Alert archive / Minnesota / Wind Chill Warnings in 2009
Wind Chill Warning 1, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind chill warning at Jan 14, 2009, 4:29 AM CST for 42 counties in Minnesota; 9 counties in Wisconsin. It was in force for 56 hr. 43 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 14, 2009, 4:29 AM CST (10:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 16, 2009, 12:00 PM CST
- In force
- 56 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 51 counties
Anoka County, MN, Benton County, MN, Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Kanabec County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Pope County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Steele County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Todd County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Washington County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Wright County, MN, Yellow Medicine 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), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:33 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 5:42 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Red Wing, MN | |
| Jan 14, 5:42 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Winthrop, MN | |
| Jan 14, 5:42 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Redwood Falls, MN | |
| Jan 14, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 0.2 | Eau Claire, WI | |
| Jan 14, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | St Cloud, MN | |
| Jan 14, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 0.6 | Minneapolis, MN | MINNEAPOLIS/ST PAUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT |
| Jan 14, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 0.7 | Minneapolis, MN | MINNEAPOLIS/ST PAUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT |
| Jan 14, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 0.9 | Chanhassen, MN | |
| Jan 14, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Hastings, MN | |
| Jan 14, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 0.2 | Roberts, WI | |
| Jan 14, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 0.4 | Milaca, MN | |
| Jan 14, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 0.4 | Rice, MN | |
| Jan 14, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Little Falls, MN | |
| Jan 14, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Melrose, MN | |
| Jan 14, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 0.8 | Kimball, MN | |
| Jan 14, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 0.9 | Dassel, MN | |
| Jan 14, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Chaska, MN | |
| Jan 14, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Hamburg, MN | |
| Jan 14, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Litchfield, MN | |
| Jan 14, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Morris, MN | |
| Jan 14, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Zumbrota, MN | |
| Jan 14, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Willmar, MN | |
| Jan 14, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Faribault, MN | |
| Jan 14, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Morgan, MN | |
| Jan 14, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 2.2 | Albert Lea, MN | |
| Jan 14, 7:30 AM CST | SNOW 0.2 | Hammond, WI | |
| Jan 14, 7:30 AM CST | SNOW 0.3 | Forest Lake, MN | |
| Jan 14, 7:30 AM CST | SNOW 0.3 | Lonsdale, MN | |
| Jan 14, 7:30 AM CST | SNOW 0.4 | Rice, MN | |
| Jan 14, 7:30 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | 3 Nw Lake Elmo, MN | |
| Jan 14, 7:30 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Little Falls, MN | |
| Jan 14, 7:30 AM CST | SNOW 1 | 1 Sse Cold Spring, MN | |
| Jan 14, 7:30 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Litchfield, MN | |
| Jan 14, 7:30 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Mankato, MN | |
| Jan 14, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 0.6 | Richfield, MN | |
| Jan 14, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 0.8 | Waconia, MN | |
| Jan 14, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Brownton, MN | |
| Jan 14, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Chaska, MN | |
| Jan 14, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Winnebago, MN | |
| Jan 14, 8:30 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | North St Paul, MN | |
| Jan 14, 8:30 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Buffalo, MN | |
| Jan 14, 10:30 AM CST | SNOW 3.6 | 1 Ene Minnesota Lake, MN | |
| Jan 14, 10:31 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Waterville, MN |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 17 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
- 1622 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 197 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 141029 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 429 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009 ...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .WIND CHILL WARNINGS HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. THE WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA LASTS UNTIL NOON ON THURSDAY WHILE THE WARNING FOR EASTERN MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA...AND WESTERN WISCONSIN LASTS UNTIL NOON ON FRIDAY. WIND CHILL READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO PLUNGE TO 30 BELOW TO NEAR 50 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES DURING THE PERIOD. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL ONLY MANAGE TO REACH TO AROUND 12 BELOW ZERO TO 4 BELOW ZERO. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL DEVELOP WIND CHILL READINGS OF 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO. OVERNIGHT LOWS TONIGHT WILL DROP TO NEAR 30 BELOW ZERO TO AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO. DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO THURSDAY MORNING...WIND CHILLS WILL TUMBLE TO 35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO. SOME MINOR IMPROVEMENT OF THE WIND CHILL VALUES MAY OCCUR ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS WINDS DIMINISH TO UNDER 10 MPH. IT WILL STILL REMAIN VERY COLD WITH DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES ONLY RISING BETWEEN 5 BELOW TO 10 BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL PLUMMET DOWN TO 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO ACROSS EASTERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE THAT YOU DRESS IN LAYERS...AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. MNZ047-048-054>058-064>067-073>075-082-083-091-092-141830- /O.EXP.KMPX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090114T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WC.W.0001.090114T1029Z-090115T1800Z/ STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET- WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA... HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER... ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH 429 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST THURSDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL ONLY MANAGE TO REACH TO AROUND 12 BELOW ZERO TO 4 BELOW ZERO. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL DEVELOP WIND CHILL READINGS OF 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO. OVERNIGHT LOWS TONIGHT WILL DROP TO 30 BELOW ZERO TO AROUND 25 BELOW ZERO. DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO THURSDAY MORNING...WIND CHILLS WILL TUMBLE TO 35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO. SOME MINOR IMPROVEMENT OF THE WIND CHILL VALUES MAY OCCUR AS WINDS DIMINISH TO UNDER 10 MPH DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY. IT WILL STILL REMAIN VERY COLD WITH DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES ONLY RISING BETWEEN 5 BELOW TO 10 BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL LIKELY BE BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE THAT YOU DRESS IN LAYERS...AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MNZ068>070-076>078-084-085-093-141830- /O.EXP.KMPX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090114T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WC.W.0001.090114T1029Z-090116T1800Z/ CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE... LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...WASECA...OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA 429 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL ONLY MANAGE TO REACH TO AROUND 12 BELOW ZERO TO 4 BELOW ZERO. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL DEVELOP WIND CHILL READINGS OF 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO. OVERNIGHT LOWS TONIGHT WILL DROP TO NEAR 30 BELOW ZERO TO AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO. DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO THURSDAY MORNING...WIND CHILLS WILL TUMBLE TO 35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO. SOME MINOR IMPROVEMENT OF THE WIND CHILL VALUES MAY OCCUR AS WINDS DIMINISH TO UNDER 10 MPH DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY. IT WILL STILL REMAIN VERY COLD WITH DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES ONLY RISING BETWEEN 5 BELOW TO 10 BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL PLUMMET DOWN TO 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE THAT YOU DRESS IN LAYERS...AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MNZ041-042-049-141830- /O.NEW.KMPX.WC.W.0001.090114T1029Z-090115T1800Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-STEARNS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...ST. CLOUD 429 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL ONLY MANAGE TO REACH TO AROUND 12 BELOW ZERO TO 4 BELOW ZERO. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL DEVELOP WIND CHILL READINGS OF 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO. OVERNIGHT LOWS TONIGHT WILL DROP TO 30 BELOW ZERO TO AROUND 25 BELOW ZERO. DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO THURSDAY MORNING...WIND CHILLS WILL TUMBLE TO 35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO. SOME MINOR IMPROVEMENT OF THE WIND CHILL VALUES MAY OCCUR AS WINDS DIMINISH TO UNDER 10 MPH DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY. IT WILL STILL REMAIN VERY COLD WITH DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES ONLY RISING BETWEEN 5 BELOW TO 10 BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL LIKELY BE BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE THAT YOU DRESS IN LAYERS...AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MNZ043>045-050>053-059>063-WIZ014>016-023>028-141830- /O.NEW.KMPX.WC.W.0001.090114T1029Z-090116T1800Z/ MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO- WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-POLK-BARRON-RUSK- ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA... FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO... MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...AMERY... BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON... NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE... DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 429 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL ONLY MANAGE TO REACH TO AROUND 12 BELOW ZERO TO 4 BELOW ZERO. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL DEVELOP WIND CHILL READINGS OF 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO. OVERNIGHT LOWS TONIGHT WILL DROP TO NEAR 30 BELOW ZERO TO AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO. DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO THURSDAY MORNING...WIND CHILLS WILL TUMBLE TO 35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO. SOME MINOR IMPROVEMENT OF THE WIND CHILL VALUES MAY OCCUR AS WINDS DIMINISH TO UNDER 10 MPH DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY. IT WILL STILL REMAIN VERY COLD WITH DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES ONLY RISING BETWEEN 5 BELOW TO 10 BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL PLUMMET DOWN TO 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO ACROSS EASTERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE THAT YOU DRESS IN LAYERS...AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KMPX 141711 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1111 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009 ...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .WIND CHILL WARNINGS HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. THE WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA LASTS UNTIL NOON ON THURSDAY WHILE THE WARNING FOR EASTERN MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA...AND WESTERN WISCONSIN LASTS UNTIL NOON ON FRIDAY. WIND CHILL READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN THE 30 TO NEAR 50 BELOW ZERO RANGE DURING THE PERIOD. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OR ONLY RISE A DEGREE OR TWO DURING THE AFTERNOON. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL READINGS OF 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO. OVERNIGHT LOWS TONIGHT WILL DROP TO NEAR 30 BELOW ZERO TO AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO. DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO THURSDAY MORNING...WIND CHILLS WILL TUMBLE TO 35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO. SOME MINOR IMPROVEMENT OF THE WIND CHILL VALUES MAY OCCUR ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS WINDS DIMINISH TO UNDER 10 MPH. IT WILL STILL REMAIN VERY COLD WITH DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES ONLY RISING BETWEEN 5 BELOW TO 10 BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL PLUMMET DOWN TO 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO ACROSS EASTERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE THAT YOU DRESS IN LAYERS...AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. MNZ041-042-047>049-054>058-064>067-073>075-082-083-091-092-150115- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090115T1800Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD- BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS... GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR... LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...MANKATO... FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH 1111 AM 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. TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OR RISE A DEGREE OR TWO...BUT STILL REMAIN BETWEEN 4 TO 14 BELOW ZERO. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE WIND CHILL READINGS OF 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO. OVERNIGHT LOWS TONIGHT WILL DROP TO 30 BELOW ZERO TO AROUND 25 BELOW ZERO. DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO THURSDAY MORNING... WIND CHILLS WILL TUMBLE TO 35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO. SOME MINOR IMPROVEMENT OF THE WIND CHILL VALUES MAY OCCUR AS WINDS DIMINISH TO UNDER 10 MPH DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY. IT WILL STILL REMAIN VERY COLD WITH DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES ONLY RISING BETWEEN 5 BELOW TO 10 BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL LIKELY BE BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE THAT YOU DRESS IN LAYERS...AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MNZ043>045-050>053-059>063-068>070-076>078-084-085-093-WIZ014>016- 023>028-150115- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/ MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO- WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA- LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK- ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA... FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO... MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...CHASKA... SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING... WASECA...OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE... RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND... RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND... PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 1111 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OR RISE A DEGREE OR TWO...BUT STILL REMAIN BETWEEN 4 TO 12 BELOW ZERO. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE WIND CHILL READINGS OF 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO. OVERNIGHT LOWS TONIGHT WILL DROP TO NEAR 30 BELOW ZERO TO AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO. DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO THURSDAY MORNING...WIND CHILLS WILL TUMBLE TO 35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO. SOME MINOR IMPROVEMENT OF THE WIND CHILL VALUES MAY OCCUR AS WINDS DIMINISH TO UNDER 10 MPH DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY. IT WILL STILL REMAIN VERY COLD WITH DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES ONLY RISING BETWEEN 5 BELOW TO 10 BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL PLUMMET DOWN TO 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO ACROSS EASTERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE THAT YOU DRESS IN LAYERS...AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ JLT
000 WWUS43 KMPX 142152 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 352 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009 ...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .WIND CHILL WARNINGS HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. THE WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA LASTS UNTIL NOON ON THURSDAY WHILE THE WARNING FOR EASTERN MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA...AND WESTERN WISCONSIN LASTS UNTIL NOON ON FRIDAY. WIND CHILL READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN THE 30 TO NEAR 55 BELOW ZERO RANGE DURING THE PERIOD. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL READINGS OF 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO. OVERNIGHT LOWS TONIGHT WILL DROP TO NEAR 30 BELOW ZERO TO AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO. DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO THURSDAY MORNING...WIND CHILLS WILL TUMBLE TO 30 BELOW TO 55 BELOW ZERO. THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT TONIGHT NORTH OF A MORRIS...TO ST. CLOUD...TO CAMBRIDGE LINE...WHEN WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE AS LOW AS 55 BELOW ZERO. SOME MINOR IMPROVEMENT OF THE WIND CHILL VALUES MAY OCCUR ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS WINDS DIMINISH TO UNDER 10 MPH. IT WILL STILL REMAIN VERY COLD WITH DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES ONLY RISING BETWEEN 5 BELOW TO 10 BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL PLUMMET DOWN TO 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO ACROSS EASTERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE THAT YOU DRESS IN LAYERS...AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. MNZ041-042-047>049-054>058-064>067-073>075-082-083-091-092-150600- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090115T1800Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD- BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS... GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR... LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...MANKATO... FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH 352 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. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL CAUSE WIND CHILL READINGS OF 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO. OVERNIGHT LOWS TONIGHT WILL DROP TO 30 BELOW ZERO TO AROUND 25 BELOW ZERO. DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO THURSDAY MORNING...WIND CHILLS WILL TUMBLE TO 45 BELOW TO 55 BELOW ZERO. SOME MINOR IMPROVEMENT OF THE WIND CHILL VALUES MAY OCCUR AS WINDS DIMINISH TO UNDER 10 MPH DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY. IT WILL STILL REMAIN VERY COLD WITH DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES ONLY RISING BETWEEN 5 BELOW TO 10 BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL LIKELY BE BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE THAT YOU DRESS IN LAYERS...AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MNZ043>045-050>053-059>063-068>070-076>078-084-085-093-WIZ014>016- 023>028-150600- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/ MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO- WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA- LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK- ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA... FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO... MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...CHASKA... SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING... WASECA...OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE... RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND... RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND... PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 352 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH THIS EVENING WILL CAUSE WIND CHILL READINGS OF 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO. OVERNIGHT LOWS TONIGHT WILL DROP TO NEAR 30 BELOW ZERO TO AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO. DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO THURSDAY MORNING...WIND CHILLS WILL TUMBLE TO 40 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO. SOME MINOR IMPROVEMENT OF THE WIND CHILL VALUES MAY OCCUR AS WINDS DIMINISH TO UNDER 10 MPH DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY. IT WILL STILL REMAIN VERY COLD WITH DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES ONLY RISING BETWEEN 5 BELOW TO 10 BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL PLUMMET DOWN TO 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO ACROSS EASTERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE THAT YOU DRESS IN LAYERS...AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$
000 WWUS43 KMPX 150314 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 914 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009 ...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TO PERSIST... .A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA UNTIL NOON ON THURSDAY. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN UNTIL NOON ON FRIDAY. BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR COUPLED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS NEAR 10 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL READINGS FROM 35 BELOW TO 55 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL SECTIONS OF MINNESOTA. SOME IMPROVEMENT IN THE WIND CHILL VALUES WILL OCCUR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS WINDS DIMINISH SOME AND TEMPERATURES RISE...BUT WIND CHILL READINGS ACROSS THE REGION WILL STILL BE NEAR 25 BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DROP BACK DOWN TO 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING AS A PERSISTENT NORTHWEST WIND CONTINUES IN THESE AREAS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MUCH LIGHTER ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL AREAS OF MINNESOTA THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING WITH WIND CHILL VALUES NOT AS LOW. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE THAT YOU DRESS IN LAYERS...AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. MNZ041-042-047>049-054>058-064>067-073>075-082-083-091-092-151115- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090115T1800Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD- BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS... GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR... LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...MANKATO... FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH 914 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. BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR COUPLED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS NEAR 10 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 45 BELOW TO 55 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. SOME IMPROVEMENT IN THE WIND CHILL VALUES WILL OCCUR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS WINDS DIMINISH AND TEMPERATURES RISE WITH WIND CHILLS NEAR 25 BELOW ZERO. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE THAT YOU DRESS IN LAYERS...AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MNZ043>045-050>053-059>063-068>070-076>078-084-085-093-WIZ014>016- 023>028-151115- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/ MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO- WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA- LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK- ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA... FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO... MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...CHASKA... SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING... WASECA...OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE... RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND... RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND... PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 914 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY. BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR COUPLED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS NEAR 10 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL READINGS FROM 35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. SOME IMPROVEMENT IN THE WIND CHILL VALUES WILL OCCUR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS WINDS DIMINISH SOME AND TEMPERATURES RISE...BUT WIND CHILL READINGS ACROSS THE REGION WILL STILL BE NEAR 25 BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DROP BACK DOWN TO 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING AS A PERSISTENT NORTHWEST WIND CONTINUES. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE THAT YOU DRESS IN LAYERS...AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ RAH
