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Wind Chill Advisory 7, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind chill advisory at Dec 9, 2009, 10:13 AM CST for 30 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 9, 2009, 10:13 AM CST (16:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 10, 2009, 10:00 AM CST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 30 counties
Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Pope County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Steele County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Todd County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Wright County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:19 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, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 77 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
- 677 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 4 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 299 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 310 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 091613 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1013 AM CST WED DEC 9 2009 ...BLOWING SNOW BECOMING THE PRIMARY IMPACT WITH GRADUALLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS... .THE BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE AREA OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...OR MAINLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM OLIVIA TO THE SOUTHERN TWIN CITIES METRO AREA TO CHIPPEWA FALLS WISCONSIN. MUCH OF THE BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...AS WELL AS EASTERN AND PARTS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA...OR MAINLY NORTH OF MINNEAPOLIS. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA TO THE IMMEDIATE NORTHWEST OF THE WARNINGS...INCLUDING MORA...ST CLOUD...AND WILLMAR. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING...INCLUDING ALEXANDRIA AND MONTEVIDEO. WHILE SNOWFALL CONTINUES TO TAPER TO MAINLY FLURRIES ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE AS THE PRIMARY HAZARD. NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...GUSTING AT TIMES TO 50 MPH IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...WILL EASILY BLOW THE FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A FEW HUNDRED YARDS OR LESS. OBSERVATIONS ACROSS THE AREA HAVE REPORTED THESE TYPE OF VISIBILITIES THIS MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID- AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING. IN WESTERN WISCONSIN...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON...WITH ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF ONE HALF TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES POSSIBLE. NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH PERIODIC GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL ALLOW FOR WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...MUCH COLDER AIR IS PLUNGING INTO THE REGION ON THE NORTHWEST WINDS. THE COMBINATION OF THESE FALLING TEMPERATURES AND WINDS WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA TODAY. ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA...WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 25 BELOW ZERO ARE FORECAST. SNOWFALL TOTALS WITH THIS EVENT HAVE BEEN AS HIGH AS 12.4 INCHES IN STANLEY WISCONSIN. OTHER AMOUNTS FROM WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN GENERALLY RANGE FROM NINE TO TWELVE INCHES. IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SNOW AMOUNTS RANGE FROM FIVE TO NINE INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST OF NINE INCHES BEING REPORTED IN KIESTER ALONG THE IOWA BORDER. IN THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA...AMOUNTS FROM FOUR TO EIGHT INCHES FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST HAVE BEEN OBSERVED. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES IN THE BLIZZARD WARNING AREA INTO THIS AFTERNOON. THIS INCLUDES ALONG INTERSTATES 90 AND 94...AS WELL AS INTERSTATE 35 SOUTH OF THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA. ACROSS THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND ADVISORY AREAS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL IS LIKELY AT TIMES. PORTIONS OF THE WARNINGS MAY BE CANCELLED EARLY DEPENDING ON HOW QUICKLY THE BLOWING SNOW SUBSIDES AND REPORTS FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. WITH THIS BEING THE FIRST MAJOR WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON... ENSURE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ARE PREPARED FOR WINTER WEATHER AND THAT YOUR VEHICLE IS ALSO PREPARED WITH A WINTER WEATHER SAFETY KIT. MNZ054-056-064-100000- /O.CAN.KMPX.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091210T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0007.091209T1613Z-091210T0000Z/ LAC QUI PARLE-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS 1013 AM CST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOWFALL HAS TAPERED TO FLURRIES ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS RANGED FROM THREE TO FOUR INCHES IN CHIPPEWA...LAC QUI PARLE...AND YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTIES. WHILE ISOLATED POCKETS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AREAS...WIDESPREAD IMPROVEMENTS IN CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN OBSERVED AND RELAYED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT. THUS THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. MUCH COLDER AIR IS PLUNGING INTO THE REGION ON THE NORTHWEST WINDS. THE COMBINATION OF THESE FALLING TEMPERATURES AND WINDS WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA TODAY. 