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Extreme Cold Warning, Minnesota

Severe

Wind chills as low as 44 below zero, wind chills as low as 38 below zero. The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 45 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.

Ended Friday, January 23, 2026.

Issued
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Places in this warning

How much

Wind chill
As low as 44 below zero

Map

Map of Minnesota with this warning The Extreme Cold Warning covers Worthington, Marshall, Luverne. I-90I-229US 77WorthingtonMarshallLuverneWindomPipestoneIOWASOUTH DAKOTAMINNESOTA20 mi I-90US 77WorthingtonMarshallLuverneWindomIOWASOUTH DAKOTAMINNESOTA20 mi I-29US 77WorthingtonMarshallLuverneIOWASOUTH DAKOTAMINNESOTA25 mi US 77WorthingtonMarshallLuverneIOWAMINNESOTA50 mi
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Details from the National Weather Service

What
For the Extreme Cold Warning, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 44 below zero. For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 38 below zero expected.
Where
Portions of southwest Minnesota and east central South Dakota.
When
For the Extreme Cold Warning, until 11 in the morning this morning. For the Cold Weather Advisory, from 11 in the morning this morning to midnight CST tonight.
Impacts
The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 45 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.

Updates

  1. Allowed to end on time. January 23, 2026
  2. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 23, 2026
  3. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 23, 2026
  4. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 22, 2026
  5. Extended to Friday, 11 in the morning. January 22, 2026
  6. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 22, 2026
  7. Replaces the Extreme Cold Watch. January 22, 2026