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Wind Chill Warning 1, NWS Twin Cities, MN

January 18, 200810 counties in Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind chill warning at Jan 18, 2008, 4:34 AM CST for 10 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Jan 18, 2008, 9:39 PM CST. It was in force for 12 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
Jan 18, 2008, 4:34 AM CST (10:34 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 18, 2008, 9:39 PM CST
Expired
Jan 19, 2008, 10:00 AM CST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN

Counties Benton County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Kanabec County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Pope County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Todd County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:35 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 00:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 125 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2008-01-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2008-01-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 76 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1340 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
76 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
58 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS43 KMPX 181034
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
434 AM CST FRI JAN 18 2008

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS LOOK TO IMPACT MUCH OF THE REGION
STARTING FRIDAY WITH BLOWING SNOW IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL
ACCOMPANY MUCH COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION TODAY. WIND CHILL READINGS
WILL DROP TO 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO IN WESTERN MINNESOTA DURING THE
DAY. WIND CHILLS WILL FALL TO THE BITTERLY COLD 25 TO 45 BELOW
ZERO RANGE TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL
MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. THESE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE
ANTICIPATED TO LAST THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. THEREFORE A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN MINNESOTA BEGINNING AT 6
AM TODAY AND FOR MUCH OF EASTERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN
BEGINNING AT 6 PM THIS EVENING. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL LAST UNTIL 6
PM SATURDAY. A WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM MIDNIGHT
SATURDAY UNTIL 10 AM SATURDAY FOR AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF A
MORRIS TO CAMBRIDGE MINNESOTA LINE. WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 45 BELOW
ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL
REPLACE THE WARNING FROM 10 AM UNTIL 6 PM SATURDAY.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY AND WARNING MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG
WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS
ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS ON FRIDAY OR
SATURDAY...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE SOME BLOWING SNOW...NAMELY IN
SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA WHERE ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW FELL
DURING WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. THEREFORE A BLOWING SNOW
ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS AREA TODAY.

A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED
DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS INCLUDES AREAS ALONG
INTERSTATE 90 AND INTERSTATE 35 SOUTH OF OWATONNA.

MNZ041>043-047>050-181845-
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/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.080119T1600Z-080120T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.080118T1200Z-080119T0600Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY
434 AM CST FRI JAN 18 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM
CST SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 10 AM CST SATURDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN
ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM
CST SATURDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL
ACCOMPANY MUCH COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION ON FRIDAY. WIND CHILL
READINGS WILL DROP TO 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO IN WESTERN AND PORTIONS
OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA TODAY. WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO 25 TO 45 BELOW ZERO
TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. THESE DANGEROUS WIND
CHILLS ARE ANTICIPATED TO LAST THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. THEREFORE
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN MINNESOTA BEGINNING
AT 6 AM FRIDAY AND LASTING UNTIL 6 PM SATURDAY. A WIND CHILL
WARNING WILL GO INTO EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 10 AM
SATURDAY. WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 45 BELOW WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING
THIS TIME. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY
UNTIL 6 PM SATURDAY. 

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY AND WARNING MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG
WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS
ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS ON TODAY OR
SATURDAY...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.


$$

MNZ044-045-052-181845-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.W.0001.080119T0600Z-080119T1600Z/
/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.080119T1600Z-080120T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.080119T0000Z-080119T0600Z/
MILLE LACS-KANABEC-ISANTI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...CAMBRIDGE
434 AM CST FRI JAN 18 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM
CST SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 10 AM CST SATURDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN
ISSUED. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL ALSO
BE IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY.

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY AND WARNING MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS.
THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS ON TODAY
OR SATURDAY...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.


$$

MNZ084-085-092-093-181845-
/O.EXA.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.080119T0000Z-080120T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.BS.Y.0001.080118T1200Z-080119T0000Z/
WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASECA...OWATONNA...BLUE EARTH...
ALBERT LEA
434 AM CST FRI JAN 18 2008

...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
CST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL
CREATE SOME BLOWING SNOW...NAMELY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA WHERE
ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW FELL DURING WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY. THEREFORE A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
THIS AREA FOR DURING THE DAY FRIDAY.