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. $$ MNZ041-042-047-048-055-100000- /O.CAN.KMPX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-091210T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0007.091209T1613Z-091210T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-SWIFT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS... GLENWOOD...BENSON 1013 AM CST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOWFALL HAS TAPERED TO FLURRIES ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS RANGED FROM ONE TO FOUR INCHES. WHILE ISOLATED POCKETS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AREAS...WIDESPREAD IMPROVEMENTS IN CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN OBSERVED AND RELAYED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT. THUS THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. MUCH COLDER AIR IS PLUNGING INTO THE REGION ON THE NORTHWEST WINDS. THE COMBINATION OF THESE FALLING TEMPERATURES AND WINDS WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA TODAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MNZ066>070-074>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ024>028-100015- /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091210T0600Z/ MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE- GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- FREEBORN-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA... SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR... FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA... FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT... MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS... BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 1013 AM CST WED DEC 9 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. WHILE SNOWFALL CONTINUES TO TAPER TO MAINLY FLURRIES ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE AS THE PRIMARY HAZARD. NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...GUSTING AT TIMES TO 50 MPH IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...WILL EASILY BLOW THE FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A FEW HUNDRED YARDS OR LESS. OBSERVATIONS ACROSS THE AREA HAVE REPORTED THESE TYPE OF VISIBILITIES THIS MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID- AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING. IN WESTERN WISCONSIN...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON...WITH ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF ONE HALF TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES POSSIBLE. NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH PERIODIC GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL ALLOW FOR WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...MUCH COLDER AIR IS PLUNGING INTO THE REGION ON THE NORTHWEST WINDS. ACROSS THE BLIZZARD WARNING AREA...WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 25 BELOW ZERO ARE FORECAST. SNOWFALL TOTALS WITH THIS EVENT HAVE BEEN AS HIGH AS 12.4 INCHES IN STANLEY WISCONSIN. OTHER AMOUNTS FROM WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN GENERALLY RANGE FROM NINE TO TWELVE INCHES. IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SNOW AMOUNTS RANGE FROM FIVE TO NINE INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST OF NINE INCHES BEING REPORTED IN KIESTER ALONG THE IOWA BORDER.. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. THIS INCLUDES ALONG INTERSTATES 90 AND 94...AS WELL AS INTERSTATE 35 SOUTH OF THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ MNZ065-073-100000- /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091210T0000Z/ RENVILLE-REDWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS 1013 AM CST WED DEC 9 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. WHILE SNOWFALL CONTINUES TO TAPER TO MAINLY FLURRIES ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE AS THE PRIMARY HAZARD. NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...GUSTING AT TIMES TO 40 MPH IN THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY...WILL EASILY BLOW THE FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A FEW HUNDRED YARDS OR LESS. OBSERVATIONS ACROSS THE AREA HAVE REPORTED THESE TYPE OF VISIBILITIES THIS MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...MUCH COLDER AIR IS PLUNGING INTO THE REGION ON THE NORTHWEST WINDS. THE COMBINATION OF THESE FALLING TEMPERATURES AND WINDS WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO. SNOWFALL TOTALS WITH THIS EVENT HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED AT THREE TO FIVE INCHES ACROSS RENVILLE AND REDWOOD COUNTIES. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES IN THE BLIZZARD WARNING AREA FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. THIS PORTION OF THE WARNING MAY BE CANCELLED EARLY DEPENDING ON HOW QUICKLY THE BLOWING SNOW SUBSIDES AND REPORTS FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ MNZ051>053-059>063-WIZ014>016-023-100015- /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091210T0600Z/ SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON- POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY... MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER... AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON... NEW RICHMOND 1013 AM CST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. WHILE SNOWFALL CONTINUES TO TAPER TO MAINLY FLURRIES ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE AS THE PRIMARY HAZARD. NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH...GUSTING AT TIMES TO NEAR 40 MPH...WILL EASILY BLOW THE FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A HALF MILE OR LESS...ESPECIALLY IN THE OPEN COUNTRY. IN WESTERN WISCONSIN...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON...WITH ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH POSSIBLE. THE WINDS WILL ALSO ALLOW FOR WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...MUCH COLDER AIR IS PLUNGING INTO THE REGION ON THE NORTHWEST WINDS. THE COMBINATION OF THESE FALLING TEMPERATURES AND WINDS WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 25 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE AREA. SNOWFALL TOTALS WITH THIS EVENT HAVE RANGED FROM NINE TO TWELVE INCHES IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. IN THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA...AMOUNTS FROM FOUR TO EIGHT INCHES FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST HAVE BEEN OBSERVED. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT AT TIMES INTO THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. PORTIONS OF THE WARNINGS MAY BE CANCELLED EARLY DEPENDING ON HOW QUICKLY THE BLOWING SNOW SUBSIDES AND REPORTS FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ MNZ043>045-049-050-057-058-100000- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-091210T0000Z/ MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA... ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD 1013 AM CST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. WHILE SNOWFALL CONTINUES TO TAPER TO MAINLY FLURRIES ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE AS THE PRIMARY HAZARD. NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...GUSTING AT TIMES TO 50 MPH IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...WILL EASILY BLOW THE FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A FEW HUNDRED YARDS OR LESS. OBSERVATIONS ACROSS THE AREA HAVE REPORTED THESE TYPE OF VISIBILITIES THIS MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID- AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING. IN WESTERN WISCONSIN...