Wind Chill Watch until 12:00PM Saturday
* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills possible. Wind chills as low as 50 below zero.
* WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Iowa, southwest Minnesota and northeast Nebraska.
* WHEN...From Thursday morning through Saturday morning.
* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Blowing and drifting snow will also be possible Wednesday night into Friday as strong winds combine with potentially fresh, fluffy new snowfall. Confidence on snow totals is low but increasing.
* AFFECTED AREAS: LYON ... OSCEOLA ... DICKINSON ... SIOUX ... O'BRIEN ... CLAY ... PLYMOUTH ... CHEROKEE ... BUENA VISTA ... WOODBURY ... IDA ... LINCOLN ... LYON ... MURRAY ... COTTONWOOD ... NOBLES ... JACKSON ... PIPESTONE ... ROCK ... DAKOTA
Instructions:
Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.
Address/Location
Rock County Sheriff's Office MN
1000 N Blue Mound Ave
Luverne, MN 56156
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 507-283-5000
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP ROCKCO followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Wind Chill Watch