THE BLOWING SNOW THREAT WILL LIKELY DIMINISH BY THIS
EVENING...HOWEVER BITTERLY COLD AIR WILL THEN BECOME A THREAT.
WIND CHILLS TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ARE LIKELY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA TONIGHT AND INTO 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 TONIGHT OR SATURDAY...MAKE
SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

$$

MNZ054>059-064>067-073>075-082-091-181845-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.080118T1200Z-080120T0000Z/
LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-
WATONWAN-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...
WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...
HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...
ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT
434 AM CST FRI JAN 18 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL
ACCOMPANY MUCH COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION TODAY. WIND CHILL READINGS
WILL DROP TO 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO IN WESTERN AND PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL MINNESOTA TODAY. WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO 25 TO 35 BELOW
ZERO TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. THESE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS
ARE ANTICIPATED TO LAST THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. THEREFORE A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN MINNESOTA BEGINNING AT 6
AM FRIDAY AND LASTING UNTIL 6 PM 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 ON FRIDAY OR SATURDAY...MAKE SURE
YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

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 IN AND AROUND THE WIND CHILL
ADVISORY AREA...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

$$

MNZ051-053-060>063-068>070-076>078-083-WIZ014>016-023>028-181845-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.080119T0000Z-080120T0000Z/
SHERBURNE-CHISAGO-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-
DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-BLUE EARTH-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-
ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK RIVER...CENTER CITY...MINNEAPOLIS...
BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...
LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...MANKATO...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...
RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...
RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...
PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
434 AM CST FRI JAN 18 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 PM CST SATURDAY. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL
ACCOMPANY MUCH COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION TODAY. WIND CHILLS WILL DROP
TO 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. THESE
DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ANTICIPATED TO LAST THROUGH THE DAY
SATURDAY. THEREFORE A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN
MINNESOTA BEGINNING AT 6 AM FRIDAY AND LASTING UNTIL 6 PM
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 ON FRIDAY NIGHT OR SATURDAY...MAKE
SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

$$

MDB/JPR
7 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS43 KMPX 181819
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1219 PM CST FRI JAN 18 2008

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF THE REGION TODAY
THROUGH SATURDAY...WHILE BLOWING SNOW IMPACTS PORTIONS OF SOUTH
CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY AN ARCTIC
BLAST OF COLD AIR INVADING THE REGION TODAY. WIND CHILL READINGS
CURRENTLY BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO ACROSS MUCH OF WEST
CENTRAL MINNESOTA...WILL SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON.

BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL ENCOMPASS THE ENTIRE AREA
TONIGHT...WITH VALUES BETWEEN 25 AND 45 BELOW ZERO ACROSS MUCH OF
WESTERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN THROUGH
SATURDAY.

THEREFORE...WIND CHILL ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON...AND ACROSS WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN BEGINNING THIS EVENING. 

AS TEMPERATURES PLUMMET FURTHER TONIGHT...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL
DROP TO BETWEEN 40 AND 45 BELOW ALONG AND NORTH OF A MORRIS TO
CAMBRIDGE MINNESOTA LINE...WHERE A WIND CHILL WARNING WILL BE IN
EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT UNTIL 10 AM SATURDAY.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY AND WARNING MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS.
THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS ON FRIDAY
OR SATURDAY...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE SOME BLOWING SNOW THIS
AFTERNOON...NAMELY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA WHERE ONE TO THREE
INCHES OF SNOW FELL DURING WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. THEREFORE
A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA TODAY.

A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED
DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS INCLUDES AREAS ALONG
INTERSTATE 90 AND INTERSTATE 35 SOUTH OF OWATONNA.

MNZ044-045-052-190230-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.080118T2100Z-080119T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0001.080119T0600Z-080119T1600Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.080119T1600Z-080120T0000Z/
MILLE LACS-KANABEC-ISANTI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...CAMBRIDGE
1219 PM CST FRI JAN 18 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
10 AM CST SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST SATURDAY. A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY AN ARCTIC
BLAST OF COLD AIR INVADING THE REGION TODAY...YIELDING WIND CHILL
READINGS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO ACROSS MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA.

BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL ENCOMPASS THE ENTIRE AREA
TONIGHT...WITH VALUES BETWEEN 25 AND 45 BELOW ZERO ACROSS MUCH OF
WESTERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN THROUGH
SATURDAY. THEREFORE...A WIND CHILL WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT
BETWEEN MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST SATURDAY.

THE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE
AREA THROUGH SATURDAY. 

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY AND WARNING MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND
CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS ON TODAY
OR SATURDAY...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

$$

MNZ041>043-047>050-190230-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0001.080119T0600Z-080119T1600Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080119T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.080119T1600Z-080120T0000Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY
1219 PM CST FRI JAN 18 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
10 AM CST SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
10 AM CST SATURDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY AN ARCTIC
BLAST OF COLD AIR INVADING THE REGION TODAY...YIELDING WIND CHILL
READINGS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO ACROSS MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA.

BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL ENCOMPASS THE ENTIRE AREA
TONIGHT...WITH VALUES BETWEEN 25 AND 45 BELOW ZERO ACROSS MUCH OF
WESTERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN THROUGH
SATURDAY. THEREFORE...A WIND CHILL WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT
BETWEEN MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST SATURDAY.

THE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE
AREA THROUGH SATURDAY. 

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY AND WARNING MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND
CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS ON TODAY
OR SATURDAY...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

$$

MNZ084-085-092-093-190230-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.080118T2100Z-080120T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.BS.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080119T0000Z/
WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASECA...OWATONNA...BLUE EARTH...
ALBERT LEA
1219 PM CST FRI JAN 18 2008

...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 PM CST SATURDAY...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE SOME BLOWING
SNOW...NAMELY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA WHERE ONE TO THREE INCHES
OF SNOW FELL DURING WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. THEREFORE A
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON.

WIND CHILLS READINGS WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 25 AND 30 DEGREES BELOW
ZERO THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND PERSIST
THROUGH SATURDAY.

THE BLOWING SNOW THREAT WILL LIKELY DIMINISH BY THIS EVENING...
HOWEVER BITTERLY COLD AIR WILL BE A CONTINUED THREAT.

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 TONIGHT OR SATURDAY...MAKE SURE YOU
WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

$$

MNZ051-053-060>063-068>070-076>078-083-190230-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.080118T2100Z-080120T0000Z/
SHERBURNE-CHISAGO-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-
DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-BLUE EARTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK RIVER...CENTER CITY...MINNEAPOLIS...
BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...
LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...MANKATO
1219 PM CST FRI JAN 18 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 PM CST SATURDAY...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL
ACCOMPANY MUCH COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION TODAY...CAUSING WIND
CHILLS TO DROP TO 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH
OF THE AREA. THESE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ANTICIPATED TO LAST
THROUGH THE DAY 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 ON FRIDAY NIGHT OR SATURDAY...MAKE
SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

$$

MNZ054>059-064>067-073>075-082-091-190230-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080120T0000Z/
LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-
WATONWAN-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...
WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...
HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...
ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT
1219 PM CST FRI JAN 18 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL
ACCOMPANY MUCH COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION TODAY. WIND CHILL
READINGS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO WILL PERSIST ACROSS WESTERN
AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
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 ON FRIDAY OR SATURDAY...MAKE SURE
YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.



$$

WIZ014>016-023>028-190230-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.080119T0000Z-080120T0000Z/
POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...
BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...
PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...
CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
1219 PM CST FRI JAN 18 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 PM CST SATURDAY. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY MUCH COLDER
AIR INTO THE REGION TODAY. WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO 25 TO 35 BELOW
ZERO THIS EVENING ACROSS WESTERN WISCONSIN. THESE DANGEROUS
WIND CHILLS ARE ANTICIPATED TO LAST THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY.
THEREFORE A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN
BEGINNING AT 6 PM THIS EVENING...AND LASTING UNTIL 6 PM 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 ON FRIDAY NIGHT OR SATURDAY...MAKE
SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

$$
000 
WWUS43 KMPX 181929
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
129 PM CST FRI JAN 18 2008

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF THE REGION TODAY
THROUGH SATURDAY...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY AN ARCTIC
BLAST OF COLD AIR INVADING THE REGION TODAY. WIND CHILL READINGS
CURRENTLY BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO ACROSS MUCH OF WEST
CENTRAL MINNESOTA...WILL SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON.

BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL ENCOMPASS THE ENTIRE AREA
TONIGHT...WITH VALUES BETWEEN 25 AND 45 BELOW ZERO ACROSS MUCH OF
WESTERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN THROUGH
SATURDAY.

THEREFORE...WIND CHILL ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON...AND ACROSS WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN BEGINNING THIS EVENING.

AS TEMPERATURES PLUMMET FURTHER TONIGHT...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL
DROP TO BETWEEN 40 AND 45 BELOW ALONG AND NORTH OF A MORRIS TO
CAMBRIDGE MINNESOTA LINE...WHERE A WIND CHILL WARNING WILL BE IN
EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT UNTIL 10 AM SATURDAY.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY AND WARNING MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND
CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS ON FRIDAY
OR SATURDAY...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.


MNZ084-085-092-093-190330-
/O.CAN.KMPX.BS.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080119T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.080118T2100Z-080120T0000Z/
WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASECA...OWATONNA...BLUE EARTH...
ALBERT LEA
129 PM CST FRI JAN 18 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...
...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS
CANCELLED THE BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY. 

THE BLOWING SNOW THREAT HAS ENDED. HOWEVER...BITTERLY COLD AIR
WILL BE A CONTINUED THREAT.

WIND CHILLS READINGS WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 25 AND 30 DEGREES BELOW
ZERO THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND PERSIST
THROUGH 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.

$$

MNZ041>043-047>050-190330-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0001.080119T0600Z-080119T1600Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080119T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.080119T1600Z-080120T0000Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY
129 PM CST FRI JAN 18 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
10 AM CST SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
10 AM CST SATURDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY AN ARCTIC
BLAST OF COLD AIR INVADING THE REGION TODAY...YIELDING WIND CHILL
READINGS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO ACROSS MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA.

BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL ENCOMPASS THE ENTIRE AREA
TONIGHT...WITH VALUES BETWEEN 25 AND 45 BELOW ZERO ACROSS MUCH OF
WESTERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN THROUGH
SATURDAY. THEREFORE...A WIND CHILL WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT
BETWEEN MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST SATURDAY.

THE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE
AREA THROUGH SATURDAY.

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY AND WARNING MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND
CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS ON TODAY
OR SATURDAY...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

$$

MNZ044-045-052-190330-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0001.080119T0600Z-080119T1600Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.080118T2100Z-080119T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.080119T1600Z-080120T0000Z/
MILLE LACS-KANABEC-ISANTI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...CAMBRIDGE
129 PM CST FRI JAN 18 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
10 AM CST SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
10 AM CST SATURDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY AN ARCTIC
BLAST OF COLD AIR INVADING THE REGION TODAY...YIELDING WIND CHILL
READINGS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO ACROSS MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA.

BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL ENCOMPASS THE ENTIRE AREA
TONIGHT...WITH VALUES BETWEEN 25 AND 45 BELOW ZERO ACROSS MUCH OF
WESTERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN THROUGH
SATURDAY. THEREFORE...A WIND CHILL WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT
BETWEEN MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST SATURDAY.

THE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE
AREA THROUGH SATURDAY.