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON...WITH ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF ONE HALF TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES POSSIBLE. NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH PERIODIC GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL ALLOW FOR WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...MUCH COLDER AIR IS PLUNGING INTO THE REGION ON THE NORTHWEST WINDS. THE COMBINATION OF THESE FALLING TEMPERATURES AND WINDS WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA TODAY. ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA...WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 25 BELOW ZERO ARE FORECAST. SNOWFALL TOTALS WITH THIS EVENT HAVE BEEN AS HIGH AS 12.4 INCHES IN STANLEY WISCONSIN. OTHER AMOUNTS FROM WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN GENERALLY RANGE FROM NINE TO TWELVE INCHES. IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SNOW AMOUNTS RANGE FROM FIVE TO NINE INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST OF NINE INCHES BEING REPORTED IN KIESTER ALONG THE IOWA BORDER. IN THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA...AMOUNTS FROM FOUR TO EIGHT INCHES FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST HAVE BEEN OBSERVED. DIFFICULT TRAVEL IS LIKELY AT TIMES IN RURAL AREAS OF THE ADVISORY. PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY MAY BE CANCELLED EARLY DEPENDING ON HOW QUICKLY THE BLOWING SNOW SUBSIDES AND REPORTS FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KMPX 092142 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 342 PM CST WED DEC 9 2009 ...BLOWING SNOW REMAINS A TRAVEL HAZARD THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... ...LOW WIND CHILLS FLOOD INTO CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... .THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. IN FAR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA IT HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES ALBERT LEA...MANKATO...OWATONNA...AND THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ALSO NOW IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA FROM TONIGHT THROUGH 10 AM THURSDAY MORNING. THIS ADVISORY COVERS AN AREA GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF A LITTLE FALLS TO FAR WESTERN TWIN CITIES TO FARIBAULT LINE. NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO FAVOR AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONOUNCED IN RURAL OPEN AREAS...WHERE VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO A FEW HUNDRED YARDS AT TIMES. SUCH VISIBILITIES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA MUCH OF TODAY. THE BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED MARKEDLY ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA. THUS THE BLIZZARD AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO PLUNGE INTO THE REGION ON THE NORTHWEST WINDS. THE COMBINATION OF THESE FALLING TEMPERATURES AND THE WINDS WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY AREA OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. SNOWFALL TOTALS WITH THIS EVENT HAVE BEEN AS HIGH AS 13.3 INCHES IN ZUMBROTA MINNESOTA AND 13.1 INCHES IN EAU CLAIRE WISCONSIN. OTHER AMOUNTS FROM WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN HAVE GENERALLY RANGED FROM EIGHT AND A HALF TO THIRTEEN INCHES. IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SNOW AMOUNTS SEEN WERE SIX TO TEN INCHES. IN THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA...AMOUNTS FROM FIVE TO NINE INCHES WERE REPORTED FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. THIS FIRST MAJOR WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON SHOULD SERVE AS A REMINDER TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY TO BE PREPARED FOR WINTER WEATHER AND THAT YOUR VEHICLE IS ALSO PREPARED WITH A WINTER WEATHER SAFETY KIT. MNZ082>085-091>093-100545- /O.CAN.KMPX.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091210T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0012.091209T2142Z-091210T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KMPX.WC.Y.0007.091210T0000Z-091210T1600Z/ WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA... OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 342 PM CST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THURSDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST THURSDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO FAVOR AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONOUNCED IN RURAL OPEN AREAS...WHERE VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO A FEW HUNDRED YARDS AT TIMES. SUCH VISIBILITIES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED MUCH OF TODAY ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO PLUNGE INTO THE REGION ON THE NORTHWEST WINDS. THE COMBINATION OF THESE FALLING TEMPERATURES AND THE WINDS WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO BY THE MIDDLE OF THIS EVENING IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. SNOWFALL TOTALS WITH THIS EVENT HAVE RANGED FROM SIX TO TEN INCHES IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. 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. 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. $$ MNZ066>069-074>077-100545- /O.CAN.KMPX.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091210T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KMPX.WC.Y.0007.091210T0000Z-091210T1600Z/ MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA... SHAKOPEE...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT 342 PM CST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THURSDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THURSDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED MARKEDLY ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA. THUS THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO PLUNGE INTO THE REGION ON NORTHWEST WINDS. THE COMBINATION OF THESE FALLING TEMPERATURES AND THE WINDS WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY AREA OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. SNOWFALL TOTALS WITH THIS EVENT HAVE BEEN AS HIGH AS 13.3 INCHES IN ZUMBROTA MINNESOTA. OTHER AMOUNTS FROM CENTRAL MINNESOTA RANGE FROM FOUR TO SEVEN INCHES. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MNZ065-073-100545- /O.CAN.KMPX.