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Wind Chill Advisory 2, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind chill advisory at Jan 7, 2010, 1:57 PM CST for 40 counties in Minnesota; Pierce County, Polk County, Saint Croix County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Jan 7, 2010, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 30 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 7, 2010, 1:57 PM CST (19:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 7, 2010, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 9, 2010, 12:00 AM CST
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 43 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, 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, 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, Pierce County, WI, Polk County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:58 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, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 34 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
- 603 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 177 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
152 WWUS43 KMPX 071957 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 157 PM CST THU JAN 7 2010 ...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH ACROSS WEST CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA TONIGHT... ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING... .A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL AND PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING. THIS WARNING GENERALLY INCLUDES AN AREA ALONG AND SOUTHWEST OF A BENSON TO GRANITE FALLS TO MANKATO LINE. WINDS SPEEDS AT 25 TO 30 MPH CONTINUE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS IS CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MANY LOCATIONS IN THE WINTER STORM WARNING ARE EXPERIENCING SURFACE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE. THIS HAS CAUSED MANY ROADS IN WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA TO BE SNOW COVERED DUE TO THE SNOW BLOWING OVER THE ROADWAYS. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH A DRAMATIC IMPROVEMENT TONIGHT. THIS WILL ALLOW VISIBILITIES TO IMPROVE SIGNIFICANTLY BEGINNING THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR STEVENS COUNTY AND ALONG A LINE FROM OLIVIA TO FARIBAULT TO ALBERT LEA THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING. WIND SPEEDS AT 20 TO 25 MPH CONTINUE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS IS CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MANY LOCATIONS IN THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AREA ARE EXPERIENCING SURFACE VISIBILITIES AROUND ONE MILE. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH FURTHER DECREASES EARLY TONIGHT. THIS WILL ALLOW SURFACE VISIBILITIES TO IMPROVE SIGNIFICANTLY BEGINNING THIS EVENING. ADDITIONALLY...A WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING FOR AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE WARNING AREA IS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA THROUGH HUTCHINSON TO OWATONNA. BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR POURING INTO THE REGION COMBINED WITH BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE WIND CHILL READINGS OF 35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO IN THE WIND CHILL WARNING AREA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. FINALLY...A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING FOR AREAS OF EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND ADJOINING AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...AS WELL AS THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY INCLUDES ALL OF THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA. WIND CHILL READINGS OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED IN THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY AREA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL...MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR CAR. MNZ054>056-064-073-074-082-083-091-092-080400- /O.NEW.KMPX.WC.W.0001.100108T0000Z-100108T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100108T0000Z/ LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-REDWOOD-BROWN- WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO... GRANITE FALLS...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...MANKATO... FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH 157 PM CST THU JAN 7 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING. * TIMING...CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT...SURFACE VISIBILITY OF A HALF MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. FOR THE WIND CHILL WARNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING 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. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ MNZ047-065-067-075-076-084-085-093-080400- /O.NEW.KMPX.WC.W.0001.100108T0000Z-100108T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100108T0000Z/ STEVENS-RENVILLE-SIBLEY-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-WASECA-STEELE-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...OLIVIA...GAYLORD...ST. PETER... LE SUEUR...WASECA...OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA 157 PM CST THU JAN 7 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST FRIDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. * TIMING...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT...BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH SURFACE VISIBILITIES OF ONE HALF MILE TO ONE MILE. FOR THE WIND CHILL WARNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ MNZ041-048-049-057-058-066-080400- /O.NEW.KMPX.WC.W.0001.100108T0000Z-100108T1800Z/ DOUGLAS-POPE-STEARNS-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-MCLEOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD... WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...HUTCHINSON 157 PM CST THU JAN 7 2010 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST FRIDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ MNZ077-080400- /O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0002.100108T0000Z-100108T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100108T0000Z/ RICE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FARIBAULT 157 PM CST THU JAN 7 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST FRIDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW ENDING BY LATE AFTERNOON. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT...BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH SURFACE VISIBILITIES OF ONE HALF MILE TO ONE MILE. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ042>045-050>053-059>063-068>070-078-WIZ014-023-024-080400- /O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0002.100108T0000Z-100108T1800Z/ TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO- WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA- GOODHUE-POLK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS... PRINCETON...MORA...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY... MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER... CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...RED WING...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE... HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT 157 PM CST THU JAN 7 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST FRIDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ RAH/JLT
7 follow-up statements
464 WWUS43 KMPX 072359 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 559 PM CST THU JAN 7 2010 ...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS EVENING... ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING... .A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THIS WARNING GENERALLY INCLUDES AN AREA ALONG AND SOUTHWEST OF A BENSON TO GRANITE FALLS TO MANKATO LINE. WINDS SPEEDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH THIS EVENING ACROSS THE WARNING AREA WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TOWARD MIDNIGHT. UNTIL THEN...CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE. NUMEROUS ROADS IN WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA ARE CLOSED DUE TO HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS CAUSED BY THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGHOUT THE EVENING...A DRAMATIC IMPROVEMENT WILL NOT OCCUR UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL MIDNIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR RENVILLE...NICOLLET...WASECA...STEELE...AND FREEBORN COUNTIES...WHERE ROAD CLOSURES AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS REMAIN. ADDITIONALLY...A WIND CHILL WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING FOR AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE WARNING AREA IS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA THROUGH HUTCHINSON TO OWATONNA. BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR POURING INTO THE REGION COMBINED WITH BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE WIND CHILL READINGS OF 35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO IN THE WIND CHILL WARNING AREA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. FINALLY...A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING FOR AREAS OF EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND ADJOINING AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...AS WELL AS THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY INCLUDES ALL OF THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA. WIND CHILL READINGS OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED IN THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY AREA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL...MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR CAR. MNZ047-067-076-080800- /O.CAN.KMPX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100108T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0001.100108T0000Z-100108T1800Z/ STEVENS-SIBLEY-LE SUEUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GAYLORD...LE SUEUR 559 PM CST THU JAN 7 2010 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * OTHER IMPACTS...SOME BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN RURAL OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ MNZ077-080800- /O.CAN.KMPX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100108T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0002.100108T0000Z-100108T1800Z/ RICE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FARIBAULT 559 PM CST THU JAN 7 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * OTHER IMPACTS...SOME BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN RURAL OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MNZ054>056-064-073-074-082-083-091-092-080800- /O.EXT.KMPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100108T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0001.100108T0000Z-100108T1800Z/ LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-REDWOOD-BROWN- WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO... GRANITE FALLS...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...MANKATO... FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH 559 PM CST THU JAN 7 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY. FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING. * TIMING...CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THE EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...SURFACE VISIBILITY OF A HALF MILE IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. FOR THE WIND CHILL WARNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ MNZ065-075-084-085-093-080800- /O.EXT.KMPX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100108T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0001.100108T0000Z-100108T1800Z/ RENVILLE-NICOLLET-WASECA-STEELE-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OLIVIA...ST. PETER...WASECA... OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA 559 PM CST THU JAN 7 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. * TIMING...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THE EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH SURFACE VISIBILITIES OF ONE HALF MILE TO ONE MILE. FOR THE WIND CHILL WARNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ MNZ041-048-049-057-058-066-080800- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0001.100108T0000Z-100108T1800Z/ DOUGLAS-POPE-STEARNS-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-MCLEOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD... WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...HUTCHINSON 559 PM CST THU JAN 7 2010 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ MNZ042>045-050>053-059>063-068>070-078-WIZ014-023-024-080800- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0002.100108T0000Z-100108T1800Z/ TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO- WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA- GOODHUE-POLK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS... PRINCETON...MORA...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY... MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER... CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...RED WING...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE... HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT 559 PM CST THU JAN 7 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO DEVELOPING BY MID- EVENING AND PERSISTING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
103 WWUS43 KMPX 080621 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1221 AM CST FRI JAN 8 2010 ...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT ACROSS PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE REGION INTO FRIDAY MORNING... .THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES OUT FOR PARTS OF WEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT. ALTHOUGH THE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 3 AM...WHICH WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. NUMEROUS ROADS REMAIN CLOSED TONIGHT ACROSS THE PREVIOUSLY WARNED AND ADVISORY AREAS DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING FROM EARLIER TODAY...SO TRAVEL WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT FOR AREAS WEST OF A BENSON...TO MAKATO...TO ALBERT LEA LINE FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT. BY THE MORNING...WINDS SPEEDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA WILL FALL INTO THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE...WHICH WILL FINALLY LESSEN THE THREAT OF BLOWING SNOW. ADDITIONALLY...A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING FOR AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE WARNING AREA IS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA THROUGH HUTCHINSON TO OWATONNA. BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR POURING INTO THE REGION COMBINED WITH BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE WIND CHILL READINGS OF 35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO IN THE WIND CHILL WARNING AREA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. FINALLY...A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR AREAS OF EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND ADJOINING AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...AS WELL AS THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY INCLUDES ALL OF THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA. WIND CHILL READINGS OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED IN THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL...MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR CAR. MNZ054>056-064-073-074-082-083-091-092-081430- /O.EXP.KMPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100108T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100108T1800Z/ LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-REDWOOD-BROWN- WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO... GRANITE FALLS...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...MANKATO... FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH 1221 AM CST FRI JAN 8 2010 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER STORM HAS EXPIRED AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY. THOUGH THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN RURAL AREAS...WITH WINDS NOT DECREASING UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * OTHER HAZARDS...VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE REDUCED IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ MNZ065-075-084-085-093-081430- /O.EXP.KMPX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100108T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100108T1800Z/ RENVILLE-NICOLLET-WASECA-STEELE-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OLIVIA...ST. PETER...WASECA... OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA 1221 AM CST FRI JAN 8 2010 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THOUGH THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN RURAL AREAS...WITH WINDS NOT DECREASING UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. * WIND CHILL VALUES...35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * OTHER HAZARDS...VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE REDUCED IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ MNZ041-047>049-057-058-066-067-076-081430- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100108T1800Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-MCLEOD-SIBLEY- LE SUEUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... ST. CLOUD...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD... LE SUEUR 1221 AM CST FRI JAN 8 2010 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ MNZ042>045-050>053-059>063-068>070-077-078-WIZ014-023-024-081430- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100108T1800Z/ TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO- WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-RICE- GOODHUE-POLK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS... PRINCETON...MORA...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY... MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER... CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...FARIBAULT...RED WING...AMERY... BALSAM LAKE...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT 1221 AM CST FRI JAN 8 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO DEVELOPING BY MID- EVENING AND PERSISTING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