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY AND WARNING MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND
CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS ON TODAY
OR SATURDAY...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

$$

MNZ054>059-064>067-073>075-082-091-190330-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080120T0000Z/
LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-
WATONWAN-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...
WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...
HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...
ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT
129 PM CST FRI JAN 18 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL
ACCOMPANY MUCH COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION TODAY. WIND CHILL
READINGS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO WILL PERSIST ACROSS WESTERN
AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
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 ON FRIDAY OR SATURDAY...MAKE SURE
YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

$$

MNZ051-053-060>063-068>070-076>078-083-190330-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.080118T2100Z-080120T0000Z/
SHERBURNE-CHISAGO-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-
DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-BLUE EARTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK RIVER...CENTER CITY...MINNEAPOLIS...
BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...
LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...MANKATO
129 PM CST FRI JAN 18 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL
ACCOMPANY MUCH COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION TODAY...CAUSING WIND
CHILLS TO DROP TO 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH
OF THE AREA. THESE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ANTICIPATED TO LAST
THROUGH THE DAY 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 ON FRIDAY NIGHT OR SATURDAY...MAKE
SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

$$

WIZ014>016-023>028-190330-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.080119T0000Z-080120T0000Z/
POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...
BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...
PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...
CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
129 PM CST FRI JAN 18 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 PM CST SATURDAY. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY MUCH COLDER
AIR INTO THE REGION TODAY. WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO 25 TO
35 BELOW ZERO THIS EVENING ACROSS WESTERN WISCONSIN. THESE
DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ANTICIPATED TO LAST THROUGH THE DAY
SATURDAY. THEREFORE A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR
WESTERN WISCONSIN BEGINNING AT 6 PM THIS EVENING...AND LASTING
UNTIL 6 PM 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 ON FRIDAY NIGHT OR SATURDAY...MAKE
SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

$$
000 
WWUS43 KMPX 182210
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
410 PM CST FRI JAN 18 2008

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH
SATURDAY...

.BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL ENCOMPASS THE ENTIRE AREA
TONIGHT...WITH VALUES BETWEEN 25 AND 45 BELOW ZERO ACROSS MUCH OF
WESTERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN THROUGH
SATURDAY.

WIND CHILL ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR TONIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST
CENTRAL WISCONSIN. WIND CHILL WARNINGS WILL GO IN EFFECT AROUND
MIDNIGHT THROUGH 10 AM SATURDAY FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND
CENTRAL MINNESOTA WHERE WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DROP TO 40 TO 45
BELOW ZERO...MAINLY NORTH OF A MORRIS TO CAMBRIDGE MINNESOTA LINE.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY AND WARNING MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND
CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS ON FRIDAY
OR SATURDAY...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

MNZ041>045-047>050-052-190615-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0001.080119T0600Z-080119T1600Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080119T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.080119T1600Z-080120T0000Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-
BENTON-ISANTI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...
FOLEY...CAMBRIDGE
410 PM CST FRI JAN 18 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
10 AM CST SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...

BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL ENCOMPASS THE ENTIRE AREA
TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...WIND CHILL READINGS OF 30 TO 45 BELOW ZERO
WILL BE COMMON ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY
DAYBREAK SATURDAY. 

WIND CHILL ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR TONIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. A WIND CHILL
WARNINGS WILL GO IN EFFECT AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 10 AM
SATURDAY FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA WHERE
WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DROP TO 40 TO 45 BELOW ZERO. THE WARNING
WAS MAINLY NORTH OF A MORRIS TO CAMBRIDGE MINNESOTA LINE.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY AND WARNING MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND
CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS ON FRIDAY
OR SATURDAY...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.


$$

MNZ051-053>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-190615-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080120T0000Z/
SHERBURNE-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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK RIVER...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
410 PM CST FRI JAN 18 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...

BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL ENCOMPASS THE ENTIRE AREA
TONIGHT...WITH VALUES BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO ACROSS MUCH OF
WESTERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH SATURDAY.

WIND CHILL ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING. 

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 ON FRIDAY NIGHT OR SATURDAY...MAKE
SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

$$

WIZ014>016-023>028-190615-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.080119T0000Z-080120T0000Z/
POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...
BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...
PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...
CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
410 PM CST FRI JAN 18 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY. 


BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL ENCOMPASS THE ENTIRE AREA
TONIGHT...WITH VALUES BETWEEN 25 AND 45 BELOW ZERO ACROSS MUCH OF
WESTERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN THROUGH
SATURDAY.

OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL LOWER INTO THE TEENS BELOW ZERO WITH
WIND CHILL READINGS PLUMMETING DOWN TO 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. THESE
BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON
SATURDAY. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH DURING THE AFTERNOON...BUT IT
WILL REMAIN QUITE COLD TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS
BELOW ZERO. 

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE
NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS ON FRIDAY OR
SATURDAY...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

$$
000 
WWUS43 KMPX 190405
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1005 PM CST FRI JAN 18 2008

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF THE REGION OVERNIGHT
AND SATURDAY...

.COLD AIR HAS ENGULFED THE REGION ON NORTHWEST WINDS WHICH
CONTINUE TO BLOW AT 10 TO 15 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO
DROP QUICKLY INTO THE OVERNIGHT WITH WINDS ONLY SUBSIDING
GRADUALLY. THIS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. ALREADY...WIND
CHILLS TO NEAR 35 BELOW HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MINNESOTA. THESE WILL CONTINUE TO FALL INTO THE 40 TO 45 BELOW
CATEGORY ACROSS MANY LOCATIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA DURING
OVERNIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THEREFORE A WIND CHILL
WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM FOR CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

WIND CHILLS ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...WHERE WIND
CHILLS WILL DROP TO THE 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO CATEGORY OVERNIGHT.

TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY MODERATE GRADUALLY ON SATURDAY AS NORTHWEST
WINDS CONTINUE. WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE
DURING LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THEREFORE A
WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

WIND CHILL ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS MEAN THAT VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS.
THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS OVERNIGHT 
INTO SATURDAY...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. KEEP BLANKETS
AND EXTRA CLOTHING IN YOUR CAR IF YOU TRAVEL.

MNZ041>045-047>050-052-191215-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080119T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KMPX.WC.W.0001.080119T0339Z-080119T1600Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.080119T1600Z-080120T0000Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-
BENTON-ISANTI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...
FOLEY...CAMBRIDGE
1005 PM CST FRI JAN 18 2008

...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...

COLD AIR HAS ENGULFED THE REGION ON NORTHWEST WINDS WHICH
CONTINUE TO BLOW AT 10 TO 15 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO
DROP QUICKLY INTO THE OVERNIGHT WITH WINDS ONLY SUBSIDING
GRADUALLY. THIS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. ALREADY...WIND
CHILLS TO NEAR 35 BELOW HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MINNESOTA. THESE WILL CONTINUE TO FALL INTO THE 40 TO 45 BELOW
CATEGORY ACROSS MANY LOCATIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA DURING
OVERNIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THEREFORE A WIND CHILL
WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM FOR CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY MODERATE GRADUALLY ON SATURDAY AS NORTHWEST
WINDS CONTINUE. WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE
DURING LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THEREFORE A
WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL MINNESOTA
DURING THAT TIME PERIOD.

WIND CHILL ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS MEAN THAT VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS.
THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS OVERNIGHT 
INTO SATURDAY...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. KEEP BLANKETS
AND EXTRA CLOTHING IN YOUR CAR IF YOU TRAVEL.

$$

MNZ051-053>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-191215-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080120T0000Z/
SHERBURNE-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...ELK RIVER...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
1005 PM CST FRI JAN 18 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY. 

COLD AIR HAS ENGULFED THE REGION ON NORTHWEST WINDS WHICH
CONTINUE TO BLOW AT 10 TO 15 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO
DROP QUICKLY INTO THE OVERNIGHT WITH WINDS ONLY SUBSIDING
GRADUALLY. THIS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. ALREADY...WIND
CHILLS OF 25 TO 30 BELOW HAVE BEEN REPORTED LATE THIS EVENING
ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
THESE WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVERNIGHT INTO THE 30 TO
40 BELOW CATEGORY. TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY MODERATE GRADUALLY ON
SATURDAY AS NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE. WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35
BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE DURING LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. THEREFORE A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
THE ENTIRE AREA OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST
CENTRAL WISCONSIN UNTIL 6 PM SATURDAY.

