Photos: Twin Cities see their coldest morning since Valentine’s Day 2021
Tuesday was the coldest morning of this winter in the Twin Cities and much of Minnesota.
Temperatures dipped to -19 degrees at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, making it the coldest morning there in almost four years. The last time the airport saw -19 degrees was on Valentine’s Day 2021.
Meanwhile, parts of northern Minnesota saw even colder temperatures as well as wind chills as cold as -47 degrees.
Overall, most of central and southern Minnesota saw its coldest morning of the winter, although Monday morning was colder in several places in northern Minnesota.
The region had been blanketed by cold weather advisories and extreme cold warnings since Saturday evening. The warnings finally expired at 10 a.m. Tuesday for many and at noon in northern Minnesota.
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MPR News senior visual journalist Kerem Yücel and freelancer Erica Dischino snapped some chilly scenes in the Twin Cities and Duluth.
A worker clears the ice rink in preparation for the U.S. Pond Hockey Championships on Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis on Tuesday.
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A frosted window at Nokomis Shoe Shop in Minneapolis showcases winter gear and backpacks while the cold weather creates icy patterns on the glass, embodying the essence of the arctic blast on Tuesday.
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Sea smoke rises on Lake Superior Tuesday, near Canal Park in Duluth. An extreme cold warning was effect in northern Minnesota.
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Sea smoke rises on Lake Superior as observers brave the cold to watch the sunrise Tuesday, at Canal Park in Duluth.
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Minnehaha Falls stands frozen during the arctic blast in Minneapolis on Tuesday.
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This image depicts intricate frost formations on the frozen surface of Lake Harriet during the arctic blast in Minneapolis on Tuesday.
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Ice forms over rocks near Lester River bridge on Lake Superior on Tuesday in Duluth.
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Ice glistens as the sun rises over Lake Superior on Tuesday, near the Lester River Bridge in Duluth.
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A hazy, golden glow envelops E Franklin Avenue as vehicles navigate through the rising steam in Minneapolis on Tuesday.
