Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Lake of the Woods, Minnesota

2026-01-24 · Lake of the Woods, Minnesota

Event narrative

The NDAWN site Williams 6N periodically reported wind chills -40 or lower on the morning of January 24.

Wider weather episode

Arctic air settled into the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest resulting in a prologued period of extreme cold and wind chills across northwest and west central Minnesota.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1316554. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.