905 WWUS43 KMPX 081142 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 542 AM CST FRI JAN 8 2010 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING... .WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO OCCASIONALLY NEAR 40 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE MORNING IN WEST CENTRAL AND INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON FOR AREAS WEST OF ALEXANDRIA TO MANKATO TO THE THE ALBERT LEA AREA. IN ADDITION...SOME DRIFTING SNOW MAY ALSO PERSIST INTO THE MID MORNING HOURS NEAR THE IOWA BORDER. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON FOR THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA WHERE WIND CHILLS WILL DIP INTO THE 25 BELOW ZERO RANGE. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL...MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR CAR WHICH SHOULD INCLUDE SOME WARM CLOTHS OR A SLEEPING BAG. MNZ041-047>049-054>058-064>067-073>076-082>085-091>093-081745- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100108T1800Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD- BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN- FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... ST. CLOUD...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR... LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 542 AM CST FRI JAN 8 2010 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ MNZ042>045-050>053-059>063-068>070-077-078-WIZ014-023-024-081745- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100108T1800Z/ TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO- WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-RICE- GOODHUE-POLK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS... PRINCETON...MORA...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY... MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER... CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...FARIBAULT...RED WING...AMERY... BALSAM LAKE...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT 542 AM CST FRI JAN 8 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL OCCASIONALLY REACH 25 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WIND WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
396 WWUS43 KMPX 081748 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1148 AM CST FRI JAN 8 2010 ...VERY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING... .WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO OCCASIONALLY NEAR 35 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN WEST CENTRAL AND INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. ALTHOUGH THE WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON...A WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL REPLACE THE WARNING FOR MAINLY WEST CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH MIDNIGHT. IN ADDITION...SOME DRIFTING SNOW MAY ALSO PERSIST DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE WIND SPEEDS DROP OFF TO LESS THAN 8 MPH. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL...MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR CAR WHICH SHOULD INCLUDE SOME WARM CLOTHS OR A SLEEPING BAG. MNZ047-048-054>058-064>067-073>076-082>085-091>093-090200- /O.EXP.KMPX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100108T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KMPX.WC.Y.0002.100108T1800Z-100109T0600Z/ STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET- LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA... HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER... LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 1148 AM CST FRI JAN 8 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL OCCASIONALLY REACH 30 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MNZ041-049-081900- /O.EXP.KMPX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100108T1800Z/ DOUGLAS-STEARNS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...ST. CLOUD 1148 AM CST FRI JAN 8 2010 ...WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY... THE WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY. $$ MNZ042>045-050>053-059>063-068>070-077-078-WIZ014-023-024-081900- /O.EXP.KMPX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100108T1800Z/ TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO- WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-RICE- GOODHUE-POLK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS... PRINCETON...MORA...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY... MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER... CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...FARIBAULT...RED WING...AMERY... BALSAM LAKE...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT 1148 AM CST FRI JAN 8 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY. $$ JLT
059 WWUS43 KMPX 082057 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 257 PM CST FRI JAN 8 2010 ...VERY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE ADVISORY IS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM GLENWOOD TO HUTCHINSON TO OWATONNA. WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO OCCASIONALLY 35 BELOW ZERO WILL OCCUR THROUGH THIS EVENING IN THE ADVISORY AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL...MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR CAR WHICH SHOULD INCLUDE SOME WARM CLOTHS OR A SLEEPING BAG. MNZ047-048-054>058-064>067-073>076-082>085-091>093-090500- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100109T0600Z/ STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET- LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA... HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER... LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 257 PM CST FRI JAN 8 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ RAH
383 WWUS43 KMPX 090212 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 812 PM CST FRI JAN 8 2010 ...VERY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT FOR MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE ADVISORY IS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM GLENWOOD TO HUTCHINSON TO OWATONNA. WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO OCCASIONALLY 35 BELOW ZERO ARE BEING OBSERVED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL THEN DROP TO BELOW 5 MPH FOR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...ALLOWING WIND CHILLS TO RELAX. AIR TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN QUITE FRIGID THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS OBSERVED DURING THIS COLD AND BREEZY SPELL FROM THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY WERE 41 BELOW ZERO IN APPLETON AND MORRIS...38 BELOW ZERO IN CANBY AND MADISON...AND 36 BELOW ZERO IN BENSON. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL...MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR CAR WHICH SHOULD INCLUDE SOME WARM CLOTHS OR A SLEEPING BAG. MNZ047-048-054>058-064>067-073>076-082>085-091>093-090600- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100109T0600Z/ STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET- LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA... HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER... LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 812 PM CST FRI JAN 8 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO OCCASIONALLY 35 BELOW ZERO HAVE BEEN OBSERVED EARLY THIS EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
941 WWUS43 KMPX 090537 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1137 PM CST FRI JAN 8 2010 ...WIND CHILLS IMPROVING BUT FRIGID AIR TEMPERATURES THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .WHILE TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO DROP OVER WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SO DO WIND SPEEDS TO BELOW 5 MPH. WIND CHILLS HAVE RISEN TO 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO IN MOST LOCATIONS. THUS...THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. FRIGID TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS MUCH OF MINNESOTA THROUGH THE NIGHT HOWEVER. AIR TEMPERATURES OF 15 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO ARE BEING OBSERVED IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS IN WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WILL DROP TO NEAR 25 BELOW ZERO OR EVEN LOWER IN THESE AREAS. MINIMUM WIND CHILLS DURING THIS COLD STRETCH FROM THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY WERE 41 BELOW ZERO IN APPLETON AND MORRIS...38 BELOW ZERO IN CANBY AND MADISON...AND 36 BELOW ZERO IN BENSON. MNZ047-048-054>058-064>067-073>076-082>085-091>093-090645- /O.EXP.KMPX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100109T0600Z/ STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET- LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA... HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER... LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 1137 PM CST FRI JAN 8 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * WIND CHILLS...WIND CHILLS HAVE RISEN TO 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO. * LOW TEMPERATURES...ACTUAL TEMPERATURES NEAR OR JUST BELOW 25 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING. $$
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 Jan 7, 11:10 AM CST, 2 hours 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 7, 11:10 AM CST, 2 hours 47 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1110 AM CST THU JAN 7 2010
.DISCUSSION...
