Wind Chill

Nearly 20 members of the Rochester Fire Department and other emergency personnel were involved in the rescue of a motorist following a traffic crash along Highway 63 north of Rochester this morning.

Schools throughout the region are closed today as snow plow crews remain busy and residents of southeastern Minnesota dig out from a fast-moving clipper storm that dumped 6 to 8-inches of snow on the Rochester area overnight.

Southern Minnesota is headed into the deep freeze. A storm system responsible for yesterday’s slick conditions is pulling a mass of Arctic air into the state.

It dropped back into the teens below zero in southeastern Minnesota, while parts of northern Minnesota were -40 and colder.

The National Weather Service has issued another wind chill advisory for southeastern Minnesota that will be in effect from 6 PM Wednesday through noon on Thursday.

Many area students are having so many 'COLD' days these days, one has to wonder if they will ever have school!   Of course they will, but we have been experiencing cold that we have not experienced in many years.   Can you believe that?  THE COLDEST PERIOD in this latest outbreak? 30 - 50 below windchill ranges in the area!