Dangerous wind chill conditions developed across North Dakota January 31 through February 1 as Arctic high pressure pushed into the region. North winds up to 15 mph combined with subzero temperatures to result in wind chill temperatures of 40 below to 55 below zero.
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The episode as NWS BIS wrote it up.
Dangerous wind chill conditions developed across North Dakota January 31 through February 1 as Arctic high pressure pushed into the region. North winds up to 15 mph combined with subzero temperatures to result in wind chill temperatures of 40 below to 55 below zero. (See January 2011 Storm Data).
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Bismarck, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 31, 9:42 PM CST, 2 hours 18 minutes earlier.
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27 extreme cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
The combination of winds and cold Arctic air resulted in wind chill temperatures of 40 below to near 55 below zero.
The combination of winds and cold Arctic air resulted in wind chill temperatures of 40 below to near 55 below zero.
The combination of winds and cold Arctic air resulted in wind chill temperatures of 40 below to near 55 below zero.
The combination of winds and cold Arctic air resulted in wind chill temperatures of 40 below to near 55 below zero.
The combination of winds and cold Arctic air resulted in wind chill temperatures of 40 below to near 55 below zero.
The combination of winds and cold Arctic air resulted in wind chill temperatures of 40 below to near 55 below zero.
The combination of winds and cold Arctic air resulted in wind chill temperatures of 40 below to near 55 below zero.
The combination of winds and cold Arctic air resulted in wind chill temperatures of 40 below to near 55 below zero.
The combination of winds and cold Arctic air resulted in wind chill temperatures of 40 below to near 55 below zero.
The combination of winds and cold Arctic air resulted in wind chill temperatures of 40 below to near 55 below zero.
The combination of winds and cold Arctic air resulted in wind chill temperatures of 40 below to near 55 below zero.
The combination of winds and cold Arctic air resulted in wind chill temperatures of 40 below to near 55 below zero.
The combination of winds and cold Arctic air resulted in wind chill temperatures of 40 below to near 55 below zero.
The combination of winds and cold Arctic air resulted in wind chill temperatures of 40 below to near 55 below zero.
The combination of winds and cold Arctic air resulted in wind chill temperatures of 40 below to near 55 below zero.
The combination of winds and cold Arctic air resulted in wind chill temperatures of 40 below to near 55 below zero.
The combination of winds and cold Arctic air resulted in wind chill temperatures of 40 below to near 55 below zero.
The combination of winds and cold Arctic air resulted in wind chill temperatures of 40 below to near 55 below zero.
The combination of winds and cold Arctic air resulted in wind chill temperatures of 40 below to near 55 below zero.
The combination of winds and cold Arctic air resulted in wind chill temperatures of 40 below to near 55 below zero.
The combination of winds and cold Arctic air resulted in wind chill temperatures of 40 below to near 55 below zero.
The combination of winds and cold Arctic air resulted in wind chill temperatures of 40 below to near 55 below zero.
The combination of winds and cold Arctic air resulted in wind chill temperatures of 40 below to near 55 below zero.
The combination of winds and cold Arctic air resulted in wind chill temperatures of 40 below to near 55 below zero.
The combination of winds and cold Arctic air resulted in wind chill temperatures of 40 below to near 55 below zero.
The combination of winds and cold Arctic air resulted in wind chill temperatures of 40 below to near 55 below zero.
The combination of winds and cold Arctic air resulted in wind chill temperatures of 40 below to near 55 below zero.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Dakota in 2011Every state in 2011This day in weather historyWarnings in North Dakota, February 2011
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 274751, 274752, 274753, 274754, 274755, 274756, 274757, 274758, 274759, 274760, 274761, 274762, 274763, 274764, 274765, 274766, 274767, 274768, 274769, 274770, 274771, 274772, 274773, 274774, 274775, 274776, 274777.