Winter Storm — East Polk, Minnesota

2020-12-23 · East Polk, Minnesota

Event narrative

A winter storm produced from 1 to 4 inches of snow, winds gusting to 45 mph at times, and wind chills of -25F or colder.

Wider weather episode

The season's first winter storm struck the area through the late morning and afternoon of Wednesday, December 23, 2020. This area was just to the northeast of the track of a strong blizzard and encompassed portions of northwest Minnesota which encountered light to moderate snow, strong winds, and dangerous wind chills which in combination also created periods of life threatening conditions.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 935494. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.