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Wind Chill Warning 5, NWS Duluth, MN

December 15, 20088 counties in Minnesota; 4 counties in Wisconsin

NWS Duluth, MN issued this wind chill warning at Dec 15, 2008, 9:15 AM CST for 8 counties in Minnesota; 4 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Dec 15, 2008, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 15 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 15, 2008, 9:15 AM CST (15:15 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 15, 2008, 6:00 PM CST
Expired
Dec 16, 2008, 9:00 AM CST
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Duluth, MN

Counties Aitkin County, MN, Carlton County, MN, Cass County, MN, Cook County, MN, Itasca County, MN, Koochiching County, MN, Lake County, MN, Saint Louis County, MN, Ashland County, WI, Bayfield County, WI, Douglas County, WI, Iron County, WI

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind chill warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Duluth, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill warning went out at Dec 15, 3:51 AM CST, 5 hours 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 15, 3:51 AM CST, 5 hours 24 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 15, 5:33 AM CST, 3 hours 42 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
533 AM CST MON DEC 15 2008

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-161130-
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-
NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-
SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-
SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-
BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
533 AM CST MON DEC 15 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MONDAY FOR MOST OF
NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR IN
WISCONSIN. SNOW WILL DIMINISH THIS MORNING ACROSS THE TWIN PORTS
VICINITY AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE ARROWHEAD OF
MINNESOTA. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM ONE INCH NEAR
THE TWIN PORTS AND THE SOUTH SHORE...TO SEVERAL INCHES ALONG THE
GOGEBIC RANGE IN IRON AND ASHLAND COUNTIES. ONE TO 3 INCHES IS
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ARROWHEAD. GUSTY WINDS WILL REMAIN THROUGH
EARLY AFTERNOON WITH LOCALIZED BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY
ON SECONDARY ROADS.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY ACROSS ALL OF THE
NORTHLAND. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL TO 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO THIS
MORNING...IMPROVING SLIGHTLY THIS AFTERNOON AS WINDS DIMINISH. IT
IS POSSIBLE THAT A WIND CHILL WARNING WILL BE ISSUED FOR PARTS OF
NORTHEAST MINNESOTA TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR EARLY TUESDAY FOR ALL OF
THE NORTHLAND. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL REACH DANGEROUS LEVELS.

LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY. ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED MAINLY SOUTH
AND EAST OF THE TWIN PORTS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SNOWFALL SPOTTERS ARE REMINDED TO REPORT THEIR SNOWFALL TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA PHONE OR E-SPOTTER.

LSZ121-140>148-161130-
BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN-
GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN-
TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN-
SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN-
DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI-
SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI-
533 AM CST MON DEC 15 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF
WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR MARINERS ALONG THE SOUTH
SHORE EARLY MONDAY WITH A GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM PORT WING TO
BAYFIELD.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM GRAND PORTAGE MINNESOTA
TO PORT WING WISCONSIN....AND FROM BAYFIELD TO SAXON HARBOR.
PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST MARINE PRODUCTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE IN DULUTH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM PORT WING TO BAYFIELD
WISCONSIN EARLY TUESDAY.

CANNON

MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB ADDRESS:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DULUTH (ALL LOWER CASE)

In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 15, 8:41 AM CST, 34 minutes before
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Local storm report, Dec 15, 8:46 AM CST, 29 minutes before
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Local storm report, Dec 15, 9:00 AM CST, 15 minutes before
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Local storm report, Dec 15, 9:06 AM CST, 9 minutes before
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Local storm report, Dec 15, 9:09 AM CST, 6 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Duluth, MN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 14, 9:24 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryDLHAitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca and 4 more36 hr

Nearby

Wind Chill Warnings in Minnesota, 2008Wind Chill Warnings in Wisconsin, 2008Every wind chill warning in 2008

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.