Alert archive / Minnesota / Wind Chill Advisories in 2006
Wind Chill Advisory 1, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 16, 2006, 3:34 PM CST for 42 counties in Minnesota; 9 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Feb 17, 2006, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 34 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 16, 2006, 3:34 PM CST (21:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 17, 2006, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 18, 2006, 10:00 AM CST
- In force
- 34 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 51 counties
Anoka County, MN, Benton County, MN, Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Kanabec County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Pope County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Steele County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Todd County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Washington County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Wright County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN, Barron County, WI, Chippewa County, WI, Dunn County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI, Pepin County, WI, Pierce County, WI, Polk County, WI, Rusk County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 17 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2006 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 182 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS43 KMPX 162134 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 334 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006 ...BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS WILL OVER SPREAD MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND PART OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN LATE TONIGHT AS HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL...SOUTHEAST AND WESTERN WISCONSIN DIMINISHES TO FLURRIES DURING THE EVENING... .JUST AS HEAVY SNOW WINDS DOWN ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN...BITTER ARCTIC AIR WILL OVER SPREAD MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND PART OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN ON NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH. THE WINDS AND BITTER COLD WILL CAUSE WIND CHILL READINGS TO DROP INTO A MINUS 25 TO MINUS 38 RANGE. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT IN SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND PART OF WESTERN WISCONSIN WHERE HEAVY SNOW FELL TODAY. THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING PROBLEMS SHOULD BE ANTICIPATED EVEN AFTER THE SNOW RAPIDLY DECREASES TO FLURRIES. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS SHOULD BE ANTICIPATED. ENSURE YOUR VEHICLE HAS A WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON TRAVEL. MNZ078-085-093-WIZ024>028-170545- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060217T0600Z/ GOODHUE-STEELE-FREEBORN-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED WING...OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA... RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND... PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 334 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. IN MINNESOTA...THIS WINTER STORM WARNING EXTENDS FROM ALBERT LEA THROUGH OWATONNA TO THE RED WING AREA. IN WISCONSIN... THIS WARNING INCLUDES ELLSWORTH...DURAND...MENOMONIE...CHIPPEWA FALLS AND STANLEY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH GUSTS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WIND CHILLS OF MINUS 20 TO MINUS 25 CAN BE EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING SO CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL IF YOU ARE ABLE. $$ MNZ063-070-WIZ015-016-023-170545- /O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0001.060217T0600Z-060217T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-060217T0600Z/ WASHINGTON-DAKOTA-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STILLWATER...BURNSVILLE...RICE LAKE... BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND 334 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. IN MINNESOTA...THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY INCLUDES AREAS SUCH AS COTTAGE GROVE...FARMINGTON...FARIBAULT...WASECA AND BLUE EARTH. IN WISCONSIN...THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM BALDWIN TO BARRON... RICE LAKE AND LADYSMITH. SNOW WILL DECREASE RAPIDLY THIS EVENING BUT NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PICK UP TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS DURING THE EVENING. THE GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. WIND CHILLS OF MINUS 25 TO MINUS 30 CAN BE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MNZ041>045-047>062-064>069-073>076-WIZ014-170545- /O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0001.060217T0600Z-060217T1500Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-YELLOW MEDICINE- RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET- LE SUEUR-POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD... FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS... BLAINE...ST. PAUL...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON... GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM... ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE 334 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH BITTER ARCTIC AIR TO CREATE WIND CHILL READINGS OF MINUS 28 TO MINUS 38 LATE TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MNZ077-084-092-170545- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-060217T0600Z/ RICE-WASECA-FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...WASECA...BLUE EARTH 334 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DECREASING RAPIDLY BY EARLY THIS EVENING...BUT NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. IN ADDITION TO THE BLOWING SNOW...BITTER ARCTIC WILL INVADE THE AREA LATE TONIGHT WHICH WILL MEAN WIND CHILL READINGS OF MINUS 18 TO MINUS 24. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
