Alert archive / Minnesota / Wind Chill Advisories in 2009
Wind Chill Advisory 4, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind chill advisory at Jan 24, 2009, 3:03 PM CST for 9 counties in Wisconsin; 25 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Jan 24, 2009, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2009, 3:03 PM CST (21:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 24, 2009, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 25, 2009, 12:00 PM CST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 34 counties
Anoka County, MN, Benton County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Kanabec County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Pope County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Todd County, MN, Washington County, MN, Wright County, MN, Barron County, WI, Chippewa County, WI, Dunn County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI, Pepin County, WI, Pierce County, WI, Polk County, WI, Rusk County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 46 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
- 1142 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 92 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS43 KMPX 242103 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 303 PM CST SAT JAN 24 2009 ...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS OVERNIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING... .A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING FOR CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA...AS WELL AS ALL OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE ADVISORY IS GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM APPLETON TO RED WING TO EAU CLAIRE. NORTHWEST WINDS AT 5 TO 10 MPH...COUPLED WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO TO THE TEENS BELOW ZERO...WILL CAUSE WIND CHILL READINGS FROM 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES AND COVER AS MUCH FLESH AS POSSIBLE. MNZ041>045-047>053-055-057>063-066-068>070-078-WIZ014>016-023>028- 250515- /O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.090125T0000Z-090125T1800Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-SWIFT-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT- HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA- GOODHUE-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA- EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD... FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...BENSON...WILLMAR... LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL... STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE... RED WING...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH... HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE... BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER... EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 303 PM CST SAT JAN 24 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST SUNDAY. THE ADVISORY COVERS CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA...AS WELL AS ALL OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE ADVISORY IS GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM APPLETON TO RED WING TO EAU CLAIRE. NORTHWEST WINDS AT 5 TO 10 MPH...COUPLED WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO TO THE TEENS BELOW ZERO...WILL CAUSE WIND CHILL READINGS FROM 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES AND COVER AS MUCH FLESH AS POSSIBLE. $$ RAH
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KMPX 250320 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 920 PM CST SAT JAN 24 2009 ...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS PERSISTING INTO SUNDAY MORNING... .A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA...AS WELL AS ALL OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE ADVISORY IS GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM APPLETON TO RED WING TO EAU CLAIRE. WEST NORTHWEST WINDS AT 5 TO 10 MPH...COUPLED WITH THE FALLING SUBZERO TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT...WILL CAUSE WIND CHILLS FROM 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO. THE LOWEST READINGS NEAR 35 BELOW ZERO WILL BE FOUND FROM ALEXANDRIA EAST TOWARDS MORA. THE WIND CHILLS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE AFTER DAYBREAK SUNDAY AND MORE SO DURING THE AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES MODERATE AND WINDS LIGHTEN. WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND MITTENS AND COVER AS MUCH FLESH AS POSSIBLE. MNZ041>045-047>053-055-057>063-066-068>070-078-WIZ014>016-023>028- 251130- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090125T1800Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-SWIFT-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT- HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA- GOODHUE-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA- EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD... FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...BENSON...WILLMAR... LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL... STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE... RED WING...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH... HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE... BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER... EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 920 PM CST SAT JAN 24 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SUNDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST SUNDAY. WEST NORTHWEST WINDS AT 5 TO 10 MPH...COUPLED WITH THE FALLING SUBZERO TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT...WILL CAUSE WIND CHILLS FROM 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO. THE LOWEST READINGS NEAR 35 BELOW ZERO WILL BE FOUND FROM ALEXANDRIA EAST TOWARDS MORA. THE WIND CHILLS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE AFTER DAYBREAK SUNDAY AND MORE SO DURING THE AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES MODERATE AND WINDS LIGHTEN. 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. WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND MITTENS AND COVER AS MUCH FLESH AS POSSIBLE. $$
000 WWUS43 KMPX 250950 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 350 AM CST SUN JAN 25 2009 ...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS PERSISTING THIS MORNING... .A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING FOR CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA...AS WELL AS ALL OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE ADVISORY IS GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM APPLETON TO RED WING TO EAU CLAIRE. WEST NORTHWEST WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH...COUPLED WITH SUBZERO TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING...WILL CAUSE WIND CHILLS FROM 25 BELOW TO 30 OR 35 BELOW ZERO. THE LOWEST READINGS NEAR 35 BELOW ZERO WILL BE FOUND FROM ALEXANDRIA EAST TOWARDS MORA. THE WIND CHILLS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE DURING THE MID MORNING HOURS AND MORE SO DURING THE AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES MODERATE AND WINDS DECREASE. WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND MITTENS AND COVER AS MUCH FLESH AS POSSIBLE. MNZ041>045-047>053-055-057>063-066-068>070-078-WIZ014>016-023>028- 251800- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090125T1800Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-SWIFT-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT- HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA- GOODHUE-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA- EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD... FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...BENSON...WILLMAR... LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL... STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE... RED WING...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH... HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE... BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER... EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 350 AM CST SUN JAN 25 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. WEST NORTHWEST WINDS AT 5 TO 15 MPH...COUPLED WITH SUBZERO TEMPERATURES THROUGH THIS MORNING...WILL CAUSE WIND CHILLS FROM 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO. THE LOWEST READINGS NEAR 35 BELOW ZERO WILL BE FOUND FROM ALEXANDRIA EAST TOWARDS MORA. THE WIND CHILLS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE THROUGH MID MORNING AND MORE SO DURING THE AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES MODERATE AND WINDS LIGHTEN. 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. WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND MITTENS AND COVER AS MUCH FLESH AS POSSIBLE. $$
Nearby
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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.