* WHAT…For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low
as 31 below zero expected. For the Extreme Cold Warning,
dangerously cold wind chills as low as 43 below zero expected.
* WHERE…Crow Wing, Northern Aitkin, South Aitkin, Koochiching,
North Cass, North Itasca, South Cass, South Itasca, Carlton and
South St. Louis, Central St. Louis, North St. Louis, and Northern
Cook and Lake Counties. This includes the Tribal Lands of the Fond
du Lac Band, the Mille Lacs Band, Big Sandy Lake and, East Lake
areas and the Bois Forte Band, Nett Lake, Deer Creek and, Lake
Vermilion areas. Recreation spots such as Voyageurs National Park.
The entire Boundary Waters is also included.
* WHEN…For the Cold Weather Advisory, until 6 PM CST Saturday. For
the Extreme Cold Warning, from 6 PM Saturday to noon CST Tuesday.
* IMPACTS…The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 45 below zero
could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.
Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is
exposed to these temperatures. An extended period of freezing
temperatures could cause ruptured water pipes.