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Wind Chill Advisory 2, NWS Duluth, MN
NWS Duluth, MN issued this wind chill advisory at Jan 6, 2011, 1:39 PM CST for 8 counties in Wisconsin; 10 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Jan 7, 2011, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 6, 2011, 1:39 PM CST (19:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 7, 2011, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 7, 2011, 8:54 AM CST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Duluth, MN
Counties Aitkin County, MN, Carlton County, MN, Cass County, MN, Cook County, MN, Crow Wing County, MN, Itasca County, MN, Koochiching County, MN, Lake County, MN, Pine County, MN, Saint Louis County, MN, Ashland County, WI, Bayfield County, WI, Burnett County, WI, Douglas County, WI, Iron County, WI, Price County, WI, Sawyer County, WI, Washburn County, WI
The radar
The Duluth radar (KDLH), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:43 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
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 224 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
- 735 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 159 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
090 WWUS43 KDLH 061939 WSWDLH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 139 PM CST THU JAN 6 2011 ...HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY... ...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW MAY OCCUR OVER NORTHWEST WISCONSIN... .A COMBINATION OF WIND AND SUBZERO COLD WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS ACROSS ALL OF NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY. IN OPEN LANDS...EXPOSED FLESH COULD FREEZE IN AS LITTLE AS 20 MINUTES ACROSS NORTHWEST MINNESOTA AND A HALF HOUR ACROSS THE UPPER SAINT CROIX VALLEY AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. THERE IS A RISK OF DANGEROUS HYPOTHERMIA FOR PEOPLE WHO DO NOT DRESS PROPERLY THEN REMAIN OUTSIDE FOR TOO LONG. INCREASINGLY COLD AIR AND WINDS BECOMING GRADUALLY MORE ONSHORE WILL CAUSE VIGOROUS SNOW SHOWERS TO DEVELOP OVER WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR AND MOVE ONSHORE INTO THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN TONIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR VERY HEAVY SNOW RESULTING FROM THE SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS ARE ALREADY MOVING ONSHORE INTO AREAS OF COASTAL WISCONSIN EAST OF BAYFIELD PENINSULA TO THE MONTREAL RIVER VALLEY. AS YET...HEAVY ACCUMULATING SNOW IS NOT BEING DETECTED NOR HAS YET BEEN REPORTED. UP TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW HAVE BEEN REPORTED DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON IN PARTS OF THE GOGEBIC RANGE. HOWEVER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BECOME MORE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY SNOW BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR DURING THE NIGHT TONIGHT. WIZ003-004-071000- /O.NEW.KDLH.WC.Y.0002.110107T0600Z-110107T1800Z/ /O.CON.KDLH.LE.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110107T0000Z/ /O.CON.KDLH.LE.A.0001.110107T0000Z-110109T0000Z/ ASHLAND-IRON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHLAND...HURLEY 139 PM CST THU JAN 6 2011 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THE ASHLAND AREA THROUGH THE GOGEBIC RANGE EASTWARD TO THE MONTREAL RIVER VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST FRIDAY. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING AND LOCATION: SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE FROM THE ASHLAND AREA EASTWARD THROUGH THE MONTREAL RIVER VALLEY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A COMBINATION OF WINDS GUSTING UP TO 25 MPH AND TEMPERATURES NEAR OR BELOW ZERO WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THERE IS A POTENTIAL OF OVER A FOOT OF SNOW IN SOME SNOW-BELT AREAS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * IMPACTS: INCREASINTLY HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL LOWER VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES AND COVER...POSSIBLY BLOCKING SOME ROADS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. WIND GUSTING TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING OF THE SNOW. THE WIND AND NEAR OR BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE EXPOSED FLESH TO FREEZE IN AS LITTLE AS HALF AN HOUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF DRIVING THROUGH ASHLAND OR IRON COUNTY TODAY OR THIS WEEKEND... ESPECIALLY ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 2...YOU SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME. SLOW DOWN ON SNOW COVERED ROADS...AND BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL APPROACHING INTERSECTIONS. GIVE SNOW REMOVAL EQUIPMENT A WIDE BERTH. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS A COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR AND BRISK WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO COVER ALL EXPOSED FLESH AS ANY EXPOSED FLESH CAN FREEZE IN 20 TO 30 MINUTES WITH WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW. THIS MAY RESULT IN FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ WIZ002-071000- /O.NEW.KDLH.WC.Y.0002.110107T0600Z-110107T1800Z/ /O.CON.KDLH.LE.A.0001.110107T0000Z-110109T0000Z/ BAYFIELD- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WASHBURN 139 PM CST THU JAN 6 2011 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS AROUND BAYFIELD PENINSULA FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST FRIDAY. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING AND LOCATION: SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE SNOWBELT OF NORTHERN BAYFIELD COUNTY ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND. A COMBINATION OF WINDS GUSTING UP TO 25 MPH AND TEMPERATURES NEAR OR BELOW ZERO WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR 8 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW ACCUMULATION OVER THE THE SNOWBELT OF NORTHERN BAYFIELD COUNTY TONIGHT INTO THE COMING WEEKEND. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL MAY BE DIFFICULT AS THE SNOW ACCUMULATES ON ROADS. WIND GUSTING TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING OF THE SNOW. THE WIND AND NEAR OR BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE EXPOSED FLESH TO FREEZE IN AS LITTLE AS HALF AN HOUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR HEAVY LAKE-EFFECT SNOW ACCUMULATION DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH. TRAVEL AND COMMERCE MAY BE SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED. YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY CURRENT WITH THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION VIA NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION... OR THE INTERNET. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS A COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR AND BRISK WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO COVER ALL EXPOSED FLESH AS ANY EXPOSED FLESH CAN FREEZE IN 15 TO 25 MINUTES WITH WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW. THIS MAY RESULT IN FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001-006>009-071000- /O.NEW.KDLH.WC.Y.0002.110107T0600Z-110107T1800Z/ KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE- NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE- SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA- SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN- CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-DOUGLAS-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER- PRICE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INTERNATIONAL FALLS...ELY...ISABELLA... BIGFORK...HIBBING...TWO HARBORS...GRAND MARAIS...WALKER... GRAND RAPIDS...PINE RIVER...BRAINERD...HILL CITY...AITKIN... DULUTH...CLOQUET...HINCKLEY...SUPERIOR...GRANTSBURG...SPOONER... HAYWARD...PHILLIPS 139 PM CST THU JAN 6 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND ALL OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST FRIDAY. * TIMING AND LOCATION: A COMBINATION OF WIND AND SUBZERO TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES: WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 40 BELOW BETWEEN MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND NOON FRIDAY. * FROSTBITE TIME: FOR PEOPLE IN OPEN COUNTRY...EXPOSED FLESH WILL FREEZE IN ABOUT 20 MINUTES ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND A HALF HOUR ACROSS THE UPPER SAINT CROIX VALLEY AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. * IMPACTS: IN ADDITION TO THE THREAT OF FROSTBITE...THERE IS A RISK OF DANGEROUS HYPOTHERMIA FOR PEOPLE WHO DO NOT DRESS PROPERLY THEN REMAIN OUTSIDE FOR TOO LONG. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS A COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR AND BRISK WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO COVER ALL EXPOSED FLESH AS ANY EXPOSED FLESH CAN FREEZE IN 15 TO 25 MINUTES WITH WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW. THIS MAY RESULT IN FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ EOM
4 follow-up statements
480 WWUS43 KDLH 062124 WSWDLH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 324 PM CST THU JAN 6 2011 ...HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY... ...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW MAY OCCUR OVER NORTHWEST WISCONSIN... .A COMBINATION OF WIND AND SUBZERO COLD WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS ACROSS ALL OF NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY. IN OPEN LANDS...EXPOSED FLESH COULD FREEZE IN AS LITTLE AS 20 MINUTES ACROSS NORTHWEST MINNESOTA AND A HALF HOUR ACROSS THE UPPER SAINT CROIX VALLEY AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. THERE WILL ALSO BE A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF LIFE-THREATENING HYPOTHERMIA FOR PEOPLE WHO DO NOT DRESS PROPERLY...THEN REMAIN OUTSIDE FOR TOO LONG. INCREASINGLY COLD AIR AND WINDS BECOMING GRADUALLY MORE ONSHORE WILL CAUSE VIGOROUS SNOW SHOWERS TO DEVELOP OVER WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR AND MOVE ONSHORE INTO THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN TONIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR UNUSUALLY HEAVY LOCALIZED SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN SNOW BELT AREAS. SNOW SHOWERS ARE ALREADY MOVING ONSHORE INTO AREAS OF COASTAL WISCONSIN EAST OF BAYFIELD PENINSULA TO THE MONTREAL RIVER VALLEY. AS YET...HEAVY ACCUMULATING SNOW IS NOT BEING DETECTED NOR HAS YET BEEN REPORTED. UP TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW HAVE BEEN REPORTED DURING THE AFTERNOON IN PARTS OF THE GOGEBIC RANGE SO FAR. HOWEVER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BECOME MORE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY SNOW BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR DURING THE NIGHT TONIGHT. WIZ003-004-071030- /O.UPG.KDLH.LE.