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091210T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMPX.WC.Y.0007.091210T0000Z-091210T1600Z/ RENVILLE-REDWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS 342 PM CST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THURSDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THURSDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED MARKEDLY ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA. THUS THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO PLUNGE INTO THE REGION ON NORTHWEST WINDS. THE COMBINATION OF THESE FALLING TEMPERATURES AND THE WINDS WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY AREA OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. SNOWFALL TOTALS WITH THIS EVENT HAVE BEEN AS HIGH AS 13.3 INCHES IN ZUMBROTA MINNESOTA. AMOUNTS ACROSS REDWOOD AND RENVILLE COUNTIES RANGED FROM THREE TO FIVE INCHES. 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. $$ MNZ070-078-WIZ024>028-092245- /O.CAN.KMPX.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091210T0600Z/ DAKOTA-GOODHUE-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURNSVILLE...RED WING...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN... CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 342 PM CST WED DEC 9 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. THE BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED MARKEDLY ACROSS THE AREA. THUS THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PATCHY AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN RURAL AND OPEN LANDSCAPES. PLUNGING TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO ALLOW WIND CHILLS TO DROP TO 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO. SNOWFALL TOTALS WITH THIS EVENT HAVE BEEN AS HIGH AS 13.3 INCHES IN ZUMBROTA MINNESOTA AND 13.1 INCHES IN EAU CLAIRE WISCONSIN. OTHER AMOUNTS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN RANGED FROM EIGHT AND A HALF TO THIRTEEN INCHES. $$ MNZ059-100545- /O.CAN.KMPX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091210T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KMPX.WC.Y.0007.091210T0000Z-091210T1600Z/ WRIGHT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONTICELLO 342 PM CST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED MARKEDLY ACROSS WRIGHT COUNTY. THUS THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO PLUNGE INTO THE REGION ON NORTHWEST WINDS. THE COMBINATION OF THESE FALLING TEMPERATURES AND THE WINDS WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILLS NEAR 25 BELOW ZERO. SNOWFALL TOTALS WITH THIS EVENT WERE ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR FOUR INCHES IN WRIGHT COUNTY. 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. $$ MNZ051>053-060>063-WIZ014>016-023-092245- /O.CAN.KMPX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091210T0600Z/ SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-POLK- BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY... MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...AMERY... BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON... NEW RICHMOND 342 PM CST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED MARKEDLY ACROSS THE AREA. THUS THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PATCHY AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN RURAL AND OPEN LANDSCAPES. PLUNGING TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO ALLOW WIND CHILLS TO DROP TO 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO. SNOWFALL TOTALS WITH THIS EVENT HAVE BEEN AS HIGH AS 13.3 INCHES IN ZUMBROTA MINNESOTA AND 13.1 INCHES IN EAU CLAIRE WISCONSIN. OTHER AMOUNTS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN RANGED FROM EIGHT AND A HALF TO THIRTEEN INCHES. IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA SNOWFALL TOTALS RANGED FROM ONE TO FOUR INCHES. $$ MNZ043-049-057-058-100545- /O.CAN.KMPX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-091210T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMPX.WC.Y.0007.091210T0000Z-091210T1600Z/ MORRISON-STEARNS-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...ST. CLOUD...WILLMAR... LITCHFIELD 342 PM CST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THURSDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED MARKEDLY ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA. THUS THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO PLUNGE INTO THE REGION ON NORTHWEST WINDS. THE COMBINATION OF THESE FALLING TEMPERATURES AND THE WINDS WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILLS NEAR 25 BELOW ZERO IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA. SNOWFALL TOTALS WITH THIS EVENT HAVE BEEN AS HIGH AS 13.3 INCHES IN ZUMBROTA MINNESOTA. AMOUNTS ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA RANGED FROM ONE TO THREE INCHES. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MNZ044-045-050-092245- /O.CAN.KMPX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-091210T0000Z/ MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...FOLEY 342 PM CST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED MARKEDLY ACROSS THE AREA. THUS THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PATCHY AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN RURAL AND OPEN LANDSCAPES. PLUNGING TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO ALLOW WIND CHILLS TO DROP TO 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO. $$ MNZ041-042-047-048-054>056-064-100545- /O.EXT.KMPX.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-091210T1600Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- YELLOW MEDICINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS... GLENWOOD...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS 342 PM CST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THURSDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THURSDAY. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO PLUNGE INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA ON NORTHWEST WINDS. THE COMBINATION OF THESE FALLING TEMPERATURES AND THE WINDS WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$
