit Lakes. On February 2, the temperature dropped to 51 below in Baudette, 47 below in Roseau, and 45 below in Thief River Falls.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 24 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 24
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS FGF wrote it up.
On February 1, the temperature fell to 55 below in Fosston and 47 below in Detroit Lakes. On February 2, the temperature dropped to 51 below in Baudette, 47 below in Roseau, and 45 below in Thief River Falls. The governor closed all schools in the state. From the night of January 31 to the afternoon of February 3, a total of 71 hours, 75 residents of the Northwest Angle lost power when a cable failed. Residents said that the temperature fell as low at 56 below.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
24 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Cold/Wind Chill, Norman
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 2, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Norman forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 47.327, -96.455 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Clay
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 2, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Clay forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 46.892, -96.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Kittson
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 2, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Kittson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 48.777, -96.783 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Roseau
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 2, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Roseau forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 48.775, -95.811 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Lake of the Woods
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 2, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Lake of the Woods forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 48.771, -94.905 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, West Marshall
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 2, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- West Marshall forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 48.358, -96.368 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, East Marshall
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 2, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- East Marshall forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 48.358, -96.368 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, North Beltrami
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 2, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- North Beltrami forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 47.974, -94.938 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Pennington
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 2, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Pennington forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 48.066, -96.037 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Red Lake
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 2, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Red Lake forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 47.872, -96.095 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, East Polk
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 2, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- East Polk forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 47.774, -96.402 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, North Clearwater
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 2, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- North Clearwater forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 47.578, -95.379 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, South Beltrami
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 2, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- South Beltrami forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 47.974, -94.938 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Mahnomen
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 2, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Mahnomen forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 47.325, -95.809 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, South Clearwater
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 2, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- South Clearwater forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 47.578, -95.379 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Hubbard
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 2, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Hubbard forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 47.109, -94.917 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, West Becker
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 2, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- West Becker forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 46.935, -95.674 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, East Becker
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 2, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- East Becker forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 46.935, -95.674 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Wilkin
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 2, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Wilkin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 46.357, -96.468 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, West Otter Tail
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 2, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- West Otter Tail forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 46.409, -95.708 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, East Otter Tail
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 2, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- East Otter Tail forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 46.409, -95.708 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Wadena
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 2, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Wadena forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 46.586, -94.969 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Grant
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 2, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Grant forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.934, -96.012 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Cold/Wind Chill
- Cold or wind chill below warning criteria that caused deaths, injuries or damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Cold in Wisconsin, February 1 to 4, 1996
- Cold in Mississippi, February 1 to 4, 1996
- Cold in Wyoming, February 1 to 4, 1996
- Cold in Wisconsin, February 1 to 5, 1996
- Cold in Michigan, February 1 to 6, 1996
- Cold in Wisconsin, February 1 to 4, 1996
- Cold in Montana, February 1, 1996
- Ice Storm in Mississippi, February 1 to 2, 1996
- Cold in Ohio, February 1 to 5, 1996
- Winter Storm in Texas, February 1 to 2, 1996
- Winter Storm in Alabama, February 1 to 3, 1996
- Winter Storm in Mississippi, February 1 to 3, 1996
More
Every storm in Minnesota in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, February 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5576594, 5576595, 5576596, 5576597, 5576598, 5576599, 5576600, 5576601, 5576602, 5576603, 5576604, 5576605, 5576606, 5576607, 5576608, 5576609, 5576610, 5576611, 5576612, 5576613, 5576614, 5576615, 5576616, 5576617.