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110107T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KDLH.LE.A.0001.110107T0000Z-110109T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDLH.LE.W.0001.110106T2124Z-110109T1200Z/ /O.CON.KDLH.WC.Y.0002.110107T0600Z-110107T1800Z/ ASHLAND-IRON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHLAND...HURLEY 324 PM CST THU JAN 6 2011 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING FOR THE COASTAL NORTHWEST WISCONSIN COUNTIES FROM BAYFIELD PENINSULA EAST THROUGH THE GOGEBIC RANGE TO THE MONTREAL RIVER VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME AREA FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST FRIDAY. * TIMING AND LOCATION: SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE FROM THE ASHLAND AREA EASTWARD THROUGH THE MONTREAL RIVER VALLEY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE FRIDAY THROUGH MOST OF THE COMING WEEKEND. A COMBINATION OF WINDS GUSTING UP TO 25 MPH AND TEMPERATURES NEAR OR BELOW ZERO WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: LOCALIZED SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD REACH EXTREME AND UNUSUAL AMOUNTS OF WELL OVER A FOOT IN SNOWBELT AREAS. THE FIRST RIDGE SOUTH OF THE LAKE SHORE...ESPECIALLY NEAR HURLEY AND THE MONTREAL RIVER VALLEY IS ESPECIALLY PRONE TO GETTING REMARKABLY LARGE SNOWFALL TOTALS. * IMPACTS: INCREASINTLY HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL FREQUENTLY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES AND COVER...POSSIBLY BLOCKING MANY ROADS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. WINDS GUSTING TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. THE WIND AND NEAR OR BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE EXPOSED FLESH TO FREEZE IN AS LITTLE AS HALF AN HOUR. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ACCUMULATION ARE EXPECTED THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IT IS COMMON FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND SNOWFALL RATES TO VARY GREATLY OVER VERY SHORT DISTANCES. SOME LOCATIONS MAY RECEIVE ONE TO SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS...AND STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY MAY OCCUR IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOWERS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE AWARE THAT YOU MAY BECOME STRANDED AND THAT IT MAY TAKE MANY HOURS FOR HELP TO ARRIVE. KEEP A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE...INCLUDING A FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER. LET SOMEONE KNOW YOUR TRAVEL ROUTE AND EXPECTED ARRIVAL TIME AND HAVE A WORKING CELL PHONE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS A COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR AND BRISK WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO COVER ALL EXPOSED FLESH AS ANY EXPOSED FLESH CAN FREEZE IN 15 TO 25 MINUTES WITH WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW. THIS MAY RESULT IN FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ WIZ002-071030- /O.UPG.KDLH.LE.A.0001.110107T0000Z-110109T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KDLH.LE.W.0001.110106T2124Z-110109T1200Z/ /O.CON.KDLH.WC.Y.0002.110107T0600Z-110107T1800Z/ BAYFIELD- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WASHBURN 324 PM CST THU JAN 6 2011 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING FOR THE BAYFIELD PENINSULA AREA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME AREA FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST FRIDAY. * TIMING AND LOCATION: SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE ACROSS THE BAYFIELD PENINSULA AREA THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE FRIDAY THROUGH MOST OF THE COMING WEEKEND. A COMBINATION OF WINDS GUSTING UP TO 25 MPH AND TEMPERATURES NEAR OR BELOW ZERO WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: LOCALIZED SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD REACH EXTREME AND UNUSUAL AMOUNTS OF WELL OVER A FOOT IN UPLLAND AREAS OF AND JUST SOUTH OF THE BAYFIELD PENINSULA. * IMPACTS: INCREASINTLY HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL FREQUENTLY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES AND COVER...POSSIBLY BLOCKING MANY ROADS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. WINDS GUSTING TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. THE WIND AND NEAR OR BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE EXPOSED FLESH TO FREEZE IN AS LITTLE AS HALF AN HOUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ACCUMULATION ARE EXPECTED THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IT IS COMMON FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND SNOWFALL RATES TO VARY GREATLY OVER VERY SHORT DISTANCES. SOME LOCATIONS MAY RECEIVE ONE TO SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS...AND STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY MAY OCCUR IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOWERS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE AWARE THAT YOU MAY BECOME STRANDED AND THAT IT MAY TAKE MANY HOURS FOR HELP TO