Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — North Beltrami, Minnesota

2023-01-30 · North Beltrami, Minnesota

Event narrative

Washkish Airport reported wind chills below -40F for multiple hours.

Wider weather episode

For a period of 2 days, dangerously cold wind chills affected NW Minnesota. Wind Chills got as low as -55F during this period. This event was caused by an arctic air mass that settled into the region after a system on the 27th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1077953. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.