Cold/Wind Chill — Central St. Louis, Minnesota

2014-01-02 · Central St. Louis, Minnesota

Wider weather episode

Dangerously cold wind chills of -40 to -50 developed across parts of northeast Minnesota. A Virginia man froze to death after leaving a nearby bar. He was last seen at a local bar around midnight. His body was found February 3rd a half-block from where he was least seen. In a statement, police said that the man was intoxicated and appeared that he crawled under the porch area, fell asleep and froze.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 493353. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.