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Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in Washington, Minnesota
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill December 23, 2022 · Washington, Minnesota
What the National Weather Service wrote
Many hours with wind chill colder than -35 degrees observed. The strongest wind gusts occurred on 12/23 at 10:35 AM at 32 mph at the Lake Elmo Airport in Lake Elmo, MN. A 20 year old man died of cold weather exposure after leaving the bar on foot in Stillwater MN.
The wider storm
Arctic air began moving across the Upper Midwest on Dec 21-22 following the snow. Winds increased from west to east across the forecast area, creating dangerously cold wind chills of -30 to -48F.
The coldest wind chill temperatures favored Western Minnesota given the physical geography of the land and lack of friction of surrounding structures. Morris Municipal Airport in Stevens County and Benson Municipal Airport in Swift County recorded the lowest observed wind chills at -48. Glenwood Airport in Pope County recorded -45 as well as St. James Municipal Airport in Watonwan County. The third lowest wind chill (-44) was observed at the Olivia Regional Airport in Renville County.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1064377. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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