Wind chills of 35 below or colder occurred across southeast Minnesota from the evening of January 5th into the late evening of the 6th or early morning of the 7th. The coldest wind chills of 40 to 55 below occurred on the morning of the 6th. These dangerous wind chills occurred behind a strong cold front that moved across the region on January 4th and 5th which dropped the air temperatures well below zero with strong northwest winds. The lowest recorded wind chill was 55 below from a mesonet reporting station near Dexter (Mower County). The Governor of Minnesota order all schools across the state to be closed on January 6th. All the schools across southeast Minnesota were once again closed on the 7th.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in DODGE, MINNESOTA
From 05-JAN-14 19:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 00:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 35 below or colder occurred across Dodge County from the evening of January 5th through the evening of the 6th. The lowest recorded wind chill was 52 below from a mesonet reporting station near Kasson.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in HOUSTON, MINNESOTA
From 05-JAN-14 22:00:00 to 06-JAN-14 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 35 below or colder occurred across Houston County from the evening of January 5th through the evening of the 6th.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in FILLMORE, MINNESOTA
From 05-JAN-14 18:33:00 to 07-JAN-14 01:15:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 35 below or colder occurred across Fillmore County from the evening of January 5th into the early morning of the 7th. The lowest recorded wind chill was 54 below from a mesonet reporting station near Canton.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in MOWER, MINNESOTA
From 05-JAN-14 17:14:00 to 06-JAN-14 22:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 35 below or colder occurred across Mower County from the evening of January 5th through the evening of the 6th. The lowest recorded wind chill was 55 below from a mesonet reporting station near Dexter.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in OLMSTED, MINNESOTA
From 05-JAN-14 17:54:00 to 07-JAN-14 01:15:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 35 below or colder occurred across Olmsted County from the evening of January 5th into the early morning of the 7th. The lowest recorded wind chill was 54 below from a mesonet reporting station near Rochester.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in WINONA, MINNESOTA
From 06-JAN-14 01:37:00 to 07-JAN-14 00:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 35 below or colder occurred across Winona County from the early morning of January 6th to the early morning of the 7th. The lowest recorded wind chill was 54 below from a mesonet reporting station near Ridgeway.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in WABASHA, MINNESOTA
From 05-JAN-14 23:30:00 to 07-JAN-14 02:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills of 35 below or colder occurred across Wabasha County from the evening of January 5th into the early morning of the 7th. The lowest recorded wind chill was 47 below from a mesonet reporting station near Kellogg.