11 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KMPX 170212 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 812 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006 ...SNOW WINDING DOWN OVER SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...BUT BITTER WIND CHILLS TO FOLLOW LATE TONIGHT... .SNOW WAS ENDING OR DIMINISHING OVER SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THIS EVENING...AND NO SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. LINGERING LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT. THUS THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED. HOWEVER...BITTER ARCTIC AIR IS POISED TO SPREAD MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...AND PART OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN LATE TONIGHT. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES...TO DROP WIND CHILL READINGS INTO A MINUS 25 TO MINUS 38 RANGE. ENSURE YOUR VEHICLE HAS A WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON TRAVEL TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. MNZ078-085-093-WIZ024>028-170315- /O.CAN.KMPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060217T0600Z/ GOODHUE-STEELE-FREEBORN-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RED WING...OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA... RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND... PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 812 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS CANCELED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT...AND SOME MINOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY BE ENCOUNTERED. $$ MNZ063-070-WIZ015-016-023-171015- /O.CAN.KMPX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-060217T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0001.060217T0600Z-060217T1500Z/ WASHINGTON-DAKOTA-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STILLWATER...BURNSVILLE...RICE LAKE... BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND 812 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS CANCELED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT AND TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW ZERO AFTER ABOUT 2 AM. EXPECT WIND CHILLS IN THE 25 TO 30 BELOW RANGE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ MNZ077-084-092-170315- /O.CAN.KMPX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-060217T0600Z/ RICE-WASECA-FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...WASECA...BLUE EARTH 812 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS CANCELED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE UNTIL ABOUT 10 PM BUT NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. $$ MNZ041>045-047>062-064>069-073>076-WIZ014-171015- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0001.060217T0600Z-060217T1500Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-YELLOW MEDICINE- RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET- LE SUEUR-POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD... FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS... BLAINE...ST. PAUL...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON... GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM... ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE 812 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH BITTER ARCTIC AIR TO CREATE WIND CHILL READINGS OF MINUS 28 TO MINUS 38 LATE TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ JPR
000 WWUS43 KMPX 170404 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1004 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006 ...BITTER WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .BITTER ARCTIC WILL SURGE INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT... AND THEN INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN BY MORNING. THE CORE OF THE ARCTIC AIR WILL BE OVER THE ENTIRE AREA ON FRIDAY...AND TEMPERATURES IN MANY LOCATIONS WILL NOT RISE ABOVE ZERO. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS THAT WILL BRING THE ARCTIC FRONT INTO WESTERN MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF FRIDAY. THEREFORE...A WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...FROM THE EARLY MORNING HOURS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL VALUES OF 25 TO 35 BELOW WILL BE COMMON OVER THE ENTIRE AREA BY MORNING AND LAST THROUGH MOST OF FRIDAY. THE MOST DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL BE FOUND OVER WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA WHERE VALUES COULD BE NEAR 40 BELOW. ENSURE YOUR VEHICLE HAS A WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON TRAVEL TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. MNZ077-078-082>085-091>093-WIZ024>028-171215- /O.EXB.KMPX.WC.Y.0001.060217T0900Z-060217T2300Z/ RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- FREEBORN-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH... ALBERT LEA...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE... DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 1004 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 5 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 5 PM CST FRIDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH BITTER ARCTIC AIR TO CREATE WIND CHILL READINGS OF MINUS 25 TO MINUS 30 BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE DANGEROUS WINDS CHILLS WILL LAST THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ MNZ041>045-047>070-073>076-WIZ014>016-023-171215- /O.EXT.KMPX.WC.Y.0001.060217T0600Z-060217T2300Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA- REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD... FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS... BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA... HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...AMERY... BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON... NEW RICHMOND 1004 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST FRIDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST FRIDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH BITTER ARCTIC AIR TO CREATE WIND CHILL READINGS OF MINUS 25 TO MINUS 38 LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ JPR
000 WWUS43 KMPX 170406 CCA WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1004 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006 ...BITTER WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .BITTER ARCTIC AIR WILL SURGE INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT... AND THEN INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN BY MORNING. THE CORE OF THE ARCTIC AIR WILL BE OVER THE ENTIRE AREA ON FRIDAY...AND TEMPERATURES IN MANY LOCATIONS WILL NOT RISE ABOVE ZERO. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS THAT WILL BRING THE ARCTIC FRONT INTO WESTERN MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF FRIDAY. THEREFORE...A WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...FROM THE EARLY MORNING HOURS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL VALUES OF 25 TO 35 BELOW WILL BE COMMON OVER THE ENTIRE AREA BY MORNING AND LAST THROUGH MOST OF FRIDAY. THE MOST DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL BE FOUND OVER WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA WHERE VALUES COULD BE NEAR 40 BELOW. ENSURE YOUR VEHICLE HAS A WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON TRAVEL TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. MNZ077-078-082>085-091>093-WIZ024>028-171215- /O.EXB.KMPX.WC.Y.0001.060217T0900Z-060217T2300Z/ RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- FREEBORN-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH... ALBERT LEA...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE... DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 1004 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 5 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 5 PM CST FRIDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH BITTER ARCTIC AIR TO CREATE WIND CHILL READINGS OF MINUS 25 TO MINUS 30 BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE DANGEROUS WINDS CHILLS WILL LAST THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ MNZ041>045-047>070-073>076-WIZ014>016-023-171215- /O.EXT.KMPX.WC.Y.0001.060217T0600Z-060217T2300Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA- REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD... FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS... BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA... HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...AMERY... BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON... NEW RICHMOND 1004 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST FRIDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST FRIDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH BITTER ARCTIC AIR TO CREATE WIND CHILL READINGS OF MINUS 25 TO MINUS 38 LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ JPR
