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Wind Chill Warning 1, NWS Twin Cities, MN

January 7, 201024 counties in Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind chill warning at Jan 7, 2010, 1:57 PM CST for 24 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Jan 7, 2010, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 18 hr. 1 report 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 7, 2010, 1:57 PM CST (19:57 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 7, 2010, 6:00 PM CST
Expired
Jan 8, 2010, 12:00 PM CST
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 24 counties

Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Pope County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Steele County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 93 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 7, 6:52 PM CSTSNOW 4Renville, MNOCCURRED IN SACRED HEART TOWNSHIP.

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 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 91 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2010-01-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2010-01-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 126 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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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
4 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

The office that day

Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 7, 1:57 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryMPXAnoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 34 more34 hr

Nearby

Wind Chill Warnings in Minnesota, 2010Every wind chill warning 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.