ATMOSPHERE FINALLY OVERCAME THE DRY AIR IN PLACE ACROSS EC MN INTO
WISCONSIN WITH WIDESPREAD -SN NOW IN PROGRESS ACROSS THAT AREA.
SFC VSBY GNRLY IN THE 1-2SM RANGE. NAM AND GFS BOTH SHOW SUSTAINED
ISENTROPIC LIFT ACROSS MOST OF THE CWA DURING THE MORNING HOURS
WHICH WILL ALLOW -SN TO CONTINUE NOW THAT THE PROFILE HAS BECOME
SATURATED. DON'T EXPECT MUCH FURTHER ACCUMULATION IN WC MN...BUT
WILL GO WITH A BROAD AREA OF 1-3 INCHES ACROSS REMAINDER OF AREA
WITH THE 3 INCHES TOTALS FROM SC MN INTO WISCONSIN.
SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT HAS BEEN TIGHTENING ACROSS WC AND SC MN
LAST FEW HOURS AND TIGHTENING GRADIENT WILL EXPAND EASTWARD NEXT FEW
HOURS. MAIN BLAST OF WINDS WILL CLIP SW MN...BUT WIND PRONE AREAS
ACROSS WC/SC MN WILL SEE GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH LEADING TO DRIFTING
SNOW AS WELL AS SOME BLOWING SNOW. REMOVED WINTER WX ADVISORY UP
AROUND AXN TO BDH WHERE VERY LITTLE SNOW HAS FALLEN. KEPT WINTER
STORM WARNING PRETTY MUCH IN PLACE WITH A COUPLE COUNTIES
DOWNGRADED TO ADVISORY. WOULD GUESS THAT BY LATE MORNING THE
REMAINDER OF WARNING CAN BE DOWNGRADED TO ADVISORY. WILL LIKELY
ALSO HAVE TO ADD WIND CHILL HEADLINES AT THAT TIME ACROSS ABOUT
THE WESTERN HALF OF FORECAST AREA.
TEMPERATURES WILL TAKE A SLOW FALL THRU THE DAY AS NORTHERLY WIND
INCREASES...BUT NO SHARP COLD ADVECTION IN PLACE. 1044 HIGH
PRESSURE SETTLES INTO THE CENTRAL DAKOTAS BY 12Z FRIDAY WITH A
FAIRLY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINING ACROSS MN INTO WISCONSIN.
EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE HAD A STRETCH OF NEARLY 2 WEEKS OF QUITE COLD
WEATHER AND MANY DAYS OF WIND CHILL HEADLINES...MAY NEED WIND
CHILL WARNING WESTERN AREAS WITH ADVISORY MUCH OF REMAINDER OF
AREA.
CONTINUED COLD FOR SATURDAY THEN A NICE WARMUP FOR SUNDAY AS WINDS
BECOME MORE SOUTHWEST. ADDED A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW FOR SUNDAY
NIGHT INTO MONDAY AHEAD OF CLIPPER SYSTEM. NO REAL STRONG PUSH OF
COLD AIR BEHIND THIS SYSTEM. TEMPERATURES UPCOMING WEEK STILL LOOK
MILD WITH PROLONGED ZONAL FLOW.
&&
.AVIATION.../18Z TAF ISSUANCE/
MAIN AVIATION CONCERNS DEAL WITH ENDING -SN/BLSN ACROSS THE REGION
WITH CEILINGS OVERNIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
LATEST VISIBLE SATELLITE COMBINED WITH 11U-3.9U INDICATED THAT
AREAS NORTHWEST OF MSP AND ACROSS WESTERN/NORTHERN MN HAVE THIN
MVFR/OR HIGH END IFR CEILINGS WHICH IS ALSO EVIDENT ON REGIONAL
WEB CAMS IN THE AREA. ALTHOUGH THE CEILINGS WILL LIKELY BE
THIN...WILL CONTINUE THE MVFR CEILINGS THROUGH MOST OF THE NIGHT
WITH UPSTREAM SHORT WAVES AND MOISTURE ADVECTION AOB 5000'.
MSP WILL LIKELY SEE THE WORSE CONDITIONS THROUGH 20Z...WITH SLOW
IMPROVEMENT. HAVE DECIDED TO CONTINUE BLSN THRU THE AFTN/EARLY
EVENING WITH CIGS AOB 1800'. THERE COULD BE A TEMPORARY PERIOD OF
CIGS LOWER THAN 1700'...BUT NOT ENOUGH CONFIDENCE TO CONTINUE THIS
TREND.
EAU/RNH WILL LIKELY SEE THE WORSE CONDITIONS THRU 20Z...WITH A
SLOW IMPROVEMENT THAT CAN BE COMPARED TO MSP TAF.
LATER FORECAST WILL LIKELY NEED TO BE UPDATED DUE TO THE AMT OF
LOWER CIGS UPSTREAM AND HOW THEY WILL AFFECT THE MSP TAFS BEYOND
12Z/08. HOWEVER...PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE ENDING WITH IMPROVED
VSBYS OUTSIDE BLSN...OVERNIGHT.
