* WHAT…Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 45 below zero.
* WHERE…Crow Wing, Aitkin, Koochiching, Cass, Itasca, Carlton, St.
Louis, Pine, Cook, and Lake Counties. This includes the Tribal
Lands of the Fond du Lac Band, the Grand Portage Reservation, the
Mille Lacs Band, Hinckley, Lena Lake, East Lake and, Big Sandy
Lake areas and the Bois Forte Band, Lake Vermilion, Nett Lake and,
Deer Creek areas. Other locations including Voyageurs National
Park. The entire Boundary Waters is also included.
* WHEN…Until 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.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…The coldest wind chill values will occur from
late evening through late morning each day.