000 WWUS43 KMPX 171005 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 405 AM CST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...BITTER WIND CHILLS TODAY... .AN INITIAL SURGE OF BITTER ARCTIC AIR WILL SWEEP ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN EARLY THIS MORNING. THE CORE OF THE ARCTIC AIR WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL HOVER IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO AT MOST LOCATIONS THIS AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE IF ANY RECOVERY. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS...SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 20 MPH AND WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH...WILL ACCOMPANY THIS ARCTIC AIR MASS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND FOR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. WIND CHILL VALUES OF 25 TO 38 BELOW CAN BE ANTICIPATED. THE MOST DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL BE FOUND OVER WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA WHERE VALUES COULD APPROACH 40 BELOW ZERO. ENSURE YOU HAVE A WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON TRAVEL ACROSS GREATER MINNESOTA TODAY. MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 171815- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-060217T2300Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA- REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH- WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK- ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD... FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS... BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA... HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT... RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE... BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN... CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 405 AM CST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH ARCTIC AIR TO CREATE WIND CHILL READINGS OF MINUS 25 TO MINUS 38 TODAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE VERY LOW WIND CHILLS. WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$
000 WWUS43 KMPX 171421 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 821 AM CST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...BITTER WIND CHILLS TODAY... .ARCTIC AIR CONTINUE TO POUR INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES HAD PLUMMETED INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO OVER PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA NEAR ALEXANDRIA. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WERE PRODUCING WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND FOR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. WIND CHILL VALUES OF 30 TO 45 BELOW CAN BE ANTICIPATED. THE MOST DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL BE FOUND OVER WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA WHERE VALUES COULD APPROACH 45 BELOW ZERO. ENSURE YOU HAVE A WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON TRAVEL ACROSS GREATER MINNESOTA TODAY. MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 172230- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-060217T2300Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA- REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH- WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK- ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD... FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS... BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA... HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT... RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE... BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN... CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 821 AM CST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH ARCTIC AIR TO CREATE WIND CHILL READINGS OF MINUS 30 TO MINUS 45 TODAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE VERY LOW WIND CHILLS. WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$
000 WWUS43 KMPX 171428 CCA WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTION TO TEXT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 825 AM CST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...BITTER WIND CHILLS TODAY... .ARCTIC AIR CONTINUES TO POUR INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES HAD PLUMMETED INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO OVER PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA NEAR ALEXANDRIA. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WERE PRODUCING WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND FOR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. WIND CHILL VALUES OF 30 TO 45 BELOW CAN BE ANTICIPATED. THE MOST DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL BE FOUND OVER WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA WHERE VALUES COULD APPROACH 45 BELOW ZERO. ENSURE YOU HAVE A WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON TRAVEL ACROSS GREATER MINNESOTA TODAY. MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 172230- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-060217T2300Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA- REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH- WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK- ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD... FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS... BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA... HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT... RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE... BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN... CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 821 AM CST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH ARCTIC AIR TO CREATE WIND CHILL READINGS OF MINUS 30 TO MINUS 45 TODAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE VERY LOW WIND CHILLS. WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$
