Cold, Colder and Colder Yet

There’s another two hour delay for school tomorrow due to the extreme cold. The kids are happy but are also hoping for the entire day off. I guess 2 weeks at Christmas wasn’t enough.

Weather Alerts

Northern Cook / Northern Lake, Southern Cook / North Shore, Cook County

Wind Chill Warning issued January 06 at 7:57PM CST until January 07 at 12:00PM CST by NWS Duluth
Issued: Tuesday, Jan 06 at 07:57 pm
Expires: Wednesday, Jan 07 at 12:00 pm
…VERY DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE NORTHLAND THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING…
.ARCTIC AIR WILL COVER THE NORTHLAND TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY.
THE COMBINATION OF 10 TO 15 MPH NORTHWEST WINDS LATE TONIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO
50 DEGREES BELOW ZERO…POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. THE
COLDEST WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE OVER NORTHERN MINNESOTA…
MAINLY AREAS NORTH OF HIGHWAY 2. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE
AFTER SUNRISE WEDNESDAY.
…WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
WEDNESDAY…
* LOCATION…NORTHERN MINNESOTA…INCLUDING THE ARROWHEAD…IRON
RANGE…ELY…GRAND RAPIDS…AND INTERNATIONAL FALLS.
* WINDS…NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
* TEMPERATURES…15 TO 24 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.
* WIND CHILL VALUES…25 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO EARLY THIS
EVENING…DETERIORATING TO 40 TO 50 DEGREES BELOW ZERO
OVERNIGHT. WIND CHILLS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE BY NOON WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS…FROST BITE CAN OCCUR IN AS LITTLE AS 5 TO 10 MINUTES
IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

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