GUSTY N/NW WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE DURING THE LATE
EVENING/OVERNIGHT PERIOD...BUT REMAIN GUSTY THRU 02Z.
..JLT..
CWSU DISCUSSION...
SNOW/BLSN SEEMS HESITANT TO LEAVE. HRRR FORECAST REFLECTIVITY KEEPS
SNOW/FLURRIES OVER MSP THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. MODEL TIME SECTION
FROM RUC/NAM/GFS INDICATE MVFR CIGS THROUGH THE NIGHT...WITH SUBTLE
IMPROVEMENT WITH TIME. WITH COLD/DRYER AIR ADVECTING IN, CIGS WILL
LIKELY IMPROVE FASTER THAN THAT...BEFORE 06Z EXPECT LVFR CIGS.
CLEARING FOR FRIDAY MORNING. NAM HINTS AT CLOUD BASES AROUND 012 FOR
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, BUT WILL LIKELY BE TOO COLD FOR FORMING CLOUDS BY
THEN.
CURRENT GUSTY NNW WINDS WILL BECOME MORE NW AND SLACKEN AS THE
SYSTEM PULLS AWAY. - KFM
&&
.MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MN...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR BLUE EARTH-
BROWN-CHIPPEWA-FARIBAULT-LAC QUI PARLE-MARTIN-REDWOOD-SWIFT-
WATONWAN-YELLOW MEDICINE.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR FREEBORN-
LE SUEUR-NICOLLET-RENVILLE-RICE-SIBLEY-STEELE-STEVENS-
WASECA.
WI...NONE.
&&
BAP/JLTHazardous weather outlook, Jan 7, 12:11 PM CST, 1 hour 46 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1211 PM CST THU JAN 7 2010 MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 081815- 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- 1211 PM CST THU JAN 7 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON AS WINDS GUST OVER 35 MPH. ANOTHER INCH OF SNOW COULD ALSO FALL...MAINLY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. A PLUNGE OF ARCTIC AIR WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO ACROSS MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON. WIND CHILLS TONIGHT MAY REACH 40 BELOW IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND 15 TO 30 BELOW IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WIND CHILLS VALUES OF 20 TO 40 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING...BEFORE TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO RISE AND WIND SPEEDS LESSEN. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS AND SNOWFALL OBSERVERS ARE URGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. JLT
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 7, 1:12 PM CST, 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
112 PM CST THU JAN 07 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0702 AM SNOW 2 WSW ST PAUL 44.94N 93.14W
01/07/2010 M1.2 INCH RAMSEY MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0702 AM SNOW 1 SSE ROSEVILLE 45.00N 93.14W
01/07/2010 M1.4 INCH RAMSEY MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0720 AM SNOW 6 SSW LAKEVILLE 44.60N 93.29W
01/07/2010 M1.0 INCH SCOTT MN TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
AJZLocal storm report, Jan 7, 1:18 PM CST, 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
118 PM CST THU JAN 07 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0702 AM SNOW 2 SE CHETEK 45.30N 91.62W
01/07/2010 M1.1 INCH BARRON WI TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
AJZLocal storm report, Jan 7, 1:20 PM CST, 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
120 PM CST THU JAN 07 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0730 AM SNOW 3 N BOYCEVILLE 45.09N 92.04W
01/07/2010 M1.0 INCH DUNN WI TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
AJZLocal storm report, Jan 7, 1:33 PM CST, 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
133 PM CST THU JAN 07 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1230 AM SNOW DAWSON 44.93N 96.05W
01/07/2010 E6.0 INCH LAC QUI PARLE MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
HWY 212 WESTBOUND LANE SNOW COVERED DUE TO DRIFTING NEAR
DAWSON.
1235 AM SNOW GRANITE FALLS 44.81N 95.54W
01/07/2010 E5.0 INCH CHIPPEWA MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
MANY ROADS AROUND COUNTY DOWN TO SINGLE LANE DUE TO
DRIFTING SNOW.
1237 AM SNOW BENSON 45.32N 95.61W
01/07/2010 U0.0 INCH SWIFT MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
NO SNOWFALL INFORMATION AVAILABLE BUT MANY AREA ROADS
AFFECTED DUE TO DRIFTING SNOW. VSBY 1/4 TO 1/2 MILE
BETWEEN BENSON AND ORTONVILLE.
1240 AM SNOW MANKATO 44.17N 93.99W
01/07/2010 M3.0 INCH BLUE EARTH MN BROADCAST MEDIA
0100 AM SNOW MORRIS 45.59N 95.91W
01/07/2010 E4.0 INCH STEVENS MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
LOTS OF DRIFTING SNOW AFFECTING AREA ROADS.
0315 AM SNOW MENOMONIE 44.89N 91.91W
01/07/2010 M1.0 INCH DUNN WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0500 AM SNOW REDWOOD FALLS 44.54N 95.11W
01/07/2010 M3.0 INCH REDWOOD MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0500 AM SNOW EAU CLAIRE 44.82N 91.49W
01/07/2010 M1.0 INCH EAU CLAIRE WI OFFICIAL NWS OBS
0530 AM SNOW 3 ENE MONTGOMERY 44.46N 93.52W
01/07/2010 M1.0 INCH RICE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0530 AM SNOW WINTHROP 44.54N 94.36W
01/07/2010 M1.0 INCH SIBLEY MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0545 AM SNOW OLIVIA 44.78N 95.00W
01/07/2010 M3.0 INCH RENVILLE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0600 AM SNOW MINNEAPOLIS 44.96N 93.27W
01/07/2010 M1.8 INCH HENNEPIN MN OFFICIAL NWS OBS
MEASURED AT THE MINNEAPOLIS/ST PAUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
0600 AM SNOW HASTINGS 44.73N 92.85W
01/07/2010 M2.0 INCH DAKOTA MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0610 AM SNOW CHANHASSEN 44.86N 93.56W
01/07/2010 M0.5 INCH CARVER MN NWS EMPLOYEE
REPORTED BY HYDRO METEOROLOGIST.