000 WWUS43 KMPX 171508 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 857 AM CST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...BITTER WIND CHILLS TODAY... .ARCTIC AIR CONTINUES TO POUR INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES HAD PLUMMETED INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO OVER PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA NEAR ALEXANDRIA. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WERE PRODUCING WIND CHILLS OF 38 TO 45 BELOW ZERO. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING FOR MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WARNING AREA IS ROUGHLY NORTH OF A PROVIDENCE TO COSMOS LINE...AND WEST OF VINELAND TO ST CLOUD TO KINGSTON. THIS REGION WILL REVERT BACK TO A WIND CHILL ADVISORY AFTER 1 PM CST AND EXTEND TO 5 PM CST. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND FOR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. WIND CHILL VALUES OF 30 TO 45 BELOW CAN BE ANTICIPATED. THE MOST DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL BE FOUND OVER WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA WHERE VALUES COULD APPROACH 45 BELOW ZERO. ENSURE YOU HAVE A WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON TRAVEL ACROSS GREATER MINNESOTA TODAY. MNZ041>043-047>050-054>058-171900- /O.NEW.KMPX.WC.W.0001.060217T1457Z-060217T1900Z/ /O.EXT.KMPX.WC.Y.0001.060217T1900Z-060217T2300Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-LAC QUI PARLE- SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...MADISON... BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD 857 AM CST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH ARCTIC AIR TO CREATE WIND CHILL READINGS OF MINUS 30 TO MINUS 45 TODAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE VERY LOW WIND CHILLS. WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ MNZ044-045-051>053-059>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016- 023>028-172300- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-060217T2300Z/ MILLE LACS-KANABEC-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA- RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER- SCOTT-DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE- WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK- BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...ELK RIVER... CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE... ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON... GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...REDWOOD FALLS... NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING... ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH... ALBERT LEA...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON... LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT... MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS... BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 857 AM CST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH ARCTIC AIR TO CREATE WIND CHILL READINGS OF MINUS 30 TO MINUS 45 TODAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE VERY LOW WIND CHILLS. WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ AZ
000 WWUS43 KMPX 171927 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 127 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...BITTER WIND CHILLS THIS AFTERNOON... .ARCTIC AIR CONTINUES TO POUR INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON REMAIN IN THE HIGH SINGLE DIGITS TO MID TEENS BELOW ZERO ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. ELSEWHERE ACROSS CENTRAL...AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN TEMPERATURES WERE AVERAGING IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO. NORTHWEST WINDS IN 15 TO 20 MPH RANGE ACROSS THE REGION WERE PRODUCING WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND FOR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO RANGE FROM THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO TO ABOUT 12 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE REGION INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. WIND CHILL VALUES OF 25 TO 40 BELOW CAN STILL BE ANTICIPATED. ENSURE YOU HAVE A WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON TRAVEL ACROSS GREATER MINNESOTA TODAY. MNZ041>043-047>050-054>058-172300- /O.EXP.KMPX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060217T1900Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-060217T2300Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-LAC QUI PARLE- SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...MADISON... BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD 127 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...WIND CHILL WARNING HAS EXPIRED... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH ARCTIC AIR TO CREATE WIND CHILL READINGS OF MINUS 25 TO MINUS 40 THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MNZ044-045-051>053-059>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016- 023>028-172300- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-060217T2300Z/ MILLE LACS-KANABEC-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA- RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER- SCOTT-DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE- WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK- BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...ELK RIVER... CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE... ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON... GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...REDWOOD FALLS... NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING... ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH... ALBERT LEA...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON... LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT... MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS... BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 127 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH ARCTIC AIR TO CREATE WIND CHILL READINGS OF MINUS 30 TO MINUS 45 TODAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE VERY LOW WIND CHILLS. WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$