000 WWUS43 KMPX 100307 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 907 PM CST WED DEC 9 2009 ...BLOWING SNOW REMAINS A TRAVEL HAZARD THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... ...LOW WIND CHILLS TO IMPACT CENTRAL...WESTERN...AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES ALBERT LEA...MANKATO...OWATONNA...AND THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF CENTRAL AND ALL OF WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA FROM TONIGHT THROUGH 10 AM THURSDAY MORNING. THIS ADVISORY COVERS AN AREA GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF A LITTLE FALLS...TO THE FAR WESTERN TWIN CITIES...TO FARIBAULT LINE. NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO FAVOR AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONOUNCED IN RURAL OPEN AREAS...WHERE VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO A FEW HUNDRED YARDS AT TIMES. SUCH VISIBILITIES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA MUCH OF TODAY. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO PLUNGE INTO THE REGION ON THE NORTHWEST WINDS. THE COMBINATION OF THESE FALLING TEMPERATURES AND THE WINDS WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY AREA OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...WITH WIND CHILL VALUES APPROACHING 35 BELOW ZERO IN WESTERN MINNESOTA. THESE ARE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES...AND PROPER PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN BEFORE SPENDING EXTENDED PERIODS OUTSIDE. MNZ082>085-091>093-101115- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-091210T1600Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-091210T0600Z/ WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA... OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 907 PM CST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THURSDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THURSDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO FAVOR AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONOUNCED IN RURAL OPEN AREAS...WHERE VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO A FEW HUNDRED YARDS AT TIMES. SUCH VISIBILITIES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA MUCH OF TODAY. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO PLUNGE INTO THE REGION ON THE NORTHWEST WINDS. THE COMBINATION OF THESE FALLING TEMPERATURES AND THE WINDS WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY AREA OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. 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. 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>049-054>059-064>069-073>077-101115- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-091210T1600Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT- CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD- SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT 907 PM CST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THURSDAY. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO PLUNGE INTO THE REGION ON THE NORTHWEST WINDS. THE COMBINATION OF THESE FALLING TEMPERATURES AND THE WINDS WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY AREA OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...WITH WIND CHILL VALUES APPROACHING 35 BELOW ZERO IN WESTERN MINNESOTA. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$
000 WWUS43 KMPX 100309 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 909 PM CST WED DEC 9 2009 ...BLOWING SNOW REMAINS A TRAVEL HAZARD THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... ...LOW WIND CHILLS TO IMPACT CENTRAL...WESTERN...AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES ALBERT LEA...MANKATO...OWATONNA...AND THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF CENTRAL AND ALL OF WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA FROM TONIGHT THROUGH 10 AM THURSDAY MORNING. THIS ADVISORY COVERS AN AREA GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF A LITTLE FALLS...TO THE FAR WESTERN TWIN CITIES...TO FARIBAULT LINE. NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO FAVOR AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONOUNCED IN RURAL OPEN AREAS...WHERE VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO A FEW HUNDRED YARDS AT TIMES. SUCH VISIBILITIES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA MUCH OF TODAY. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO PLUNGE INTO THE REGION ON THE NORTHWEST WINDS. THE COMBINATION OF THESE FALLING TEMPERATURES AND THE WINDS WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY AREA OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...WITH WIND CHILL VALUES APPROACHING 35 BELOW ZERO IN WESTERN MINNESOTA. THESE ARE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES... AND PROPER PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN BEFORE SPENDING EXTENDED PERIODS OUTSIDE. MNZ082>085-091>093-101115- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-091210T1600Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-091210T0600Z/ WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA... OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 909 PM CST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THURSDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THURSDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO FAVOR AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONOUNCED IN RURAL OPEN AREAS...WHERE VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO A FEW HUNDRED YARDS AT TIMES. SUCH VISIBILITIES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA MUCH OF TODAY. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO PLUNGE INTO THE REGION ON THE NORTHWEST WINDS. THE COMBINATION OF THESE FALLING TEMPERATURES AND THE WINDS WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY AREA OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. 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. 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>049-054>059-064>069-073>077-101115- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-091210T1600Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT- CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD- SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT 909 PM CST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THURSDAY. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO PLUNGE INTO THE REGION ON THE NORTHWEST WINDS. THE COMBINATION OF THESE FALLING TEMPERATURES AND THE WINDS WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY AREA OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...WITH WIND CHILL VALUES APPROACHING 35 BELOW ZERO IN WESTERN MINNESOTA. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$
