A quick moving clipper system deepened rapidly and carved out a closed upper level low across the western Great Lakes as it dropped southeast from the Canadian prairie provinces on the evening of January 14. The system produced from one to three inches of snow through January 15, as well as a brutal rush of arctic air into the region with winds gusting up to 45 mph.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in LYON, MINNESOTA
From 15-JAN-18 12:00:00 to 16-JAN-18 04:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Northwest winds gusting to 35 to 45 mph along with temperatures falling to subzero levels produced dangerous to life threatening wind chills from -35 to -45. Wind chill readings bottomed out at -41 at Windom, -38 at Marshall and -37 at Slayton, Worthington and Jackson. Wind chills colder than -20 persisted consistently through 1700CST January 16. One to three inches snow fell, including 2.8 inches at Minneota, 2.7 inches at Tracy and 2.6 inches 2 miles northeast of Lakefield.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in MURRAY, MINNESOTA
From 15-JAN-18 12:00:00 to 16-JAN-18 04:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Northwest winds gusting to 35 to 45 mph along with temperatures falling to subzero levels produced dangerous to life threatening wind chills from -35 to -45. Wind chill readings bottomed out at -41 at Windom, -38 at Marshall and -37 at Slayton, Worthington and Jackson. Wind chills colder than -20 persisted consistently through 1700CST January 16. One to three inches snow fell, including 2.8 inches at Minneota, 2.7 inches at Tracy and 2.6 inches 2 miles northeast of Lakefield.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in NOBLES, MINNESOTA
From 15-JAN-18 12:00:00 to 16-JAN-18 04:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Northwest winds gusting to 35 to 45 mph along with temperatures falling to subzero levels produced dangerous to life threatening wind chills from -35 to -45. Wind chill readings bottomed out at -41 at Windom, -38 at Marshall and -37 at Slayton, Worthington and Jackson. Wind chills colder than -20 persisted consistently through 1700CST January 16. One to three inches snow fell, including 2.8 inches at Minneota, 2.7 inches at Tracy and 2.6 inches 2 miles northeast of Lakefield.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in COTTONWOOD, MINNESOTA
From 15-JAN-18 12:00:00 to 16-JAN-18 04:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Northwest winds gusting to 35 to 45 mph along with temperatures falling to subzero levels produced dangerous to life threatening wind chills from -35 to -45. Wind chill readings bottomed out at -41 at Windom, -38 at Marshall and -37 at Slayton, Worthington and Jackson. Wind chills colder than -20 persisted consistently through 1700CST January 16. One to three inches snow fell, including 2.8 inches at Minneota, 2.7 inches at Tracy and 2.6 inches 2 miles northeast of Lakefield.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in JACKSON, MINNESOTA
From 15-JAN-18 12:00:00 to 16-JAN-18 04:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Northwest winds gusting to 35 to 45 mph along with temperatures falling to subzero levels produced dangerous to life threatening wind chills from -35 to -45. Wind chill readings bottomed out at -41 at Windom, -38 at Marshall and -37 at Slayton, Worthington and Jackson. Wind chills colder than -20 persisted consistently through 1700CST January 16. One to three inches snow fell, including 2.8 inches at Minneota, 2.7 inches at Tracy and 2.6 inches 2 miles northeast of Lakefield.

Cold/Wind Chill in ROCK, MINNESOTA
From 15-JAN-18 04:00:00 to 16-JAN-18 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Northwest winds gusting to 25 to 35 mph along with temperatures falling to subzero levels produced dangerous wind chills from -25 to -35. The wind chill at Luverne dipped to -31. Around an inch snowfall occurred around Luverne.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in LINCOLN, MINNESOTA
From 15-JAN-18 06:00:00 to 15-JAN-18 15:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

Northwest winds gusting to 30 to 45 mph along with temperatures falling to subzero levels produced dangerous to life threatening wind chills from -35 to -40. Wind chill 2 miles south of Hendricks reached -37. Wind chills colder than -20 persisted consistently through 1700CST January 16.  One to two inches snow fell near Ivanhoe, with 1 inch snowfall measured at Pipestone.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in PIPESTONE, MINNESOTA
From 15-JAN-18 06:00:00 to 15-JAN-18 15:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Northwest winds gusting to 30 to 45 mph along with temperatures falling to subzero levels produced dangerous to life threatening wind chills from -35 to -40. Wind chill 2 miles south of Hendricks reached -37. Wind chills colder than -20 persisted consistently through 1700CST January 16.  One to two inches snow fell near Ivanhoe, with 1 inch snowfall measured at Pipestone.