In the wake of another arctic air mass, temperatures dropped into the teens and 20s below zero. Along with the cold temperatures, wind speeds increased and allowed for wind chill values to drop into the -35 to -45 degree range for several hours.
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The episode as NWS MPX wrote it up.
In the wake of another arctic air mass, temperatures dropped into the teens and 20s below zero. Along with the cold temperatures, wind speeds increased and allowed for wind chill values to drop into the -35 to -45 degree range for several hours. The following are some of the lowest wind chill values:
Near Balsam Lake, in Polk County, -43F. |Near Woodville, in St. Croix County, -39F. |Near Cumberland, in Barron County, -38F.
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 Feb 27, 5:55 AM CST, 5 minutes earlier.
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4 extreme cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Several surface observations, including AWOS and private weather stations, measured wind chill values between 35 to 45 below zero.
Several surface observations, including AWOS and private weather stations, measured wind chill values between 35 to 45 below zero.
Several surface observations, including AWOS and private weather stations, measured wind chill values between 35 to 45 below zero.
Several surface observations, including AWOS and private weather stations, measured wind chill values between 35 to 45 below zero.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Wisconsin in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, February 2014
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: 491260, 491261, 491262, 491263.