WDAY warns of 'dangerously cold wind chills' as dozens of counties in ND, Minnesota in extreme cold warning
The National Weather Service has declared that dozens of counties in the region – at least two thirds of North Dakota and approximately the entire northern half of Minnesota – will be in an extreme cold warning from 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, through noon Tuesday, Jan. 21.
Extreme Cold Warning Issued as Temperatures Could Drop Below Zero
The NWS extreme cold warning for Duluth said: "The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 40 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. An extended period of freezing temperatures could cause ruptured water pipes."
Highs below zero, extreme wind chills across Minnesota Monday
Extreme cold warnings are in effect across northern Minnesota through noon on Tuesday, while the rest of the state is under cold weather advisories for the same time frame. Highs will be below zero, with wind chills around minus 30 for most of the state.
Here are the coldest wind chills in Minnesota — and worse is coming
The 7 a.m. wind chill values were in the 30s and 40s below zero throughout Minnesota, including -35 in the Twin Cities. When you zoom out to see more of Minnesota and the entire region, it reveals the expansive area of Siberian air that has been spun south by a stretching polar vortex.
Arctic Blast Map Shows States Bracing For -40 Wind Chills
Extreme cold could expose residents of several states to conditions like hypothermia and frostbite over the weekend.
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Blizzard warning issued along U.S.-Canada border; wind warning set for others;
Additionally, a winter weather advisory is set for dozens of counties in eastern North Dakota and northern Minnesota.
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