0630 AM SNOW BLOOMINGTON 44.83N 93.32W
01/07/2010 M0.9 INCH HENNEPIN MN NWS EMPLOYEE
0658 AM SNOW WELCOME 43.67N 94.62W
01/07/2010 M6.0 INCH MARTIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0700 AM SNOW STILLWATER 45.06N 92.82W
01/07/2010 M1.5 INCH WASHINGTON MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW MANKATO 44.17N 93.99W
01/07/2010 M4.0 INCH BLUE EARTH MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW MORGAN 44.42N 94.92W
01/07/2010 M4.0 INCH REDWOOD MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW ELLENDALE 43.87N 93.30W
01/07/2010 M2.5 INCH STEELE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0700 AM SNOW MANKATO 44.17N 93.99W
01/07/2010 M4.5 INCH BLUE EARTH MN BROADCAST MEDIA
0700 AM SNOW JIM FALLS 45.05N 91.27W
01/07/2010 M0.8 INCH CHIPPEWA WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW BALDWIN 44.96N 92.37W
01/07/2010 M2.0 INCH ST. CROIX WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW 2 NW CHASKA 44.84N 93.63W
01/07/2010 M0.9 INCH CARVER MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW 5 NE FOREST LAKE 45.33N 92.91W
01/07/2010 M0.9 INCH CHISAGO MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW ELK MOUND 44.88N 91.69W
01/07/2010 M1.0 INCH DUNN WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0702 AM SNOW 1 SSE ROSEVILLE 45.00N 93.14W
01/07/2010 M1.4 INCH RAMSEY MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0702 AM SNOW 2 WSW ST PAUL 44.94N 93.14W
01/07/2010 M1.2 INCH RAMSEY MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0702 AM SNOW 2 SE CHETEK 45.30N 91.62W
01/07/2010 M1.1 INCH BARRON WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0720 AM SNOW 6 SSW LAKEVILLE 44.60N 93.29W
01/07/2010 M1.0 INCH SCOTT MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0730 AM SNOW 3 N BOYCEVILLE 45.09N 92.04W
01/07/2010 M1.0 INCH DUNN WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0800 AM SNOW 1 NNE HUDSON 44.98N 92.73W
01/07/2010 M1.7 INCH ST. CROIX WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0800 AM SNOW 3 NE WOODBURY 44.94N 92.88W
01/07/2010 M0.9 INCH WASHINGTON MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0800 AM SNOW MENOMONIE 44.89N 91.91W
01/07/2010 M1.8 INCH DUNN WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0805 AM SNOW NORTH ST PAUL 45.01N 93.00W
01/07/2010 M1.8 INCH RAMSEY MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0815 AM SNOW 1 SSW LONSDALE 44.46N 93.44W
01/07/2010 M1.0 INCH RICE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0815 AM SNOW 4 W OWATONNA 44.09N 93.30W
01/07/2010 M1.5 INCH STEELE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0815 AM SNOW BLUE EARTH 43.64N 94.10W
01/07/2010 M4.0 INCH FARIBAULT MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0815 AM SNOW WILLMAR 45.12N 95.05W
01/07/2010 M1.0 INCH KANDIYOHI MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0815 AM SNOW 2 SE CHETEK 45.30N 91.62W
01/07/2010 M1.1 INCH BARRON WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0815 AM SNOW BLOOMER 45.10N 91.49W
01/07/2010 M1.0 INCH CHIPPEWA WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0815 AM SNOW 4 N BOYD 44.91N 95.90W
01/07/2010 M5.0 INCH LAC QUI PARLE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0815 AM SNOW FAIRMONT 43.64N 94.46W
01/07/2010 M5.0 INCH MARTIN MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0815 AM SNOW FARIBAULT 44.30N 93.27W
01/07/2010 M3.0 INCH RICE MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0815 AM SNOW MURDOCK 45.22N 95.39W
01/07/2010 M1.3 INCH SWIFT MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0820 AM SNOW BLOOMINGTON 44.83N 93.32W
01/07/2010 M1.4 INCH HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0900 AM SNOW ST PAUL 44.95N 93.10W
01/07/2010 M2.0 INCH RAMSEY MN TRAINED SPOTTER
COMO PARK AREA
0900 AM SNOW GRANITE FALLS 44.81N 95.54W
01/07/2010 M4.0 INCH CHIPPEWA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL
0933 AM SNOW MANKATO 44.17N 93.99W
01/07/2010 M4.5 INCH BLUE EARTH MN BROADCAST MEDIA
TV STATION.
0943 AM SNOW DURAND 44.63N 91.96W
01/07/2010 M2.0 INCH PEPIN WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0945 AM SNOW 1 SW ST PAUL 44.94N 93.12W
01/07/2010 M1.6 INCH RAMSEY MN TRAINED SPOTTER
1010 AM SNOW CLAYTON 45.32N 92.17W
01/07/2010 M2.5 INCH POLK WI TRAINED SPOTTER
1022 AM SNOW EAU CLAIRE 44.82N 91.49W
01/07/2010 M3.0 INCH EAU CLAIRE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
1110 AM SNOW CHASKA 44.82N 93.61W
01/07/2010 M1.2 INCH CARVER MN NWS EMPLOYEE
REPORTED BY AVIATION FORECASTER.
