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Arctic Blast: Minneapolis and Lansing Brace for Extreme Cold

1/17/2025

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Minneapolis and Lansing are preparing for a brutal winter blast as Arctic air plunges temperatures 15 to 30 degrees below normal. Wind chills could plummet to a bone-chilling minus 20 to minus 40. In Lansing, schools may shut down if wind chills reach minus 20, but safety and road conditions will guide the final decision.

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Minneapolis and Lansing are preparing for a brutal winter blast as Arctic air plunges temperatures 15 to 30 degrees below normal. Wind chills could plummet to a bone-chilling minus 20 to minus 40. In Lansing, schools may shut down if wind chills reach minus 20, but safety and road conditions will guide the final decision.