Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Mitchell, Iowa

2025-02-17 to 2025-02-18 · Mitchell, Iowa

Event narrative

Minimum wind chills across Mitchell County ranged between 30 to 40 degrees on the morning of February 18th. The coldest wind chill in the county of 37 degrees below zero was reported in Osage, Iowa.

Wider weather episode

An arctic airmass moved into the Upper Mississippi River Valley on February 17th, bringing dangerously cold wind chills along with it. The coldest period was during the morning hours on February 18th where wind chills fell as low as 30 to 45 degrees below zero in some locations.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1238091. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.