1110 AM SNOW MANKATO 44.17N 93.99W
01/07/2010 M4.5 INCH BLUE EARTH MN TRAINED SPOTTER
1110 AM SNOW OWATONNA 44.09N 93.22W
01/07/2010 M2.0 INCH STEELE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
1221 PM SNOW MINNEAPOLIS 44.96N 93.27W
01/07/2010 M2.1 INCH HENNEPIN MN OFFICIAL NWS OBS
MEASURED AT MINNEAPOLIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
1221 PM SNOW CHANHASSEN 44.86N 93.56W
01/07/2010 M1.1 INCH CARVER MN NWS EMPLOYEE
TAKEN AT NWS OFFICE BY SENIOR MET INTERN.
1256 PM SNOW WOODBURY 44.91N 92.92W
01/07/2010 M2.5 INCH WASHINGTON MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0102 PM SNOW ST JAMES 43.98N 94.63W
01/07/2010 M4.0 INCH WATONWAN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
AJZLocal storm report, Jan 7, 1:40 PM CST, 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
140 PM CST THU JAN 07 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0139 PM SNOW ST PAUL 44.95N 93.10W
01/07/2010 M3.1 INCH RAMSEY MN TRAINED SPOTTER
OCCURRED IN NORTH ST PAUL.
&&
AJZLocal storm report, Jan 7, 1:41 PM CST, 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
141 PM CST THU JAN 07 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1230 AM SNOW DAWSON 44.93N 96.05W
01/07/2010 E6.0 INCH LAC QUI PARLE MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
HWY 212 WESTBOUND LANE SNOW COVERED DUE TO DRIFTING NEAR
DAWSON.
1235 AM SNOW GRANITE FALLS 44.81N 95.54W
01/07/2010 E5.0 INCH CHIPPEWA MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
MANY ROADS AROUND COUNTY DOWN TO SINGLE LANE DUE TO
DRIFTING SNOW.
1237 AM SNOW BENSON 45.32N 95.61W
01/07/2010 U0.0 INCH SWIFT MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
NO SNOWFALL INFORMATION AVAILABLE BUT MANY AREA ROADS
AFFECTED DUE TO DRIFTING SNOW. VSBY 1/4 TO 1/2 MILE
BETWEEN BENSON AND ORTONVILLE.
1240 AM SNOW MANKATO 44.17N 93.99W
01/07/2010 M3.0 INCH BLUE EARTH MN BROADCAST MEDIA
0100 AM SNOW MORRIS 45.59N 95.91W
01/07/2010 E4.0 INCH STEVENS MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
LOTS OF DRIFTING SNOW AFFECTING AREA ROADS.
0315 AM SNOW MENOMONIE 44.89N 91.91W
01/07/2010 M1.0 INCH DUNN WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0500 AM SNOW REDWOOD FALLS 44.54N 95.11W
01/07/2010 M3.0 INCH REDWOOD MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0500 AM SNOW EAU CLAIRE 44.82N 91.49W
01/07/2010 M1.0 INCH EAU CLAIRE WI OFFICIAL NWS OBS
0530 AM SNOW 3 ENE MONTGOMERY 44.46N 93.52W
01/07/2010 M1.0 INCH RICE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0530 AM SNOW WINTHROP 44.54N 94.36W
01/07/2010 M1.0 INCH SIBLEY MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0545 AM SNOW OLIVIA 44.78N 95.00W
01/07/2010 M3.0 INCH RENVILLE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0600 AM SNOW MINNEAPOLIS 44.96N 93.27W
01/07/2010 M1.8 INCH HENNEPIN MN OFFICIAL NWS OBS
MEASURED AT THE MINNEAPOLIS/ST PAUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
0600 AM SNOW HASTINGS 44.73N 92.85W
01/07/2010 M2.0 INCH DAKOTA MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0610 AM SNOW CHANHASSEN 44.86N 93.56W
01/07/2010 M0.5 INCH CARVER MN NWS EMPLOYEE
REPORTED BY HYDRO METEOROLOGIST.
