Minnesota, 2025

Extreme Cold in Minnesota, February 18 to 19, 2025

February 18 to 19, 2025 · NWS FGF · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

Extreme cold affected parts of west central and northwest Minnesota as part of an extended arctic outbreak.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 6 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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS FGF wrote it up.

Extreme cold affected parts of west central and northwest Minnesota as part of an extended arctic outbreak.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

6 extreme cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, West Otter Tail

When
February 18, 9:00 PM CST to February 19, 10:00 AM CST
Where
West Otter Tail forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
46.409, -95.708 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

AWOS station KFFM Fergus Falls AP MN reported a wind chill of minus 45.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Wilkin

When
February 18, 9:00 PM CST to February 19, 10:00 AM CST
Where
Wilkin forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
46.357, -96.468 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Mesonet station MN054 Tenney MN DOT reported a wind chill of minus 43.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Grant

When
February 18, 9:00 PM CST to February 19, 10:00 AM CST
Where
Grant forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
45.934, -96.012 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Mesonet station DVI09582 Elbow Lake MN 4 N reported a wind chill of minus 41.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Mahnomen

When
February 18, 9:00 PM CST to February 19, 10:00 AM CST
Where
Mahnomen forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
47.325, -95.809 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Mesonet station MN044 Mahnomen MN DOT reported a wind chill of minus 40.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Hubbard

When
February 18, 9:00 PM CST to February 19, 10:00 AM CST
Where
Hubbard forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
47.109, -94.917 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

ASOS station KPKD Park Rapids AP MN reported a wind chill of minus 40.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, East Otter Tail

When
February 18, 9:00 PM CST to February 19, 10:00 AM CST
Where
East Otter Tail forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
46.409, -95.708 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Mesonet station MN130 Fergus Falls MN DOT reported a wind chill of minus 40.

What these are

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Temperatures or wind chills at or below the local warning criteria, or cold that caused deaths.

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Sources

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: 1249432, 1249433, 1249434, 1249436, 1249437, 1249438.