Alert archive / Minnesota / Wind Chill Warnings in 2009
Wind Chill Warning 2, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this wind chill warning at Jan 13, 2009, 8:34 PM CST for 17 counties in North Dakota; 18 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Jan 14, 2009, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 36 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 13, 2009, 8:34 PM CST (02:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 14, 2009, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 15, 2009, 12:00 PM CST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
All 35 counties
Becker County, MN, Beltrami County, MN, Clay County, MN, Clearwater County, MN, Grant County, MN, Hubbard County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Lake of the Woods County, MN, Mahnomen County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Norman County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Pennington County, MN, Polk County, MN, Red Lake County, MN, Roseau County, MN, Wadena County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Barnes County, ND, Benson County, ND, Cass County, ND, Cavalier County, ND, Eddy County, ND, Grand Forks County, ND, Griggs County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Ramsey County, ND, Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND, Steele County, ND, Towner County, ND, Traill County, ND, Walsh County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:36 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
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 00:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 290 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
- 1100 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 164 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 KFGF 140234 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 834 PM CST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE REGION... .WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT AND REMAIN NEAR 10 MPH THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE WIND COMBINED WITH COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS. THESE HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS MAY EXTEND INTO THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. NDZ028-150000- /O.CAN.KFGF.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-090114T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WC.W.0002.090114T0600Z-090114T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0004.090114T1800Z-090115T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KFGF.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090114T0600Z/ GRIGGS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COOPERSTOWN 834 PM CST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...AND FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 40 BELOW UNTIL MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 40 TO 50 BELOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. HAZARDOUS WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 25 TO 40 BELOW WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THESE HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS MAY EXTEND THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HAS COME TO AN END...THUS THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND 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. $$ MNZ029-040-NDZ038-049-052-053-150000- /O.CAN.KFGF.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-090114T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KFGF.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090115T0000Z/ WILKIN-GRANT-BARNES-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...ELBOW LAKE... VALLEY CITY...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 834 PM CST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. NORTH WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 40 BELOW THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THESE HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS MAY EXTEND THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HAS COME TO AN END...THUS THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MNZ001-002-004>009-013>017-022-023-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-027- 029-030-054-150000- /O.NEW.KFGF.WC.W.0002.090114T0600Z-090114T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0004.090114T1800Z-090115T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KFGF.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090114T0600Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL- EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-TOWNER- CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...CANDO...LANGDON... CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...ADAMS 834 PM CST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 40 BELOW UNTIL MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 40 TO 50 BELOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. HAZARDOUS WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 25 TO 40 BELOW WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THESE WIND CHILL VALUES MAY EXTEND INTO THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND 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. $$ MNZ003-024-027-028-030>032-NDZ039-150000- /O.EXT.KFGF.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090115T0000Z/ CLAY-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-CASS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS... WADENA...FARGO 834 PM CST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. NORTH WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 40 BELOW THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THESE HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS MAY EXTEND THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ TG
8 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KFGF 140404 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1004 PM CST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE REGION... .WINDS WILL REMAIN NEAR 10 MPH THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE WIND COMBINED WITH COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS. THESE HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS ARE LIKELY TO EXTEND INTO THURSDAY AND POSSIBLY FRIDAY. MNZ001-002-004>009-013>017-022-023-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030- 054-150000- /O.CON.KFGF.WC.W.0002.090114T0600Z-090114T1800Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090114T0600Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0004.090114T1800Z-090115T0000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL- EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-TOWNER- CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...CANDO...LANGDON... CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...ADAMS 1004 PM CST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT AND FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THIS INCLUDES LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 200. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 40 BELOW UNTIL MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 40 TO 50 BELOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB ENOUGH BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR WIND CHILL VALUES TO BE IN THE 25 TO 40 BELOW RANGE. HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY AND POSSIBLY FRIDAY. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND 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. $$ MNZ003-024-027>032-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-150000- /O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090115T0000Z/ CLAY-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS... NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO... LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 1004 PM CST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THIS INCLUDES LOCATIONS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 200. NORTH WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 40 BELOW THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY AND POSSIBLY FRIDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ TG