000 WWUS43 KMPX 172109 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 309 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...BITTER WIND CHILLS THIS AFTERNOON... .COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF ARCTIC AIR CONTINUES TO POUR INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON REMAIN IN THE HIGH SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO TO MID TEENS BELOW ZERO ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. ELSEWHERE ACROSS CENTRAL...AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN TEMPERATURES WERE AVERAGING IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO. NORTHWEST WINDS IN 12 TO 15 MPH RANGE ACROSS THE REGION WERE PRODUCING WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS...FOR CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO RANGE FROM THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO TO ABOUT 12 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE REGION INTO THE LATE EVENING HOURS. WIND CHILL VALUES OF 25 TO 40 BELOW SHOULD STILL BE ANTICIPATED. ENSURE YOU HAVE A WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON TRAVEL ACROSS GREATER MINNESOTA TODAY. MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 180515- /O.EXT.KMPX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-060218T0600Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA- REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH- WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK- ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD... FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS... BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA... HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT... RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE... BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN... CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 309 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH ARCTIC AIR TO CREATE WIND CHILL READINGS OF MINUS 25 TO MINUS 40 THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES GENERALLY RANGING FROM THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO TO THE MID TEENS BELOW ZERO ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...WILL PLUNGE INTO THE NEGATIVE 10 TO LOWER 20S BELOW ZERO BY THE MIDNIGHT HOUR. AS THIS OCCURS WESTERLY WINDS WILL DECREASE TO BELOW 10 MPH. WIND CHILL VALUES HOWEVER...WILL STILL REMAIN IN THE DANGEROUS NEGATIVE 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO RANGE THROUGH THE NIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ AZ
000 WWUS43 KMPX 180241 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 841 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...BITTER WIND CHILLS EXPECTED INTO SATURDAY MORNING... .A BITTER ARCTIC AIRMASS IN ASSOCIATION WITH ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE OVER SOUTH DAKOTA WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH SOUTHWARD ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN ON NORTHWEST WIND OF 10 TO 15 MPH OVERNIGHT. ALTHOUGH WIND SPEEDS WILL LIKELY DROP OFF TO NEAR 10 MPH LATE TONIGHT...WIND SPEEDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH FROM THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST ARE EXPECTED AFTER DAYBREAK ON SATURDAY. THE COMBINATION OF EXPECTED WIND SPEED WITH THE EXTREME COLD AND WILL WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL READINGS OF MINUS 25 TO MINUS 35 INTO MIDMORNING ON SATURDAY. THEREFORE...WIND CHILL ADVISORIES FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA AS WELL AS PART OF WESTERN WISCONSIN HAVE BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 10 AM CST SATURDAY MORNING. ENSURE YOU HAVE A WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON TRAVEL ACROSS GREATER MINNESOTA TODAY. MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 181045- /O.EXT.KMPX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-060218T1600Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA- REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH- WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK- ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD... FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS... BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA... HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT... RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE... BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN... CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 841 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST SATURDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST SATURDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH ARCTIC AIR TO CREATE WIND CHILL READINGS OF MINUS 35 TO MINUS 40 THROUGH SUNRISE...AND FROM MINUS 25 TO MINUS 35 FROM SUNRISE THROUGH ABOUT 10 AM CST ON SATURDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$
000 WWUS43 KMPX 181017 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 417 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2006 ...BITTER WIND CHILLS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL LATE THIS MORNING... .WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN IN THE 15 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO RANGE UNTIL LATE THIS MORNING. THESE WINDS CHILLS WILL BE PRODUCED BY THE COMBINATION OF BELOW ZERO AIR TEMPERATURES AND A WEST WIND OF 5 TO 15 MPH. THEREFORE...WIND CHILL ADVISORIES FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA AS WELL AS PART OF WESTERN WISCONSIN REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS SATURDAY MORNING. ENSURE YOU HAVE A WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON TRAVEL ACROSS GREATER MINNESOTA TODAY. MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 181600- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-060218T1600Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA- REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH- WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK- ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD... FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS... BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA... HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT... RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE... BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN... CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 417 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2006 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING. WEST WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH ARCTIC AIR TO CREATE WIND CHILL READINGS OF MINUS 15 TO MINUS 35 THROUGH 10 AM CST THIS MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ RJN
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Twin Cities, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill advisory went out at Feb 16, 12:36 PM CST, 2 hours 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 16, 12:36 PM CST, 2 hours 58 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1236 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006
.UPDATE...
WE HAVE MADE ADJUSTMENTS TO OUR WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND
ADVISORIES...TRIMMING BOTH FROM NORTHWEST THROUGH SOUTHEAST AS
VERY DRY AIR IN THE LOWER TROPOSPHERE HAS SEVERELY LIMITED
PRECIPITATION FROM REACHING THE GROUND. IN MUCH OF THE WARNING
AREA...VERTICAL CROSS SECTION FROM LATEST NAM STILL SHOWS A LAYER
OF NEGATIVE EPV FROM 400 MB TO 500 MB WITH DECENT AGEOSTROPHIC
VERTICAL CIRCULATION SIGNATURE BELOW 400 MB. SPECIFIC HUMIDITY
VALUES OF ONLY 1 GM/KG ARE QUITE LOW...BUT HIGH SNOW RATIOS HAVE
MADE UP FOR THIS.
