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Extreme Cold Watch, South Dakota

Severe

Wind chills as low as 42 below zero. The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 40 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.

Ended Thursday, January 22, 2026.

Replaced by the Extreme Cold Warning on Thursday, January 22, 2:35 in the morning.

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How much

Wind chill
As low as 42 below zero

Map

Map of South Dakota with this watch The Extreme Cold Watch covers Aberdeen, Watertown, Milbank. I-90I-94I-229I-194I-190AberdeenWatertownMilbankMobridgeSissetonNORTH DAKOTASOUTH DAKOTAMINNESOTALake Oahe50 mi I-90I-94I-229I-194AberdeenWatertownMilbankMobridgeNORTH DAKOTASOUTH DAKOTAMINNESOTALake Oahe50 mi I-90I-94I-229AberdeenWatertownNORTH DAKOTASOUTH DAKOTAMINNESOTALake Oahe100 mi I-90I-229AberdeenWatertownNORTH DAKOTASOUTH DAKOTALake Oahe100 mi
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Details from the National Weather Service

What
Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 42 below possible.
Where
Portions of west central Minnesota and central, north central, and northeast South Dakota.
When
From Thursday evening through Friday afternoon.
Impacts
The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 40 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.

Updates

  1. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 21, 2026
  2. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 21, 2026
  3. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 21, 2026
  4. Area expanded. January 21, 2026
  5. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 20, 2026
  6. Extreme Cold Watch issued for Thursday evening through Friday afternoon. January 20, 2026