0630 AM SNOW BLOOMINGTON 44.83N 93.32W
01/07/2010 M0.9 INCH HENNEPIN MN NWS EMPLOYEE
0658 AM SNOW WELCOME 43.67N 94.62W
01/07/2010 M6.0 INCH MARTIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0700 AM SNOW 2 NW CHASKA 44.84N 93.63W
01/07/2010 M0.9 INCH CARVER MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW 5 NE FOREST LAKE 45.33N 92.91W
01/07/2010 M0.9 INCH CHISAGO MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW ELK MOUND 44.88N 91.69W
01/07/2010 M1.0 INCH DUNN WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW STILLWATER 45.06N 92.82W
01/07/2010 M1.5 INCH WASHINGTON MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW MANKATO 44.17N 93.99W
01/07/2010 M4.0 INCH BLUE EARTH MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW MORGAN 44.42N 94.92W
01/07/2010 M4.0 INCH REDWOOD MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW ELLENDALE 43.87N 93.30W
01/07/2010 M2.5 INCH STEELE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0700 AM SNOW MANKATO 44.17N 93.99W
01/07/2010 M4.5 INCH BLUE EARTH MN BROADCAST MEDIA
0700 AM SNOW JIM FALLS 45.05N 91.27W
01/07/2010 M0.8 INCH CHIPPEWA WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW BALDWIN 44.96N 92.37W
01/07/2010 M2.0 INCH ST. CROIX WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0702 AM SNOW 1 SSE ROSEVILLE 45.00N 93.14W
01/07/2010 M1.4 INCH RAMSEY MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0702 AM SNOW 2 WSW ST PAUL 44.94N 93.14W
01/07/2010 M1.2 INCH RAMSEY MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0702 AM SNOW 2 SE CHETEK 45.30N 91.62W
01/07/2010 M1.1 INCH BARRON WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0720 AM SNOW 6 SSW LAKEVILLE 44.60N 93.29W
01/07/2010 M1.0 INCH SCOTT MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0730 AM SNOW 3 N BOYCEVILLE 45.09N 92.04W
01/07/2010 M1.0 INCH DUNN WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0800 AM SNOW 1 NNE HUDSON 44.98N 92.73W
01/07/2010 M1.7 INCH ST. CROIX WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0800 AM SNOW MENOMONIE 44.89N 91.91W
01/07/2010 M1.8 INCH DUNN WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0800 AM SNOW 3 NE WOODBURY 44.94N 92.88W
01/07/2010 M0.9 INCH WASHINGTON MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0805 AM SNOW NORTH ST PAUL 45.01N 93.00W
01/07/2010 M1.8 INCH RAMSEY MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0815 AM SNOW 4 W OWATONNA 44.09N 93.30W
01/07/2010 M1.5 INCH STEELE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0815 AM SNOW BLUE EARTH 43.64N 94.10W
01/07/2010 M4.0 INCH FARIBAULT MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0815 AM SNOW WILLMAR 45.12N 95.05W
01/07/2010 M1.0 INCH KANDIYOHI MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0815 AM SNOW 2 SE CHETEK 45.30N 91.62W
01/07/2010 M1.1 INCH BARRON WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0815 AM SNOW BLOOMER 45.10N 91.49W
01/07/2010 M1.0 INCH CHIPPEWA WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0815 AM SNOW 4 N BOYD 44.91N 95.90W
01/07/2010 M5.0 INCH LAC QUI PARLE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0815 AM SNOW FAIRMONT 43.64N 94.46W
01/07/2010 M5.0 INCH MARTIN MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0815 AM SNOW FARIBAULT 44.30N 93.27W
01/07/2010 M3.0 INCH RICE MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0815 AM SNOW MURDOCK 45.22N 95.39W
01/07/2010 M1.3 INCH SWIFT MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0815 AM SNOW 1 SSW LONSDALE 44.46N 93.44W
01/07/2010 M1.0 INCH RICE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0820 AM SNOW BLOOMINGTON 44.83N 93.32W
01/07/2010 M1.4 INCH HENNEPIN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0900 AM SNOW GRANITE FALLS 44.81N 95.54W
01/07/2010 M4.0 INCH CHIPPEWA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL
0900 AM SNOW ST PAUL 44.95N 93.10W
01/07/2010 M2.0 INCH RAMSEY MN TRAINED SPOTTER
COMO PARK AREA
0933 AM SNOW MANKATO 44.17N 93.99W
01/07/2010 M4.5 INCH BLUE EARTH MN BROADCAST MEDIA
TV STATION.
0943 AM SNOW DURAND 44.63N 91.96W
01/07/2010 M2.0 INCH PEPIN WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0945 AM SNOW 1 SW ST PAUL 44.94N 93.12W
01/07/2010 M1.6 INCH RAMSEY MN TRAINED SPOTTER
1010 AM SNOW CLAYTON 45.32N 92.17W
01/07/2010 M2.5 INCH POLK WI TRAINED SPOTTER
1022 AM SNOW EAU CLAIRE 44.82N 91.49W
01/07/2010 M3.0 INCH EAU CLAIRE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
1110 AM SNOW MANKATO 44.17N 93.99W
01/07/2010 M4.5 INCH BLUE EARTH MN TRAINED SPOTTER
1110 AM SNOW OWATONNA 44.09N 93.22W
01/07/2010 M2.0 INCH STEELE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
1110 AM SNOW CHASKA 44.82N 93.61W
01/07/2010 M1.2 INCH CARVER MN NWS EMPLOYEE
REPORTED BY AVIATION FORECASTER.
1221 PM SNOW CHANHASSEN 44.86N 93.56W
01/07/2010 M1.1 INCH CARVER MN NWS EMPLOYEE
TAKEN AT NWS OFFICE BY SENIOR MET INTERN.
1221 PM SNOW MINNEAPOLIS 44.96N 93.27W
01/07/2010 M2.1 INCH HENNEPIN MN OFFICIAL NWS OBS
MEASURED AT MINNEAPOLIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
1256 PM SNOW WOODBURY 44.91N 92.92W
01/07/2010 M2.5 INCH WASHINGTON MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0102 PM SNOW ST JAMES 43.98N 94.63W
01/07/2010 M4.0 INCH WATONWAN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0139 PM SNOW ST PAUL 44.95N 93.10W
01/07/2010 M3.1 INCH RAMSEY MN TRAINED SPOTTER
OCCURRED IN NORTH ST PAUL.
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AJZThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 1:57 PM CST | Wind Chill Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn and 18 more | 22 hr |
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Wind Chill Advisories in Minnesota, 2010Wind Chill Advisories in Wisconsin, 2010Every wind chill advisory in 2010
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.