Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — West Marshall, Minnesota

2026-01-22 to 2026-01-23 · West Marshall, Minnesota

Event narrative

The NDAWN site Stephen 1NE near Stephen, MN reported wind chills -40 or lower from the morning of January 22 through the early afternoon of January 23. The lowest values were -49.

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 1316561. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.