WIND CHILL ADVISORIES MEAN THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE
NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS OVERNIGHT INTO
SATURDAY...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. KEEP BLANKETS AND
EXTRA CLOTHING IN YOUR CAR IF YOU TRAVEL.

$$
000 
WWUS43 KMPX 191052
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
452 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2008

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF THE REGION OVERNIGHT
AND SATURDAY...

.TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BETWEEN ABOUT 12 AND 22
DEGREES BELOW ZERO THROUGH DAYBREAK. WEST WINDS CONTINUE AT 10 TO
15 MPH WHICH WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 45 BELOW ZERO ACROSS
PARTS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH THE MORNING. THEREFORE A WIND CHILL
WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM FOR CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

WIND CHILL ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...WHERE WIND
CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW THROUGH THE MORNING.

TEMPERATURES WILL NOT RECOVER MUCH TODAY AS WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS
CONTINUE. WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE DURING
THE AFTERNOON. THEREFORE A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST
CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

WIND CHILL ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS MEAN THAT VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND
CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS OVERNIGHT
INTO SATURDAY...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. KEEP
BLANKETS AND EXTRA CLOTHING IN YOUR CAR IF YOU TRAVEL.

MNZ041>045-047>050-052-191900-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080119T1600Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.080119T1600Z-080120T0000Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-
BENTON-ISANTI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...
FOLEY...CAMBRIDGE
452 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2008

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS
MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO
THROUGH DAYBREAK ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA. WEST WINDS CONTINUE AT 10 TO 15
MPH WHICH WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO ACROSS
PARTS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH THE MORNING.

TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY WARM TO AROUND 5 BELOW TODAY AS NORTHWEST
WINDS CONTINUE. WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE
DURING LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THEREFORE A
WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL MINNESOTA DURING
THAT TIME PERIOD.

WIND CHILL ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS MEAN THAT VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND
CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS OVERNIGHT
INTO SATURDAY...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. KEEP
BLANKETS AND EXTRA CLOTHING IN YOUR CAR IF YOU TRAVEL.

$$

MNZ051-053>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-191900-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080120T0000Z/
SHERBURNE-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...ELK RIVER...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
452 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BETWEEN 12 AND 20 BELOW ZERO
THROUGH DAYBREAK. WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL PUSH
WIND CHILLS TO BETWEEN 25 AND 40 BELOW THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. WIND
CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE DURING LATE SATURDAY
MORNING AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES RISE MODESTLY. THEREFORE A
WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
UNTIL 6 PM SATURDAY.

WIND CHILL ADVISORIES MEAN THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE
NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY...
MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. KEEP BLANKETS AND EXTRA
CLOTHING IN YOUR CAR IF YOU TRAVEL.

$$
000 
WWUS43 KMPX 191217 CCA
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED HEADLINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
452 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2008

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH THIS 
AFTERNOON...

.TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BETWEEN ABOUT 12 AND 22
DEGREES BELOW ZERO THROUGH DAYBREAK. WEST WINDS CONTINUE AT 10 TO
15 MPH WHICH WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 45 BELOW ZERO ACROSS 
PARTS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH THE MORNING. THEREFORE A WIND 
CHILL WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM FOR CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

WIND CHILL ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...WHERE WIND
CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW THROUGH THE MORNING.

TEMPERATURES WILL NOT RECOVER MUCH TODAY AS WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS
CONTINUE. WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE DURING
THE AFTERNOON. THEREFORE A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST
CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

WIND CHILL ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS MEAN THAT VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND
CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS OVERNIGHT
INTO SATURDAY...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. KEEP
BLANKETS AND EXTRA CLOTHING IN YOUR CAR IF YOU TRAVEL.

MNZ041>045-047>050-052-191900-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080119T1600Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.080119T1600Z-080120T0000Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-
BENTON-ISANTI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...
FOLEY...CAMBRIDGE
452 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2008

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS
MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO THROUGH 
DAYBREAK ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA. WEST WINDS CONTINUE AT 10 TO 15 
MPH WHICH WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO ACROSS 
PARTS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH THE MORNING.

TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY WARM TO AROUND 5 BELOW TODAY AS NORTHWEST
WINDS CONTINUE. WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE
DURING LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THEREFORE A
WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL MINNESOTA DURING
THAT TIME PERIOD.

WIND CHILL ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS MEAN THAT VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND
CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS OVERNIGHT
INTO SATURDAY...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. KEEP
BLANKETS AND EXTRA CLOTHING IN YOUR CAR IF YOU TRAVEL.

$$

MNZ051-053>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-191900-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080120T0000Z/
SHERBURNE-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...ELK RIVER...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
452 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BETWEEN 12 AND 20 BELOW ZERO
THROUGH DAYBREAK. WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL PUSH 
WIND CHILLS TO BETWEEN 25 AND 40 BELOW THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. 
WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE DURING LATE SATURDAY
MORNING AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES RISE MODESTLY. 
THEREFORE A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE 
AREA OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL 
WISCONSIN UNTIL 6 PM SATURDAY.

WIND CHILL ADVISORIES MEAN THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE
NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY...
MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. KEEP BLANKETS AND EXTRA
CLOTHING IN YOUR CAR IF YOU TRAVEL.

$$
000 
WWUS43 KMPX 191610
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1010 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2008

...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY RISE TODAY...WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN MOST 
AREAS BETWEEN ZERO AND 7 BELOW. ALONG WITH WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH...
WIND CHILL VALUES WILL VARY FROM 20 TO 35 BELOW DURING THE LATE
MORNING...IMPROVING SLIGHTLY TO 15 TO 30 BELOW THROUGHOUT THE
AFTERNOON. THEREFORE A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THE
REST OF THE AFTERNOON. IT IS UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME WHETHER THE
ADVISORY WILL BE EXTENDED INTO TONIGHT.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL 
COMBINE TO GENERATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN 
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF 
YOU DO VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.
KEEP BLANKETS AND EXTRA CLOTHING IN YOUR CAR IF YOU TRAVEL.


MNZ041>045-047>050-052-200000-
/O.EXP.KMPX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080119T1600Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080120T0000Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-
BENTON-ISANTI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...
FOLEY...CAMBRIDGE
1010 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND CHILL WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY RISE TODAY...WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN MOST 
AREAS BETWEEN 2 BELOW AND 7 BELOW. ALONG WITH WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH...
WIND CHILL VALUES WILL VARY FROM 20 TO 35 BELOW DURING THE LATE
MORNING...IMPROVING SLIGHTLY TO 15 TO 30 BELOW THROUGHOUT THE
AFTERNOON. THEREFORE A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THE
REST OF THE AFTERNOON. IT IS UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME WHETHER THE
ADVISORY WILL BE EXTENDED INTO TONIGHT.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL 
COMBINE TO GENERATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN 
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF 
YOU DO VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. KEEP 
BLANKETS AND EXTRA CLOTHING IN YOUR CAR IF YOU TRAVEL.

$$

MNZ051-053>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-200000-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080120T0000Z/
SHERBURNE-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...ELK RIVER...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
1010 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY RISE TODAY...WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN
MOST AREAS BETWEEN ZERO AND 5 BELOW. ALONG WITH WINDS OF 5 TO 15
MPH... WIND CHILL VALUES WILL VARY FROM 20 TO 35 BELOW DURING THE
LATE MORNING...IMPROVING SLIGHTLY TO 15 TO 25 BELOW THROUGHOUT THE
AFTERNOON. THEREFORE A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THE
REST OF THE AFTERNOON. IT IS UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME WHETHER THE
ADVISORY WILL BE EXTENDED INTO TONIGHT.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL 
COMBINE TO GENERATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN 
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF 
YOU DO VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. KEEP 
BLANKETS AND EXTRA CLOTHING IN YOUR CAR IF YOU TRAVEL.


$$
TDK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 17, 10:03 PM CSTBlowing Snow AdvisoryMPXFaribault, Freeborn, Steele, Waseca15 hr
Jan 18, 4:34 AM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryMPXBenton, Douglas, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison and 4 more37 hr

Nearby

Wind Chill Warnings in Minnesota, 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.