Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Southern Itasca, Minnesota

2022-12-22 to 2022-12-23 · Southern Itasca, Minnesota

Event narrative

Wind chills fell to -41F at the Grand Rapids airport during the early morning hours of the 23rd.

Wider weather episode

This was the second phase of a winter storm that affected the region in the days leading up to the Christmas holiday. As the area of low pressure began to move away from the region, cold air spilled into the region from Canada. A pressure gradient remained over the region as well that kept winds from diminishing overnight. This led to dangerously cold wind chills as low as -43F across parts of northeastern Minnesota the morning of the 23rd.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1071555. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.