Bitter cold with dangerous wind chills continue Sunday
Jan 29, 2021 05:51AM ● By Editor
From the National Weather Service - Duluth MN - February 7, 2021
Bitterly cold temperatures and wind chills will continue across the Northland Sunday through Tuesday morning, with life-threatening conditions possible this morning and again Sunday night/Monday morning! Wind chills between -35 to -50 degrees are expected for in the morning, and again at night.
Frostbite will be possible on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. Stay inside, if possible, limit time spent outdoors, cover all exposed skin, bring your pets inside out of the cold, and check on your elderly neighbors and family to make sure they are okay. Never use the oven or stovetop to heat your home!
Bitterly cold temperatures and wind chills will continue across the Northland Sunday through Tuesday morning, with life-threatening conditions possible this morning and again Sunday night/Monday morning! Wind chills between -35 to -50 degrees are expected for in the morning, and again at night.
Frostbite will be possible on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. Stay inside, if possible, limit time spent outdoors, cover all exposed skin, bring your pets inside out of the cold, and check on your elderly neighbors and family to make sure they are okay. Never use the oven or stovetop to heat your home!
Wind Chill Warning
Issued by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
2 hours 14 mins ago
AREAS AFFECTED : CENTRAL ST. LOUIS; KOOCHICHING; NORTH ITASCA; NORTH ST. LOUIS; NORTHERN COOK, NORTHERN LAKE; SOUTH ITASCA; SOUTHERN COOK, NORTH SHORE; SOUTHERN LAKE, NORTH SHORE ...PROLONGED PERIOD OF BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... * WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 50 below zero. * WHERE...Northern Cook and Lake, South Itasca, Koochiching, Southern Cook, Southern Lake, North St. Louis, North Itasca and Central St. Louis Counties. This includes the Tribal Lands of the Grand Portage Reservation and the Bois Forte Band, Deer Creek, Nett Lake and, Lake Vermillion areas. * WHEN...Until noon CST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 5 minutes.
