Cottage Grove, MN Warnings, Watches and Advisories

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Please carefully read each posted Warning and Alert as it relates to the area(s) being affected. We may provide a wider range of issued severe weather warnings for surrounding cities and counties, so some alerts may not directly impact this location. This is done to help with preparing for severe weather that may overlap or be heading towards Cottage Grove.

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Extreme Cold Warning issued January 20 at 7:05PM CST until January 21 at 12:00PM CST by NWS Duluth MN

* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 45 below zero. * WHERE...Crow Wing, Northern Aitkin, Pine, South Aitkin, Koochiching, North Cass, North Itasca, South Cass, South Itasca, Carlton and South St. Louis, Central St. Louis, North St. Louis, Northern Cook and Lake, Southern Cook, and Southern Lake Counties. This includes the Tribal Lands of the Fond du Lac Band, the Grand Portage Reservation, the Mille Lacs Band, Hinckley, Lena Lake, Big Sandy Lake and, East 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 very cold temperatures could cause ruptured water pipes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The coldest wind chill values will occur from late evening through late morning each day.

Extreme Cold Warning issued January 20 at 6:32PM CST until January 21 at 10:00AM CST by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills will drop to between 35 and 40 degrees below zero. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central, southeast, southwest, and west central Minnesota and northwest and west central Wisconsin. * WHEN...Until 10 AM CST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.

Cold Weather Advisory issued January 20 at 5:57PM CST until January 21 at 12:00AM CST by NWS La Crosse WI

* WHAT...Wind chills as low as -35 degrees this evening and as low as -40 degrees overnight and Tuesday morning. * WHERE...In Minnesota, Houston County. In Wisconsin, Adams, Juneau, Richland, Vernon, Buffalo, Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, and Trempealeau Counties. * WHEN...For the Cold Weather Advisory, until midnight CST tonight. For the Extreme Cold Warning, from midnight tonight to noon CST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 40 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.

Extreme Cold Warning issued January 20 at 5:57PM CST until January 21 at 12:00PM CST by NWS La Crosse WI

* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 40 below expected. * WHERE...Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha, and Winona Counties. * WHEN...Until noon CST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 40 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.

Extreme Cold Warning issued January 20 at 5:57PM CST until January 21 at 12:00PM CST by NWS La Crosse WI

* WHAT...Wind chills as low as -35 degrees this evening and as low as -40 degrees overnight and Tuesday morning. * WHERE...In Minnesota, Houston County. In Wisconsin, Adams, Juneau, Richland, Vernon, Buffalo, Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, and Trempealeau Counties. * WHEN...For the Cold Weather Advisory, until midnight CST tonight. For the Extreme Cold Warning, from midnight tonight to noon CST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 40 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.

Extreme Cold Warning issued January 20 at 5:55PM CST until January 21 at 12:00PM CST by NWS Sioux Falls SD

* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 40 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of southwest Minnesota and east central South Dakota. * WHEN...Until noon CST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 40 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.

Extreme Cold Warning issued January 20 at 5:55PM CST until January 21 at 12:00PM CST by NWS Sioux Falls SD

* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 36 below zero expected. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Iowa, southwest Minnesota, northeast Nebraska, and southeast South Dakota. * WHEN...Until noon CST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 35 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.

Extreme Cold Warning issued January 20 at 3:19PM CST until January 21 at 12:00PM CST by NWS Grand Forks ND

* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 50 below. * WHERE...Portions of central, north central, northwest, and west central Minnesota and northeast and southeast North Dakota. * WHEN...Until noon CST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 50 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 5 minutes. Increased risk for hypothermia and frostbite. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Wind chills will not improve much today. Use significant caution if you must go outside.

Extreme Cold Warning issued January 20 at 11:45AM CST until January 21 at 12:00PM CST by NWS Aberdeen SD

* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 46 below. * WHERE...In Minnesota, Big Stone and Traverse Counties. In South Dakota, Day, Marshall, and Roberts Counties. * 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.