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
.DISCUSSION...
THE CURRENT NAM AND GFS MODELS ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT WITH THE PREVIOUS
FORECAST SCENARIO. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST
PORTIONS OF OUR COUNTY WARNING AREA. WILL STAY THE COURSE WITH THE
CURRENT WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT. WILL ADD A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A TIER OF COUNTIES FROM THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS
OF THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN TO RICE LAKE AND LADYSMITH...WISCONSIN.
THE 00Z MPX SOUNDING INDICATED A LAYER OF DRY AIR THAT MUST BE
OVER COME BEFORE SATURATION AND SNOW BEGINS. NAM MODEL DATA ON
BUFKIT SUGGESTS THIS SATURATION WILL BEGIN AROUND 16Z IN
MINNEAPOLIS. ISENTROPIC ANALYSIS AT 280K SUPPORTS AN 8 TO 10 HOUR
SNOWFALL EVENT. MID LEVEL TEMPERATURES FAVOR SNOW GROWTH WITH HIGH
SNOW TO WATER RATIOS. THE NAM MODEL CROSS SECTION ON BUFKIT ALSO
SUGGESTS A 3 TO 4 HOUR PERIOD OF STRONG OMEGA AS THE 700 MB TROUGH
SWINGS ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON.
WIND CHILLS WILL TUMBLE AS ARCTIC AIR INVADES THE REGION IN THE
WAKE OF THIS SNOW SYSTEM. LATER SHIFTS WILL HAVE TO CONSIDER WIND
CHILL ADVISORIES TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. AN AREA OF COLD AIR STRATO
CUMULUS IS FORECAST TO ACCOMPANY THE ONSET OF THE VERY COLD AIR
TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY. FAIR SKIES AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES
WILL PERSIST FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
LONGER TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
A CONFLUENT NORTHWEST FLOW PATTERN ALOFT BEGINS THE PERIOD WITH HIGH
PRESSURE OVERHEAD. STILL SOME POTENTIAL FOR LIGHT SNOW...MAINLY TO
OUR SOUTH...SUNDAY NIGHT...AS A WEAK WAVE SLIPS BY. MAINTAINED DRY
WEATHER FOR THE REST OF THE FORECAST PERIOD AS THE FLOW ALOFT BECOME
MORE WESTERLY WITH RIDGING IN THE CENTER OF THE COUNTRY. SOME
INDICATION FOR THE 00Z GFS THAT A CLIPPER MAY MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS
NORTHERN MN ON WEDNESDAY...BUT THE 00Z ECMWF IS SLOWER AND HAS THE
LOW FARTHER NORTH WITH A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE IN STORE FOR THE
REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT/THURSDAY.
&&
.MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MN...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR DAKOTA-
FARIBAULT-RICE-WASECA-WASHINGTON COUNTY(IES).
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR FREEBORN-
GOODHUE-STEELE COUNTY(IES).
WI...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR BARRON-
RUSK-ST. CROIX COUNTY(IES).
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR CHIPPEWA-
DUNN-EAU CLAIRE-PEPIN-PIERCE COUNTY(IES).
&&
WETHazardous weather outlook, Feb 16, 12:23 PM CST, 3 hours 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1223 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006 MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 171200- DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA- REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH- WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK- ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE- 1223 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN TODAY WILL PRECEDE INCREASING NORTH WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET AND AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT AS THESE NORTHERLY WINDS WHIP ACROSS NEWLY FALLEN SNOW. SNOWFALL TOTALS THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SUBURBS OF THE TWIN CITIES OVER 6 INCHES NEAR THE IOWA BORDER. SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES LATE TONIGHT COMBINED WITH BRISK NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL READINGS FROM 20 BELOW TO 35 BELOW BY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE REGION WILL REMAIN UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A FRIGID ARCTIC AIR MASS FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WILL RESULT IN BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. TEMPERATURES AND WIND SPEEDS WILL BEGIN TO MODERATE SUNDAY. AFTERNOON HIGHS FROM 8 ABOVE TO THE LOWER TEENS SUNDAY WILL STILL BE NEAR 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS AND SNOWFALL OBSERVERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL WITH THEIR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 4:31 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Dakota, Faribault, Le Sueur, Rice, Scott, Waseca and 1 more | 16 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.