000 WWUS43 KFGF 140646 AAA WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1246 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE REGION... .WINDS WILL REMAIN NEAR 10 MPH THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE WIND COMBINED WITH COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS. THESE HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS ARE LIKELY TO EXTEND INTO THURSDAY AND POSSIBLY FRIDAY. MNZ001-002-004>009-013>017-022-023-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030- 054-150000- /O.CON.KFGF.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090114T1800Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0004.090114T1800Z-090115T0000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL- EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-TOWNER- CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...CANDO...LANGDON... CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...ADAMS 1246 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 40 BELOW UNTIL MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 40 TO 50 BELOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB ENOUGH BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR WIND CHILL VALUES TO BE IN THE 25 TO 40 BELOW RANGE. HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY AND POSSIBLY FRIDAY. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND 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. $$ MNZ003-024-027>032-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-150000- /O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090115T0000Z/ CLAY-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS... NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO... LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 1246 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 40 BELOW THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY AND POSSIBLY FRIDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ NG
000 WWUS43 KFGF 141032 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 432 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE REGION... .WINDS WILL REMAIN NEAR 10 MPH THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND SUFFICIENT WIND WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TODAY. HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS ARE LIKELY TO POSE A PERSISTENT THREAT INTO THURSDAY. MNZ001-002-004>009-013>017-022-023-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030- 054-150000- /O.CON.KFGF.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090114T1800Z/ /O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0004.090114T1800Z-090115T0000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL- EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-TOWNER- CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...CANDO...LANGDON... CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...ADAMS 432 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS FROM 40 TO 50 BELOW THROUGH NOON. EVEN THOUGH TEMPERATURES IMPROVE AFTER NOON...THREATENING WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 40 BELOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 6PM. HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND 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. $$ MNZ003-024-027>032-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-150000- /O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090115T0000Z/ CLAY-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS... NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO... LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 432 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 40 BELOW THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR THE PROPER CLOTHING. $$ G2/NG
000 WWUS43 KFGF 141703 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1103 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE REGION... .WINDS WILL REMAIN AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON AS ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS SOUTHEAST INTO WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. THE RESULT WILL BE LOWEST WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 48 BELOW ZERO HOLDING ON THROUGHOUT THE DAY. HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS ARE LIKELY TO POSE A PERSISTENT THREAT INTO THURSDAY. MNZ003-024-027>032-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-150000- /O.UPG.KFGF.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090115T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KFGF.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090115T0000Z/ CLAY-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...PARK RAPIDS... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS... NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO... LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON 1103 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTHWEST WINDS OF OF 10 TO 15 MPH COMBINED WITH WELL BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN LOWEST WIND CHILL VALUES OF 40 TO 48 BELOW ZERO THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND 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. $$ MNZ001-002-004>009-013>017-022-023-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030- 054-150000- /O.UPG.KFGF.WC.Y.0004.090114T1800Z-090115T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KFGF.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090115T0000Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL- EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-TOWNER- CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN... RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...CANDO...LANGDON... CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...ADAMS 1103 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTHWEST WINDS OF OF 10 TO 15 MPH COMBINED WITH WELL BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN LOWEST WIND CHILL VALUES OF 40 TO 48 BELOW ZERO THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. $$ DTR
