Bitter cold arctic air with temperatures of 20 to 35 below zero, and winds of 10 to 25 mph, resulted in wind chills of 40 to near 50 below zero. These conditions developed over parts of central North Dakota Tuesday the 19th, and continued into the early morning hours of Wednesday the 20th.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in LA MOURE, NORTH DAKOTA
From 19-FEB-08 19:00:00 to 20-FEB-08 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 40 to 50 below zero with wind speeds of 10 to 20 mph persisted for several hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 49 below zero at Marion.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in ROLETTE, NORTH DAKOTA
From 19-FEB-08 12:00:00 to 20-FEB-08 02:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 40 to 50 below zero with wind speeds of 10 to 20 mph persisted for over 12 hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 48 below zero at Rolla.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in STUTSMAN, NORTH DAKOTA
From 19-FEB-08 17:00:00 to 20-FEB-08 02:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 40 to 50 below zero with wind speeds of 10 to 20 mph persisted for several hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 47 below zero at Jamestown.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in DICKEY, NORTH DAKOTA
From 19-FEB-08 19:00:00 to 20-FEB-08 02:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 40 to 50 below zero with wind speeds of 10 to 15 mph persisted for several hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 46 below zero at Oakes.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in FOSTER, NORTH DAKOTA
From 19-FEB-08 16:00:00 to 20-FEB-08 02:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 40 to 45 below zero with wind speeds of 10 to 15 mph persisted for several hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 43 below zero at Carrington.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in MCHENRY, NORTH DAKOTA
From 19-FEB-08 23:00:00 to 20-FEB-08 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 40 to 45 below zero with wind speeds of 10 to 15 mph persisted for several hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 40 below zero at Karlsruhe.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in PIERCE, NORTH DAKOTA
From 19-FEB-08 19:00:00 to 20-FEB-08 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 40 to 45 below zero with wind speeds of 10 to 15 mph persisted for several hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 40 below zero at Rugby.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in WELLS, NORTH DAKOTA
From 19-FEB-08 21:00:00 to 20-FEB-08 00:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 35 to 45 below zero with wind speeds of 10 to 15 mph persisted for a few hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 40 below zero at Harvey.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in BOTTINEAU, NORTH DAKOTA
From 19-FEB-08 23:00:00 to 20-FEB-08 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 40 to 50 below zero with wind speeds of 10 to 15 mph persisted for several hours. The lowest wind chill recorded was 44 below zero at Bottineau.