000 WWUS43 KMPX 100312 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 912 PM CST WED DEC 9 2009 ...BLOWING SNOW REMAINS A TRAVEL HAZARD THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... ...LOW WIND CHILLS TO IMPACT CENTRAL...WESTERN...AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA TONIGHT... .A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES ALBERT LEA...MANKATO...OWATONNA...AND THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF CENTRAL AND ALL OF WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA FROM TONIGHT THROUGH 10 AM THURSDAY MORNING. THIS ADVISORY COVERS AN AREA GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF A LITTLE FALLS...TO THE FAR WESTERN TWIN CITIES...TO FARIBAULT LINE. NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO FAVOR AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONOUNCED IN RURAL OPEN AREAS...WHERE VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO A FEW HUNDRED YARDS AT TIMES. SUCH VISIBILITIES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA MUCH OF TODAY. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO PLUNGE INTO THE REGION ON THE NORTHWEST WINDS. THE COMBINATION OF THESE FALLING TEMPERATURES AND THE WINDS WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY AREA OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...WITH WIND CHILL VALUES APPROACHING 35 BELOW ZERO IN WESTERN MINNESOTA. THESE ARE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES... AND PROPER PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN BEFORE SPENDING EXTENDED PERIODS OUTSIDE. MNZ082>085-091>093-101115- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-091210T1600Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-091210T0600Z/ WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA... OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 912 PM CST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THURSDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THURSDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO FAVOR AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONOUNCED IN RURAL OPEN AREAS...WHERE VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO A FEW HUNDRED YARDS AT TIMES. SUCH VISIBILITIES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA MUCH OF TODAY. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO PLUNGE INTO THE REGION ON THE NORTHWEST WINDS. THE COMBINATION OF THESE FALLING TEMPERATURES AND THE WINDS WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY AREA OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. 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. 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>049-054>059-064>069-073>077-101115- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-091210T1600Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT- CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD- SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT 912 PM CST WED DEC 9 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THURSDAY. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO PLUNGE INTO THE REGION ON THE NORTHWEST WINDS. THE COMBINATION OF THESE FALLING TEMPERATURES AND THE WINDS WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY AREA OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...WITH WIND CHILL VALUES APPROACHING 35 BELOW ZERO IN WESTERN MINNESOTA. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$
000 WWUS43 KMPX 101010 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 410 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009 ...LOW WIND CHILLS TO IMPACT CENTRAL...WESTERN...AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THIS MORNING... .WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE 25 TO 30 BELOW RANGE WILL BE COMMON THIS MORNING FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING WERE NEAR 10 BELOW ZERO OVER WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...GENERALLY WEST OF LITTLE FALLS TO MANKATO. THESE AREAS WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS NEAR 30 BELOW ZERO. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WERE IN THE 5 TO 15 MPH RANGE OVER MOST OF THE AREA. THESE ARE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES... AND PROPER PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN BEFORE SPENDING EXTENDED PERIODS OUTSIDE. MNZ041>043-047>049-054>059-064>069-073>077-082>085-091>093-101600- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-091210T1600Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT- CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD- SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-WATONWAN- BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT... ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH... ALBERT LEA 410 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE 25 TO 30 BELOW RANGE WILL BE COMMON THIS MORNING FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING WERE NEAR 10 BELOW ZERO OVER WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...GENERALLY WEST OF LITTLE FALLS TO MANKATO. THESE AREAS WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS NEAR 30 BELOW ZERO. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WERE IN THE 5 TO 15 MPH RANGE OVER MOST OF THE AREA. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$
000 WWUS43 KMPX 101541 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 941 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009 ...GRADUALLY WARMING TEMPERATURES BRING THE WIND CHILL VALUES UPWARD... .THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 10 AM. GRADUALLY WARMING TEMPERATURES THROUGH LATE MORNING WILL ALLOW WIND CHILLS TO MODERATE. THEY WILL STILL REMAIN BELOW ZERO HOWEVER THROUGH TODAY AND TONIGHT. DURING THIS COLD AND BREEZY SNAP WHICH BEGAN YESTERDAY...THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS READINGS WERE 29 BELOW ZERO AT ALEXANDRIA...GLENWOOD... MORRIS...AND WILLMAR. MNZ041>043-047>049-054>059-064>069-073>077-082>085-091>093-101645- /O.EXP.KMPX.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-091210T1600Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT- CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD- SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-WATONWAN- BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT... ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH... ALBERT LEA 941 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM CST THIS MORNING. GRADUALLY WARMING TEMPERATURES THROUGH LATE MORNING WILL ALLOW WIND CHILLS TO MODERATE. THEY WILL STILL REMAIN BELOW ZERO HOWEVER THROUGH TODAY AND TONIGHT. DURING THIS COLD AND BREEZY SNAP WHICH BEGAN YESTERDAY...THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS READINGS WERE 29 BELOW ZERO AT ALEXANDRIA...GLENWOOD... MORRIS...AND WILLMAR. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Twin Cities, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill advisory went out at Dec 9, 6:14 AM CST, 3 hours 59 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 9, 6:14 AM CST, 3 hours 59 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
614 AM CST WED DEC 9 2009
.UPDATE...
ADDED 12Z TAF DISCUSSION BELOW
&&
.DISCUSSION...
MAIN FORECAST CONCERNS (SHORT TERM) ARE ASSOCIATED WITH SFC WINDS
AND HOW STRONG THEY WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING...AND IF BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS ARE MET.
