Extreme Cold Warning issued for Cook County
Feb 18, 2025 06:04AM ● By Content Editor
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Issued by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration - February 18, 2025
AREAS AFFECTED : NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE; SOUTHERN LAKE/NORTH SHORE; SOUTHERN COOK/NORTH SHORE
* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 46 below zero.
* WHERE... Cook and Lake Counties. This includes the Tribal Lands of the Grand Portage Reservation. This also includes the Boundary Waters eastern and central area.
* WHEN...Until 10 AM CST this morning.
* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 45 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures.