ARRIVE. KEEP A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE...INCLUDING A FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER. LET SOMEONE KNOW YOUR TRAVEL ROUTE AND EXPECTED ARRIVAL TIME AND HAVE A WORKING CELL PHONE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS A COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR AND BRISK WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO COVER ALL EXPOSED FLESH AS ANY EXPOSED FLESH CAN FREEZE IN 15 TO 25 MINUTES WITH WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW. THIS MAY RESULT IN FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001-006>009-071030- /O.CON.KDLH.WC.Y.0002.110107T0600Z-110107T1800Z/ KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE- NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE- SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA- SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN- CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-DOUGLAS-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER- PRICE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INTERNATIONAL FALLS...ELY...ISABELLA... BIGFORK...HIBBING...TWO HARBORS...GRAND MARAIS...WALKER... GRAND RAPIDS...PINE RIVER...BRAINERD...HILL CITY...AITKIN... DULUTH...CLOQUET...HINCKLEY...SUPERIOR...GRANTSBURG...SPOONER... HAYWARD...PHILLIPS 324 PM CST THU JAN 6 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST FRIDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST FRIDAY. * TIMING AND LOCATION: A COMBINATION OF WIND AND SUBZERO TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES: WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 40 BELOW BETWEEN MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND NOON FRIDAY. * FROSTBITE TIME: FOR PEOPLE IN OPEN COUNTRY...EXPOSED FLESH WILL FREEZE IN ABOUT 20 MINUTES ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND A HALF HOUR ACROSS THE UPPER SAINT CROIX VALLEY AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. * IMPACTS: IN ADDITION TO THE THREAT OF FROSTBITE...THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF LIFE-THREATENING HYPOTHERMIA FOR PEOPLE WHO DO NOT DRESS PROPERLY...THEN REMAIN OUTSIDE FOR TOO LONG. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS A COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR AND BRISK WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO COVER ALL EXPOSED FLESH AS ANY EXPOSED FLESH CAN FREEZE IN 15 TO 25 MINUTES WITH WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW. THIS MAY RESULT IN FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ EOM
922 WWUS43 KDLH 070352 WSWDLH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 952 PM CST THU JAN 6 2011 ...HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY... ...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW MAY OCCUR OVER NORTHWEST WISCONSIN... .A COMBINATION OF WIND AND SUBZERO COLD WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS ACROSS ALL OF NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY. IN OPEN LANDS...EXPOSED FLESH COULD FREEZE IN AS LITTLE AS 20 MINUTES ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND A HALF HOUR ACROSS THE UPPER SAINT CROIX VALLEY AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. THERE WILL ALSO BE A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF LIFE-THREATENING HYPOTHERMIA FOR PEOPLE WHO DO NOT DRESS PROPERLY...THEN REMAIN OUTSIDE FOR TOO LONG. INCREASINGLY COLD AIR AND WINDS BECOMING GRADUALLY MORE ONSHORE WILL CAUSE VIGOROUS SNOW SHOWERS TO DEVELOP OVER WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR AND MOVE ONSHORE INTO THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN TONIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR UNUSUALLY HEAVY LOCALIZED SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN SNOW BELT AREAS. SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS THE NIGHT WEARS ON...WITH SNOW BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES LATER TONIGHT AND ON FRIDAY. WIZ002>004-071200- /O.CON.KDLH.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1200Z/ /O.CON.KDLH.WC.Y.0002.110107T0600Z-110107T1800Z/ BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHBURN...ASHLAND...HURLEY 952 PM CST THU JAN 6 2011 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY. * TIMING AND LOCATION: SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS THE NIGHT WEARS ON...AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES ON FRIDAY AND INTO MUCH OF THE WEEKEND. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE FAVORED GOGEBIC RANGE AREA...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS IN THE BAYFIELD PENINSULA. A COMBINATION OF WINDS GUSTING UP TO 25 MPH AND TEMPERATURES NEAR OR BELOW ZERO WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: LOCALIZED SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD REACH WELL IN EXCESS OF A FOOT IN FAVORED SNOWBELT AREAS. THE GOGEBIC RANGE SHOULD SEE THE MOST SNOWFALL...POSSIBLY UP TO 2 FEET IN SPOTS. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL FREQUENTLY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...AND WILL COVER AND POSSIBLY BLOCK SOME ROADS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. WINDS GUSTING TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. THE WIND AND NEAR OR BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE EXPOSED FLESH TO FREEZE IN AS LITTLE AS HALF AN HOUR. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ACCUMULATION ARE EXPECTED THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IT IS COMMON FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND SNOWFALL RATES TO VARY GREATLY OVER VERY SHORT DISTANCES. SOME LOCATIONS MAY RECEIVE ONE TO SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS...AND STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY MAY OCCUR IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOWERS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE AWARE THAT YOU MAY BECOME STRANDED AND THAT IT MAY TAKE MANY HOURS FOR HELP TO ARRIVE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS A COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR AND BRISK WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO COVER ALL EXPOSED FLESH AS ANY EXPOSED FLESH CAN FREEZE IN 15 TO 25 MINUTES WITH WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW. THIS MAY RESULT IN FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001-006>009-071200- /O.CON.KDLH.WC.Y.0002.110107T0600Z-110107T1800Z/ KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE- NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE- SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA- SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN- CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-DOUGLAS-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER- PRICE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INTERNATIONAL FALLS...ELY...ISABELLA... BIGFORK...HIBBING...TWO HARBORS...GRAND MARAIS...WALKER... GRAND RAPIDS...PINE RIVER...BRAINERD...HILL CITY...AITKIN... DULUTH...CLOQUET...HINCKLEY...SUPERIOR...GRANTSBURG...SPOONER... HAYWARD...PHILLIPS 952 PM CST THU JAN 6 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY. * TIMING AND LOCATION: A COMBINATION OF WIND AND SUBZERO TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES: WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 40 BELOW BETWEEN MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND NOON FRIDAY. * FROSTBITE TIME: EXPOSED FLESH WILL FREEZE IN ABOUT 20 MINUTES ACROSS NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND A HALF HOUR ACROSS THE UPPER SAINT CROIX VALLEY AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. * IMPACTS: IN ADDITION TO THE THREAT OF FROSTBITE...THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF LIFE-THREATENING HYPOTHERMIA FOR PEOPLE WHO DO NOT DRESS PROPERLY...THEN REMAIN OUTSIDE FOR TOO LONG. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS A COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR AND BRISK WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO COVER ALL EXPOSED FLESH AS ANY EXPOSED FLESH CAN FREEZE IN 15 TO 25 MINUTES WITH WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW. THIS MAY RESULT IN FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ DAP
494 WWUS43 KDLH 071017 WSWDLH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 417 AM CST FRI JAN 7 2011 WIZ002>004-071830- /O.CON.KDLH.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1200Z/ /O.CON.KDLH.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110107T1800Z/ BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHBURN...ASHLAND...HURLEY 417 AM CST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * TIMING AND LOCATION: HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER THE WISCONSIN SNOW BELT OF NORTHERN BAYFIELD...ASHLAND...AND IRON COUNTIES...GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 2 CORRIDOR. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ALSO EXPECTED THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: LOCALIZED SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD EXCEED A FOOT IN FAVORED SNOWBELT AREAS. THE GOGEBIC RANGE SHOULD SEE THE MOST SNOWFALL...POSSIBLY UP TO 2 FEET IN SPOTS. * IMPACTS: LOWER VISIBILITIES AND SLIPPERY SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS. A COMBINATION OF WIND AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO DROP BELOW MINUS 25 DEGREES...WHICH COULD CAUSE EXPOSED FLESH TO FREEZE IN AS LITTLE AS HALF AN HOUR. IF DRIVING THROUGH BAYFIELD...ASHLAND...OR IRON COUNTY TODAY OR THIS WEEKEND...ESPECIALLY ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 2...YOU SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME. SLOW DOWN ON SNOW COVERED ROADS...AND BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL APPROACHING INTERSECTIONS. USE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS AND GIVE SNOW REMOVAL EQUIPMENT A WIDE BERTH. IF VENTURING OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO COVER ALL EXPOSED FLESH...ESPECIALLY YOUR HEAD AND HANDS...TO AVOID FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. && $$ MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001-006>009-071800- /O.CON.KDLH.