SEVERAL MESOSCALE FEATURES ARE NOTED ON REGIONAL RADAR AND
SATELLITE IMAGES EARLY THIS MORNING THAT HAS DEPICTED AN ENHANCED
AREA OF LIFT AND THUS INCREASED REFLECTIVITY OF SN/+SN. SFC WINDS
HAVE STARTED TO INCREASE SLOWLY FROM EARLIER THIS EVENING...WITH
SEVERAL AWOS/ASOSS IN THE FAR WEST REPORTING GUSTS OF 35 TO 45
MPH. HOWEVER...DUE TO LIMITED SNOWFALL IN THESE AREAS...VSBYS HAVE
BEEN 1/2SM OR HIGHER. MOST AREAS HAVE BEEN AVERAGING BETWEEN 1 &
2SM. STILL...LATEST 13KM RUC CONTINUES THE TREND OF INCREASING
WINDS OVERNIGHT WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...AND NEAR
50 MPH IN OPEN COUNTRY WHERE THE CURRENT BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN
EFFECT BETWEEN 09/15Z.
AS FOR SNOWFALL AND ACCUMULATIONS FOR THE NEXT 12/18 HRS...HAVE
BASICALLY FOLLOWED THE RICH COLUMN OF OMEGAS/MOISTURE WHICH IS
MAXIMIZED BETWEEN 92H/60H...AND IS SHOWING THE BEST CONTINUED
SNOWFALL ALONG A LINE FROM RICE LAKE WISCONSIN...TO
HASTINGS/ALBERT LEA MINNESOTA THROUGH 18Z. THIS IS WHERE THE BEST
POTENTIAL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES WILL EXIST BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO
FLURRIES THIS AFTERNOON. SEVERAL COUNTIES IN WEST-CENTRAL
WISCONSIN WILL ALSO BE CLOSE TO 10-12 BEFORE IT TAPERS OFF LATER
TODAY...BUT THIS WILL LIKELY BE ASSOCIATED WITH ANOTHER SHORT WAVE
ACROSS SOUTHERN IOWA EARLY THIS MORNING. THE MEAN 50H SHORT WAVE
ACROSS THE EASTERN DAKOTAS WILL LIKELY BE THE MAIN PLAYER FOR
ENDING THE -SN OR AT LEAST THE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL LATER TODAY.
THIS AXIS WILL BE NEAR THE MN/SD/ND BORDER BY 12Z...THEN SLOWLY
MOVING INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN BY 00Z. THERE MAY BE SOME LINGERING
-SN WITH MINOR ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS RICE LAKE/LADYSMITH AREA
DURING THE EVENING...BUT MOST AREAS SHOULD SEE THE END OF
MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION BY LATER THIS AFTN.
AS FOR WINDS...THE STRONGEST AND MOST EFFECTIVE IN TERMS OF
PRODUCING BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE FROM 09Z TO
18Z TODAY. WINDS SHOULD SLOWLY DECREASE THIS AFTN AS THE MAIN SFC
LOW MOVES EAST INTO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES REGION.
AFTER THIS EVENING...A QUIET WEATHER PATTERN SHOULD DEVELOP AS THE
EXITING STORM TODAY WILL BE ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN CANADA...WITH A
SIGNIFICANT LONG WAVE TROUGH (NW TO SE ACROSS SOUTHERN
CANADA...INTO THE NE U.S.) BEGINS TO CONTROL THE WEATHER PATTERN
ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST. ALTHOUGH CURRENT ENSEMBLE MEMBERS AND
THE GENERAL MEAN OF THE ARCTIC BOUNDARY WILL BE CLOSE TO THE
AREA...I DONT THINK ANY TYPE OF SUBSTANTIAL WARM-UP IS
ANTICIPATED IN OUR AREA UNTIL THIS PATTERN CHANGES...OR UNTIL A
STORM SYSTEM ACROSS THE ROCKIES BY EARLY NEXT WEEK...BEGINS TO
BUCKLE THIS LONG WAVE TROUGH AND ALLOW FOR MODIFIED PACIFIC AIR TO
FILTER INTO OUR REGION. THEREFORE...TOO MANY UNCERTAINTIES IN THE
EXTENDED PERIOD TO CHANGE. ..JLT..
&&
.AVIATION.../12Z TAF ISSUANCE/
DEEP LOW PRESSURE CENTER VCNTY CHI CAUSING VERY STRONG WINDS OF
NEAR 30 KNOTS SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 KNOTS OVER SOUTHERN
MN MAINLY SOUTH OF TAFS SITES...BUT 25 TO 28 KNOTS WILL BE COMMON
OVER MOST OF THE TAF SITES THIS MORNING WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE
THIS AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE CIGS HAVE LIFTED TO MAINLY MVFR OVER TAF
SITES EXCEPT FOR KEAU WHERE LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW CONTINUES.