000 WWUS43 KMPX 151122 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 522 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009 ...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS CONTINUE... .A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. THE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA UNTIL NOON TODAY. THE WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN UNTIL NOON ON FRIDAY. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE THAT YOU DRESS IN LAYERS... AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR COUPLED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH WILL CONTINUE WIND CHILL READINGS FROM 35 BELOW TO 55 BELOW ZERO ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS MORNING. WIND CHILL READINGS OF 35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN THROUGH THIS MORNING. SOME IMPROVEMENT IN THE WIND CHILL VALUES WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AS WINDS DIMINISH IN WESTERN MINNESOTA AND TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY RISE ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION...BUT WIND CHILL READINGS WILL STILL BE 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. AS A PERSISTENT WEST NORTHWEST WIND CONTINUES TONIGHT IN EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...THE WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DROP BACK DOWN TO 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO BE MUCH LIGHTER ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL AREAS OF MINNESOTA WITH WIND CHILL VALUES NOT AS LOW. SOME OF THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS OBSERVED LAST NIGHT INTO EARLY THIS MORNING WERE IN WESTERN MINNESOTA. THESE INCLUDE 52 BELOW IN GLENWOOD AND 51 BELOW IN BENSON AND GRANITE FALLS. MNZ041-042-047>049-054>058-064>067-073>075-082-083-091-092-151800- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090115T1800Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD- BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS... GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR... LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...MANKATO... FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH 522 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. BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR COUPLED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH WILL CONTINUE WIND CHILL READINGS FROM 35 BELOW TO 55 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. AS WINDS DECREASE AND TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY MODERATE THIS AFTERNOON...WIND CHILLS WILL IMPROVE BUT REMAIN BETWEEN 25 AND 30 BELOW ZERO. SOME OF THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS OBSERVED LAST NIGHT INTO EARLY THIS MORNING INCLUDE 52 BELOW IN GLENWOOD AND 51 BELOW IN BENSON AND GRANITE FALLS. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE THAT YOU DRESS IN LAYERS...AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MNZ043>045-050>053-059>063-068>070-076>078-084-085-093-WIZ014>016- 023>028-151930- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/ MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO- WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA- LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK- ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA... FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO... MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...CHASKA... SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING... WASECA...OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE... RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND... RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND... PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 522 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY. BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR COUPLED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH WILL CONTINUE WIND CHILL READINGS FROM 35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN THROUGH THIS MORNING. SOME IMPROVEMENT IN THE WIND CHILL VALUES WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY RISE...BUT WIND CHILL READINGS WILL STILL BE 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. AS A PERSISTENT WEST NORTHWEST WIND CONTINUES TONIGHT...THE WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DROP BACK DOWN TO 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO INTO FRIDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE THAT YOU DRESS IN LAYERS...AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$
000 WWUS43 KMPX 151809 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1209 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009 ...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS CONTINUE... .A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN UNTIL NOON ON FRIDAY. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE THAT YOU DRESS IN LAYERS...AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. SOME IMPROVEMENT IN THE WIND CHILL VALUES IS OCCURRING THIS AFTERNOON AS WINDS DIMINISH IN WESTERN MINNESOTA AND TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY RISE ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION...BUT WIND CHILL READINGS CONTINUE BE 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. AS A PERSISTENT WEST WIND CONTINUES TONIGHT IN EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...THE WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DROP BACK DOWN TO 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO BE MUCH LIGHTER ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL AREAS OF MINNESOTA WITH WIND CHILL VALUES NOT AS LOW. MNZ041-042-047>049-054>058-064>067-073>075-082-083-091-092-151915- /O.EXP.KMPX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090115T1800Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD- BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS... GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR... LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...MANKATO... FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH 1209 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY... THE WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY. DECREASING WINDS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON HAS ALLOWED WIND CHILL READINGS TO DECREASE SOME. HOWEVER...WITH ACTUAL AIR TEMPERATURES STILL RANGING FROM 15 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...EVEN WINDS OF 5 MPH OR LESS WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILL READINGS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN LOW OVERNIGHT...HOWEVER WARMER TEMPERATURES THAN WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL KEEP WIND CHILLS WARMER THAN 35 BELOW ZERO WITH LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS. ALTHOUGH THE WARNING IS NOW EXPIRED...IT WILL STILL BE VERY COLD THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND PROPER PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN IF YOU MUST BE OUTSIDE FOR ANY EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME. $$ MNZ043>045-050>053-059>063-068>070-076>078-084-085-093-WIZ014>016- 023>028-160215- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/ MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO- WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA- LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK- ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA... FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO... MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...CHASKA... SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING... WASECA...OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE... RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND... RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND... PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 1209 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY. BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR COUPLED WITH WEST WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH WILL CONTINUE WIND CHILL READINGS FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...A PERSISTENT WEST WIND WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. THE WIND COMBINED WITH LOWS NEAR 20 BELOW ZERO WILL ALLOW WIND CHILL READINGS TO DROP BACK DOWN TO 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO INTO FRIDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE THAT YOU DRESS IN LAYERS...AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$
000 WWUS43 KMPX 160130 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 730 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009 ...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE... .A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN UNTIL NOON ON FRIDAY. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE THAT YOU DRESS IN LAYERS...AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. WIND SPEEDS AROUND 5 MPH WILL BE COMMON TONIGHT. COMBINED WITH LOWS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW... WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO 35 TO 50 BELOW BY FRIDAY MORNING. THEREFORE THE WIND CHILL WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL NOON ON FRIDAY. MNZ043>045-050>053-059>063-068>070-076>078-084-085-093-WIZ014>016- 023>028-161100- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/ MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO- WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA- LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK- ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA... FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO... MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...CHASKA... SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING... WASECA...OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE... RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND... RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND... PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 730 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY. EXTREMELY COLD ARCTIC AIR... COUPLED WITH WIND SPEEDS AROUND 5 MPH... WILL DROP WIND CHILL READINGS DOWN TO A RANGE OF 35 TO 50 BELOW LATE TONIGHT. THEREFORE THE WIND CHILL WARNING CONTINUES FOR MUCH OF THE REGION. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE THAT YOU DRESS IN LAYERS...AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ TDK
000 WWUS43 KMPX 161025 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 425 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING... .A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN UNTIL NOON TODAY. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE THAT YOU DRESS IN LAYERS...AND WEAR A HAT AND MITTENS. VERY COLD AIR REMAINS IN PLACE THIS MORNING ACROSS THE REGION. WHILE WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO AROUND 5 MPH AND TURNED SOUTHERLY...THESE WILL BE ENOUGH WITH THE COLD AIR TO GENERATE WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. DURING THIS COLD AIR OUTBREAK SINCE WEDNESDAY...WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 56 BELOW WERE OBSERVED IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA DURING THURSDAY MORNING. IN THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA...WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 38 TO 48 BELOW ZERO HAVE BEEN MEASURED. IN WESTERN WISCONSIN...THE WIND CHILLS HAVE BOTTOMED OUT AT 35 TO 40 BELOW ZERO. MNZ043>045-050>053-059>063-068>070-076>078-084-085-093-WIZ014>016- 023>028-161800- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/ MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO- WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA- LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK- ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA... FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO... MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...CHASKA... SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING... WASECA...OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE... RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND... RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND... PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 425 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. VERY COLD AIR REMAINS IN PLACE THIS MORNING ACROSS THE REGION. WHILE WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO AROUND 5 MPH AND TURNED SOUTHERLY...THESE WILL BE ENOUGH WITH THE COLD AIR TO GENERATE WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. DURING THIS COLD AIR OUTBREAK SINCE WEDNESDAY...WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 56 BELOW WERE OBSERVED IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA DURING THURSDAY MORNING. IN THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA...WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 38 TO 48 BELOW ZERO HAVE BEEN MEASURED. IN WESTERN WISCONSIN...THE WIND CHILLS HAVE BOTTOMED OUT AT 35 TO 40 BELOW ZERO. $$
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.