000 WWUS43 KFGF 142058 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 258 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE REGION... .HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT. THE POSITION OF THE HIGH WILL KEEP NORTHWEST WINDS OF 5 TO 12 MPH OVER THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THIS WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES. MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024- 026>030-038-039-049-052>054-151800- /O.EXT.KFGF.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090115T1800Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS- WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE- EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER- PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT- RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN... NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS... FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA... PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE... FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO... LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON... ADAMS 258 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST THURSDAY... THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST THURSDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 5 TO 12 MPH WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THIS COMBINED WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS FROM 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND 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. $$ DTR
000 WWUS43 KFGF 150234 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 834 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE REGION... .HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. THE POSITION OF THE HIGH WILL KEEP NORTHWEST WINDS OF 5 TO 12 MPH OVER THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THIS WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 60 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES. MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024- 026>030-038-039-049-052>054-151800- /O.CON.KFGF.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090115T1800Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS- WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE- EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER- PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT- RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN... NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS... FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA... PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE... FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO... LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON... ADAMS 834 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST THURSDAY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 5 TO 12 MPH WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THIS COMBINED WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS FROM 40 TO 60 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND 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. $$ TG
000 WWUS43 KFGF 151008 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 408 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE REGION... .VERY COLD TEMPERATURES IN COMBINATION WITH LIGHT NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 60 BEL0W ZERO THROUGH NOON. WHILE TEMPERATURES REMAIN COLD THIS AFTERNOON...WINDS CHILLS SHOULD IMPROVE AS THE WINDS WEAKEN. MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024- 026>030-038-039-049-052>054-151800- /O.CON.KFGF.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090115T1800Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS- WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE- EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER- PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT- RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN... NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS... FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA... PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE... FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO... LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON... ADAMS 408 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES IN COMBINATION WITH LIGHT NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 60 BEL0W ZERO THROUGH NOON. WHILE TEMPERATURES REMAIN COLD THIS AFTERNOON...WINDS CHILLS SHOULD IMPROVE AS THE WINDS WEAKEN. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND 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. $$ G2/NG
000 WWUS43 KFGF 151803 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1203 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING HAS EXPIRED... MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024- 026>030-038-039-049-052>054-151915- /O.EXP.KFGF.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090115T1800Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS- WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE- EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER- PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT- RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN... NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS... FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA... PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE... FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO... LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON... ADAMS 1203 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. ALTHOUGH THE WIND CHILL WARNING HAS EXPIRED...IT WILL REMAIN QUITE COLD OUTDOORS TODAY. IF PLANNING ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITY...DRESS APPROPRIATELY FOR COLD WEATHER. $$ GODON
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 Grand Forks, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill warning went out at Jan 13, 8:21 PM CST, 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 13, 8:21 PM CST, 13 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
821 PM CST TUE JAN 13 2009
.DISCUSSION...CHALLENGE WILL BE HEADLINES. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL
HAS COME TO AN END...AND REPORTS FROM WINTER WX ADVISORY AREA
INDICATE 1-3 INCHES FELL. WINDS NOT EXPECTED TO BE AN ISSUE FOR
BLOWING SNOW...THUS WILL CANCEL WINTER WX ADVISORY. REMOVED POPS
AND MENTIONED INTERMITTENT FLURRIES ENDING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH
THROUGH THE NIGHT.
WIND CHILL HEADLINES...EXPECT CLEARING TO OCCUR FROM THE NE TO SW
THROUGH THE NIGHT. CURRENT TEMPS IN THIS CLEAR AIRMASS ARE AROUND
-20F. ANTICIPATE THIS AIRMASS WILL BE ACROSS MUCH OF THE N FA BY
MORNING...WITH MIN TEMPS -20F TO-25F. ANTICIPATE CLEARING TO REACH
THE S FA LAST...AND MIN TEMPS WILL BE SLIGHTLY WARMER AS A RESULT
(-10F TO -20F). THESE VALUES SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS FORECAST...A FEW
DEGREES LOWER ACROSS THE N FA CONSIDERING CURRENT VALUES UPSTREAM.
SFC-925MB WINDS WILL TURN N AFTER MIDNIGHT...IN THE 7-12 MPH
RANGE. THIS ENOUGH TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW -40F ACROSS
THE N FA (AFTER LOWERING MIN TEMPS A BIT) AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH
THE MORNING HOURS. FOR THE N HALF OF THE FA...WILL KEEP WIND CHILL
ADVISORY THROUGH MIDNIGHT...ISSUE WIND CHILL WARNING THROUGH
NOON...AND WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON WED. FOR
THE S HALF OF THE FA...WILL GO WITH A WIND CHILL ADVISORY THROUGH
WED AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL HEADLINES LIKELY WILL NEED TO BE
EXTENDED BEYOND WED AFTERNOON...BUT WILL ALLOW NEXT SHIFT TO LOOK
AT THAT SITUATION.