VSBYS TO REMAIN IN THE IFR CATEGORY THIS MORNING WITH THE LOWER
VALUES KEAU TO KMSP TO KRWF. MAIN FORCING FOR ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL
BE OVER EAST CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN TO AFFECT
KMSP...KRNH AND KEAU. THERE IS ALSO A RISK FOR IFR CIGS AND VSBYS
DOWN TO 1/2SM AND 005 UNTIL ABOUT 15Z FOR KRNH AND KMSP AND UNTIL
18Z FOR KEAU. ADDTIONAL SNOWFALL FOR KMSP COULD BE ANOTHER INCH TO
POSSIBLY AN INCH AND A HALF. UP TO 2 INCHES ADDITIONAL FOR KRNH
AND KEAU. OTHEWISE CIGS WILL GENERALLY LIFT TO MVFR FOR MN TAF
SITES LATER THIS MORNING AND CONTIUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. IFR TO
LIFR CIGS AND VSBYS WILL CONTINUE IN KRNH AND KEAU THROUGH THE
MORNING...THE LIFTING TO MVFR IN THE AFTERNOON. MOST SITES SHOULD IMPROVE
TO VFR AFTER 00Z FOR MN SITES AND AFTER 06Z WI TAF SITES.
&&
.MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MN...BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR BLUE EARTH-BROWN-
CARVER-DAKOTA-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-GOODHUE-LE SUEUR-MARTIN-
MCLEOD-NICOLLET-RICE-SCOTT-SIBLEY-STEELE-WASECA-WATONWAN.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR BENTON-
DOUGLAS-KANABEC-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-MILLE LACS-MORRISON-POPE-
STEARNS-STEVENS-SWIFT-TODD.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR ANOKA-
CHISAGO-HENNEPIN-ISANTI-RAMSEY-SHERBURNE-WASHINGTON-WRIGHT.
BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR CHIPPEWA-LAC
QUI PARLE-REDWOOD-RENVILLE-YELLOW MEDICINE.
WI...BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR CHIPPEWA-DUNN-
EAU CLAIRE-PEPIN-PIERCE.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR BARRON-POLK-
RUSK-ST. CROIX.
&&
JLT/JPRHazardous weather outlook, Dec 9, 3:54 AM CST, 6 hours 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 354 AM CST WED DEC 9 2009 MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 101000- DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA- REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH- WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK- ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE- 354 AM CST WED DEC 9 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT MODERATE TO OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH THIS MORNING. THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL OCCUR MAINLY SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM RICE LAKE TO THE TWIN CITIES TO ALBERT LEA. IN ADDITION...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON OVER PARTS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...MAINLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM REDWOOD FALLS TO MANKATO TO OWATONNA. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON...WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR ONE QUARTER MILE. SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL END THIS EVENING BUT WIND CHILLS IN THE 20 TO 30 BELOW RANGE WILL BE COMMON IN MANY AREAS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FUTURE WINTER WEATHER STATEMENTS FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS AND THE LATEST TRENDS CONCERNING THIS SNOW STORM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS AND SNOWFALL OBSERVERS ARE URGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 9, 9:09 AM CST, 1 hour 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
909 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0906 AM SNOW NORTHFIELD 44.45N 93.17W
12/09/2009 E9.0 INCH RICE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
DRLLocal storm report, Dec 9, 9:16 AM CST, 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
916 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0914 AM SNOW 1 WNW TURTLE LAKE 45.40N 92.15W
12/09/2009 M9.0 INCH BARRON WI TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
JVMLocal storm report, Dec 9, 9:18 AM CST, 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
918 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0914 AM SNOW CLAYTON 45.32N 92.17W
12/09/2009 M8.0 INCH POLK WI TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
JVMLocal storm report, Dec 9, 9:30 AM CST, 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
930 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0929 AM SNOW FRIDLEY 45.08N 93.26W
12/09/2009 M4.1 INCH ANOKA MN NWS EMPLOYEE
&&
MKMLocal storm report, Dec 9, 9:45 AM CST, 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
945 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0920 AM SNOW FARIBAULT 44.30N 93.27W
12/09/2009 E8.0 INCH RICE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0939 AM SNOW SHOREVIEW 45.08N 93.14W
12/09/2009 E7.0 INCH RAMSEY MN TRAINED SPOTTER
3 FOOT DRIFTS
&&
MKMLocal storm report, Dec 9, 10:11 AM CST, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1011 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0617 AM SNOW ST CLOUD 45.55N 94.17W
12/09/2009 M2.1 INCH STEARNS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
MEASURED AT THE PRISON. CORRECTED SNOWFALL TOTAL.
&&
MKMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 3:42 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Steele, Waseca and 1 more | 8 hr |
Nearby
Wind Chill Advisories in Minnesota, 2009Every wind chill advisory in 2009
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.