Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in Mitchell, Iowa

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.

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.