High pressure, clearing skies, and fresh snow cover allowed air temperatures to drop well below zero during the overnight and early morning hours of February 13. When combined with light winds, dangerous wind chills developed, ranging from 35 to 42 below zero.
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The episode as NWS FSD wrote it up.
High pressure, clearing skies, and fresh snow cover allowed air temperatures to drop well below zero during the overnight and early morning hours of February 13. When combined with light winds, dangerous wind chills developed, ranging from 35 to 42 below zero.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
8 extreme cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
The lowest wind chills ranged from 35 to 41 below zero with 41 below zero observed at the Worthington Municipal Airport (KOTG).
The lowest wind chills ranged from 35 to 38 below zero with 38 below zero observed at the Windom Municipal Airport (KMWM).
The lowest wind chills ranged from 35 to 39 below zero with 39 below zero observed at the Tracy Municipal Airport (KTKC).
The lowest wind chills ranged from 35 to 37 below zero with 37 below zero observed at the Minnesota Department of Transportation site near Dovray.
The lowest wind chills were around 35 below zero with 35 below zero observed at the Minnesota Department of Transportation site near Beaver Creek.
The lowest wind chills ranged from 35 to 42 below zero with 42 below zero observed at the Minnesota Department of Transportation site near Lakefield.
The lowest wind chills ranged from 35 to 41 below zero with 41 below zero observed at the Minnesota Department of Transportation site near Hendricks.
The lowest wind chills ranged from 35 to 37 below zero with 37 below zero observed at the Minnesota Department of Transportation site near Trosky.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 1294235, 1294233, 1294230, 1294232, 1294234, 1294236, 1294229, 1294231.