&&
.AVIATION...CURRENT MVFR CIGS AND OCCASIONALLY REDUCED VSBY DUE TO
SNOW (ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM KGFK TO KPKD) WILL GRADUALLY
CLEAR OVERNIGHT THRU 12Z AS WINDS TURN NORTHERLY. FOR ALL AREAS
SOUTHEAST TO EAST WINDS LATE AFTN/EVE WILL TURN NORTHERLY LATER
TONIGHT.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 302 PM CST TUE JAN 13 2009/
SHORT TERM... /TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/
FORECAST CHALLENGE WILL BE SNOWFALL TOTALS IN THE SOUTHWEST THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...AND TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILLS FOR REMAINDER
OF SHORT TERM.
CURRENT RADAR SHOWING BAND OF MOST INTENSE SNOWFALL OVER SOUTH
CENTRAL ND AND NORTH CENTRAL SD. UP TO THREE AND ONE HALF INCHES
HAD BEEN REPORTED BY NOON TODAY...FOR THE BISMARCK AREA. THE BAND
OF HEAVIER SNOW CONTINUES TO BE WEST OF THE FORECAST AREA HOWEVER
IT IS TAPPING INTO SW SARGENT COUNTY. SNOW TO LIQUID RATIOS OF
AROUND 30 TO 1 WERE REPORTED IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE.
WINDS ARE INCREASING TO THE 15 TO 20 MPH RANGE IN THE DEVILS LAKE
BASIN AND VALLEY CITY AREA. ALSO WINDS ARE STARTING TO EXCEED 10
MPH IN THE VALLEY AND PARTS OF MY SOUTHEAST.
DUE TO INCREASING WINDS IN THE VALLEY...WILL MOVE START TIME FOR
THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY TO 4 PM FOR THE VALLEY AND SOUTHEASTERN
ZONES. NO CHANGES FOR CURRENT WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...HOWEVER
DO NOT EXPECT MORE THAN 3 OR 4 INCHES MAX OF NEW SNOW IN THE
ADVISORY AREA. THIS WAS USING A 20 TO 1 RATIO...A BIT LESS THAN
WHAT BIS AREA OBSERVED IN THE AREA OF GREATER FORCING AND MOISTURE
AVAILABILITY.
18Z NAM SHOWS BAND OF WEAK H850 TO H700 FRONTOGENETIC FORCING
EAST OF THE INVERTED SFC TROUGH. THIS LINES UP WITH
AFOREMENTIONED BAND OF SNOW...AND SNOW CONTINUES BACK TOWARD THE
TROUGH IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE. LOW CONTINUES TO TRACK
SOUTH SOUTHEAST AND IS EXPECTED TO BE IN FAR SOUTH CENTRAL SD BY
00Z. THE ASSOCIATED BAND OF SNOW SHOULD CONTINUE TO SINK SOUTH
EAST AS WELL...JUST CLIPPING MY SOUTHWESTERN ZONES. THUS ADVISORY
REMAINS GOOD HOWEVER I FURTHER CUT POPS EAST OF THE ADVISED AREA.
EXPECT FLURRIES UP TO ONE...POSSIBLY TWO...INCHES OF SNOW OUTSIDE
OF ADVISORY AREA.
WINDS WILL SHIFT NORTHERLY TONIGHT...AND SHOULD INCREASE TO 10 TO
15 MPH...OR 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE SOUTH. THIS WILL BRING THE
MAJORITY OF THE CWA INTO WIND CHILL ADVISORY CRITERIA. AS
MENTIONED EARLIER...UPPED START TIME FOR VALLEY AND SOUTHEAST.
