An astonishing, dangerous cold snap is about to descend on the U.S.: It’s not out of the question parts of northern Minnesota experience wind chills down to 70 below.
In Minneapolis, the National Weather Service is forecasting wind chills Monday morning from 45 to 60 below zero. It calls the incoming cold air outbreak “historic”, predicting it will be the most severe since 1996. “Highs of 10 to 20 below and lows of 15 to 30 below are expected,” it warns.