Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — West Otter Tail, Minnesota

2022-01-25 · West Otter Tail, Minnesota

Event narrative

Overnight low temperatures dropped from minus 15 to minus 25 F, with winds of 10 to 20 mph producing wind chills from minus 35 to minus 55 F.

Wider weather episode

A reinforcing shot of Arctic air dropped temperatures from minus 15 to minus 35F across all of eastern ND and northwest through westcentral MN, and with winds from 10 to 20 mph, produced wind chills from minus 35 to minus 55 F.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1005697. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.