WIND CHILL WARNING CRITERIA OF NEG 40 COULD BE REACHED BY 3 AM IN
PARTS OF THE NORTH. WILL LET EVENING SHIFT MONITOR WINDS AND
TEMPS TONIGHT AND ISSUE IF NECESSARY. WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL
LIKELY NEED TO BE EXTENDED THROUGH MOST OF TOMORROW...BUT AGAIN
WILL LET EVENING SHIFT MONITOR AND MAKE THE CALL ON AM PACKAGE.
HIGH PRESSURE WITH AN EXTREMELY...DANGEROUSLY COLD ARCTIC AIRMASS
THEN DOMINATES WED THROUGH FRIDAY. EXPECT SUNNY SKIES WITH TEMPS
MOSTLY LIKELY NOT GETTING ABOVE ZERO UNTIL AT LEAST FRIDAY.
NIGHTTIME TEMPS WILL BE DANGEROUSLY COLD...INTO THE MID NEG 30S
AGAIN TOMORROW AND POSSIBLY THURSDAY NIGHT. ALL TRAVELERS SHOULD
BE ADVISED TO TAKE A WINTER WEATHER KIT AS THESE CONDS CAN BE LIFE
THREATENING IF NOT PROPERLY DRESSED.
LONG TERM... /SAT THROUGH TUE/
BIG ISSUE IN THE EXTENDED IS THE DEGREE OF WARMUP. ALL MODELS
SIMILAR IN PATTERN IN TAKING POLAR LOW AND VERY COLD AIRMASS
EASTWARD OVER THE NORTHEASTERN U.S. WITH A RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE
NRN ROCKIES. WARMING WILL BE NOTED OVER THE NRN ROCKIES AND ALBERTA
ESP IN CHINOOK AREAS WHERE DOWNSLOPE IS BETTER. HOWEVER...HOW FAR
EAST THIS WARMER AIR MAKES IT REMAINS IN DOUBT AS SHORT WAVE
ROTATING AROUND THE NORTHEASTERN U.S. UPPER LOW WILL MOVE SOUTH IN
NW ONTARIO AND MINNESOTA KEEPING MAIN WARM AIR JUST WEST OF THE AREA
WITH RE-ENFORCING SHOTS OF COLD AIR. TEMPS WILL MODERATE AND WILL
STILL PLAY WITH IDEA OF SOME 20S SUN-TUE PERIODS FOR HIGHS. NOW LOWS
WILL DEFINITELY BE MUCH MILDER AS CLOUDS WILL BE IN THE AREA FRI
NIGHT INTO SAT NIGHT AS A UPPER WAVE DROPS SOUTH INTO MN SPREADING
SOME FLURRIES INTO THE AREA.
&&
.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR NDZ038-039-049-
052-053.
WIND CHILL WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY
FOR NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-054.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR NDZ006>008-
014>016-024-026>030-054.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR
NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-054.
MN...WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR MNZ003-024-
027>032-040.
WIND CHILL WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY
FOR MNZ001-002-004>009-013>017-022-023.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR MNZ001-002-
004>009-013>017-022-023.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR MNZ001-
002-004>009-013>017-022-023.
&&
TGHazardous weather outlook, Jan 13, 3:20 PM CST, 5 hours 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 320 PM CST TUE JAN 13 2009 MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024- 026>030-038-039-049-052>054-141315- WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS- WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE- EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER- PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT- RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- 320 PM CST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES AND WIND CHILL ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THRUOGH WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD LIGHT SNOW THROUGH EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND PARTS OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW EXPECTED ALONG AND WEST OF A CANDO TO DEVILS LAKE TO COOPERSTOWN TO WAHPETON LINE...WITH LESS THAN IN AN INCH FROM LANGDON TO FINLEY TO FARGO. ALL AREAS WILL SEE WIND CHILLS IN THE 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO RANGE THROUGH TONIGHT AS WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES AND HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. LITTLE SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... PLEASE PHONE IN SNOWFALL REPORTS IN TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. RIDDLE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 8:34 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | Benson, Cavalier, Eddy, Grand Forks, Griggs, Nelson and 6 more | 14 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.