Minnesota, 2020Extreme Cold in Minnesota, February 12 to 13, 2020
February 12 to 13, 2020 · NWS DLH · 11 events in 11 counties and zones
Fresh snowfall on the 12th of February followed by an influx of very cold air and building high pressure led to a very cold morning of the 13th. Enough of a gradient remained to create light winds overnight resulting in wind chills of 40 to 50 degrees below zero over much of northeastern Minnesota.
Every event with a place to put it; 11 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 11
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.
Fresh snowfall on the 12th of February followed by an influx of very cold air and building high pressure led to a very cold morning of the 13th. Enough of a gradient remained to create light winds overnight resulting in wind chills of 40 to 50 degrees below zero over much of northeastern Minnesota.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Northern Cook / Northern Lake
- When
- February 12, 10:00 PM CST to February 13, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Northern Cook / Northern Lake forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 47.670, -90.975 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Southern Cook
- When
- February 12, 10:00 PM CST to February 13, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Southern Cook forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 47.817, -90.541 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Central St. Louis
- When
- February 13, 1:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Central St. Louis forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 47.590, -92.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Koochiching
- When
- February 13, 3:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Koochiching forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 48.245, -93.783 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Southern Cass
- When
- February 13, 3:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Southern Cass forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 46.950, -94.325 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Southern St. Louis / Carlton
- When
- February 13, 3:00 AM CST to 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Southern St. Louis / Carlton forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 47.091, -92.569 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Northern St. Louis
- When
- February 13, 4:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Northern St. Louis forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 47.590, -92.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Northern Itasca
- When
- February 13, 4:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Northern Itasca forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 47.510, -93.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Southern Itasca
- When
- February 13, 4:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Southern Itasca forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 47.510, -93.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Northern Cass
- When
- February 13, 6:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Northern Cass forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 46.950, -94.325 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Crow Wing
- When
- February 13, 7:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Crow Wing forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 46.482, -94.071 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
- Temperatures or wind chills at or below the local warning criteria, or cold that caused deaths.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Winter Weather in Minnesota, February 12 to 13, 20202 deaths · 2 injured · $13,000 · 1 event
- Blizzard in South Dakota, February 12, 20201 death · 15 events
- Flood in Kentucky, February 12 to 26, 20201 death · 1 event
- Tornado and Flood in Tennessee, February 12, 2020$116,000 · EF0 · 18 events
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Alabama, February 12, 2020$2,000 · EF1 · 21 events
- Blizzard and Extreme Cold in Minnesota, February 12 to 13, 202040 events
- Damaging Winds and Strong Wind in Mississippi, February 12, 2020$54,000 · 3 events
- Extreme Cold in Iowa, February 12 to 13, 202034 events
- Winter Weather in Indiana, February 12, 20202 injured · $20,000 · 1 event
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Alabama, February 12 to 13, 2020EF1 · 2 events
- Flash Flooding in Texas, February 12, 202025 events
- Extreme Cold in Minnesota, February 12 to 13, 202024 events
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: 877199, 877202, 877201, 877197, 877205, 877207, 877198, 877200, 877204, 877203, 877206.