National Weather Service sez
Jan. 21st, 2026 01:31 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
elisem ...EXTREME COLD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THURSDAY TO 11 AM CST
FRIDAY...
...EXTREME COLD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...For the Extreme Cold Warning, dangerously cold wind chills
of 35 to 45 below expected. For the Extreme Cold Watch, dangerously
cold wind chills as low as 35 below possible.
* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central,
southeast, southwest, and west central Minnesota and northwest and
west central Wisconsin.
* WHEN...For the Extreme Cold Warning, from 9 PM Thursday to 11 AM
CST Friday. For the Extreme Cold Watch, from Friday morning through
Saturday morning.
* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 45 below zero
could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.
And where is this for?
And what do we do?
Which mostly means "Keep yer ass indoors! You, and your little dog too!"
And also means "Look after each other. We keep us safe." OK? OK then.
Now if you'll excuse me, I need to finish the bag for the supply depot and start on one for Pow Wow Grounds.
What's the weather going to be doing where you are? And how are the people in your neighborhood?
And where is this for?
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1202 PM CST Wed Jan 21 2026
MNZ051>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-220615-
/O.NEW.KMPX.EC.W.0001.260123T0300Z-260123T1700Z/
/O.EXT.KMPX.EC.A.0001.260123T1700Z-260124T1800Z/
Sherburne-Isanti-Chisago-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi-
Meeker-Wright-Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington-Yellow Medicine-
Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Carver-Scott-Dakota-Redwood-Brown-Nicollet-
Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin-
Faribault-Freeborn-Polk-Barron-Rusk-St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-
Chippewa-Eau Claire-
Including the cities of Chippewa Falls, St Peter, Mankato,
Stillwater, Victoria, Hudson, Fairmont, Blue Earth, Hutchinson,
Olivia, Faribault, Gaylord, Waseca, Owatonna, Benson, Madison, Elk
River, Redwood Falls, New Ulm, Cambridge, River Falls, St Paul,
Minneapolis, Menomonie, Shakopee, Red Wing, Durand, Blaine,
Chanhassen, St James, Center City, Litchfield, Monticello, Osceola,
Montevideo, Granite Falls, Albert Lea, Willmar, Hastings, Rice Lake,
Eau Claire, Ladysmith, Le Sueur, and Chaska
And what do we do?
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Dress in layers including a hat, face mask, and gloves if you must go
outside.
Keep pets indoors as much as possible.
Which mostly means "Keep yer ass indoors! You, and your little dog too!"
And also means "Look after each other. We keep us safe." OK? OK then.
Now if you'll excuse me, I need to finish the bag for the supply depot and start on one for Pow Wow Grounds.
What's the weather going to be doing where you are? And how are the people in your neighborhood?
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Date: 2026-01-22 12:05 am (UTC)