Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — West Marshall, Minnesota

2026-01-24 · West Marshall, Minnesota

Event narrative

The NDAWN site Stephen 1NE near Stephen, MN reported brief wind chills of -40 during the early 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 1316564. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.