Wind speeds started to increase late Sunday night December 22nd, and continued to gust during through the morning hours of Monday, December 23rd. Although wind speeds decreased to less than 10 mph Monday afternoon, the wind shifted to the south ahead of another weather system and began to gust during the early morning hours of Tuesday, December 24th.
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The episode as NWS MPX wrote it up.
Wind speeds started to increase late Sunday night December 22nd, and continued to gust during through the morning hours of Monday, December 23rd. Although wind speeds decreased to less than 10 mph Monday afternoon, the wind shifted to the south ahead of another weather system and began to gust during the early morning hours of Tuesday, December 24th. There were a few hours during the afternoon and evening of Monday, December 23rd when wind chill values were only averaging between 15 to 25 below and temperatures held in the -5 to -15 below range. The coldest wind chill values occurred during the early morning hours of Monday, December 23rd where a few locations in the headwaters of the Minnesota River Valley dropped to near -45 degrees.
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 Twin Cities, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Dec 22, 5:55 PM CST, 5 hours 5 minutes earlier.
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17 extreme cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
As temperatures fell below -10, and wind speeds averaged around 10 to 15 mph, wind chill values fell to around 35 to 40 below zero. Some of the gusts produced wind chill values as low as -45 Monday morning.
As temperatures fell below -10, and wind speeds averaged around 10 to 15 mph, wind chill values fell to around 35 to 40 below zero. Some of the gusts produced wind chill values as low as -45 Monday morning.
As temperatures fell below -10, and wind speeds averaged around 10 to 15 mph, wind chill values fell to around 35 to 40 below zero. Some of the gusts produced wind chill values as low as -45 Monday morning.
As temperatures fell below -10, and wind speeds averaged around 10 to 15 mph, wind chill values fell to around 35 to 40 below zero. Some of the gusts produced wind chill values as low as -45 Monday morning.
As temperatures fell below -10, and wind speeds averaged around 10 to 15 mph, wind chill values fell to around 35 to 40 below zero. Some of the gusts produced wind chill values as low as -45 Monday morning.
As temperatures fell below -10, and wind speeds averaged around 10 to 15 mph, wind chill values fell to around 35 to 40 below zero. Some of the gusts produced wind chill values as low as -45 Monday morning.
As temperatures fell below -10, and wind speeds averaged around 10 to 15 mph, wind chill values fell to around 35 to 40 below zero. Some of the gusts produced wind chill values as low as -45 Monday morning.
As temperatures fell below -10, and wind speeds averaged around 10 to 15 mph, wind chill values fell to around 35 to 40 below zero. Some of the gusts produced wind chill values as low as -45 Monday morning.
As temperatures fell below -10, and wind speeds averaged around 10 to 15 mph, wind chill values fell to around 35 to 40 below zero. Some of the gusts produced wind chill values as low as -45 Monday morning.
As temperatures fell below -10, and wind speeds averaged around 10 to 15 mph, wind chill values fell to around 35 to 40 below zero. Some of the gusts produced wind chill values as low as -45 Monday morning.
As temperatures fell below -10, and wind speeds averaged around 10 to 15 mph, wind chill values fell to around 35 to 40 below zero. Some of the gusts produced wind chill values as low as -45 Monday morning.
As temperatures fell below -10, and wind speeds averaged around 10 to 15 mph, wind chill values fell to around 35 to 40 below zero. Some of the gusts produced wind chill values as low as -45 Monday morning.
As temperatures fell below -10, and wind speeds averaged around 10 to 15 mph, wind chill values fell to around 35 below zero. Some of the gusts produced wind chill values as low as -40 Monday morning.
As temperatures fell below -10, and wind speeds averaged around 10 to 15 mph, wind chill values fell to around 35 below zero. Some of the gusts produced wind chill values as low as -40 Monday morning.
As temperatures fell below -10, and wind speeds averaged around 10 to 15 mph, wind chill values fell to around 35 below zero. Some of the gusts produced wind chill values as low as -40 Monday morning.
As temperatures fell below -10, and wind speeds averaged around 10 to 15 mph, wind chill values fell to around 35 below zero. Some of the gusts produced wind chill values as low as -40 Monday morning.
As temperatures fell below -10, and wind speeds averaged around 10 to 15 mph, wind chill values fell to around 35 below zero. Some of the gusts produced wind chill values as low as -40 Monday morning.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Minnesota in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, December 2013
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 481468, 481457, 481458, 481460, 481463, 481469, 481473, 481459, 481465, 481467, 481470, 481464, 481462, 481466, 481472, 481471, 481461.