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110107T1800Z/ KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE- NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE- SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA- SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN- CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-DOUGLAS-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER- PRICE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INTERNATIONAL FALLS...ELY...ISABELLA... BIGFORK...HIBBING...TWO HARBORS...GRAND MARAIS...WALKER... GRAND RAPIDS...PINE RIVER...BRAINERD...HILL CITY...AITKIN... DULUTH...CLOQUET...HINCKLEY...SUPERIOR...GRANTSBURG...SPOONER... HAYWARD...PHILLIPS 417 AM CST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * TIMING AND LOCATION: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF THE NORTHLAND THROUGH MIDDAY TODAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES: WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO THROUGH ABOUT NOON TODAY. * FROSTBITE TIME: EXPOSED FLESH CAN FREEZE IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES. * IMPACTS: PEOPLE WHO VENTURE OUTDOORS WITHOUT PROPER CLOTHING RISK FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT A COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD AIR AND BRISK WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. IF VENTURING OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO COVER ALL EXPOSED FLESH...ESPECIALLY YOUR HEAD AND HANDS...TO AVOID FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. && $$ 04
813 WWUS43 KDLH 071454 WSWDLH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 854 AM CST FRI JAN 7 2011 WIZ002>004-072300- /O.CAN.KDLH.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110107T1800Z/ /O.CON.KDLH.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1200Z/ BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHBURN...ASHLAND...HURLEY 854 AM CST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING AND LOCATION: HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER THE WISCONSIN SNOW BELT OF NORTHERN BAYFIELD...ASHLAND...AND IRON COUNTIES...GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 2 CORRIDOR. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: LOCALIZED SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD EXCEED A FOOT IN FAVORED SNOWBELT AREAS. THE GOGEBIC RANGE SHOULD SEE THE MOST SNOWFALL...POSSIBLY UP TO 2 FEET IN SPOTS. * IMPACTS: LOWER VISIBILITIES AND SLIPPERY SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS. IF DRIVING THROUGH BAYFIELD...ASHLAND...OR IRON COUNTY TODAY OR THIS WEEKEND...ESPECIALLY ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 2...YOU SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME. SLOW DOWN ON SNOW COVERED ROADS...AND BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL APPROACHING INTERSECTIONS. USE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS AND GIVE SNOW REMOVAL EQUIPMENT A WIDE BERTH. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ACCUMULATION ARE EXPECTED THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IT IS COMMON FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND SNOWFALL RATES TO VARY GREATLY OVER VERY SHORT DISTANCES. SOME LOCATIONS MAY RECEIVE ONE TO SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS...AND STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY MAY OCCUR IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOWERS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE AWARE THAT YOU MAY BECOME STRANDED AND THAT IT MAY TAKE MANY HOURS FOR HELP TO ARRIVE. KEEP A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE...INCLUDING A FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER. LET SOMEONE KNOW YOUR TRAVEL ROUTE AND EXPECTED ARRIVAL TIME AND HAVE A WORKING CELL PHONE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. && $$ MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001-006>009-071600- /O.CAN.KDLH.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110107T1800Z/ KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE- NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE- SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA- SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN- CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-DOUGLAS-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER- PRICE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INTERNATIONAL FALLS...ELY...ISABELLA... BIGFORK...HIBBING...TWO HARBORS...GRAND MARAIS...WALKER... GRAND RAPIDS...PINE RIVER...BRAINERD...HILL CITY...AITKIN... DULUTH...CLOQUET...HINCKLEY...SUPERIOR...GRANTSBURG...SPOONER... HAYWARD...PHILLIPS 854 AM CST FRI JAN 7 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. $$
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 Duluth, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill advisory went out at Jan 6, 1:07 PM CST, 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 6, 1:07 PM CST, 32 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
107 PM CST THU JAN 6 2011
.UPDATE...
FOR THIS AFTERNOON...CLEARED OUT CLOUDS AND DROOPPED DAYTIME
TEMPERATURES A LITTLE FOR TODAY. ALSO DIMINISHED MENTION OF
FLURRIES QUITE A BIT. A COMBINATION OF LOW TEMPERATURES AND WINDS
WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS...SO WE ARE ISSUING A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY FRIDAY.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE CONSISTENT WITH PRESENT RUNS ABOUT THE COASTAL
COUNTIES OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. WITH CONDITIONS GRADUALLY
BECOMING MORE FAVORABLE FOR VIGOROUS LOW-LEVEL CONVECTION...
REPORTS OF...FOR NOW INSIGNIFICANT...SNOW SHOWERS ARE BECOMING
MORE FREQUENT AND WIDESPREAD. WE ANTICIPATE LOW LEVEL WINDS BOTH
VEERING TO BECOME MORE DIRECTLY ONSHORE...WINDS AT VARIOUS LOW
LEVELS LINING UP SO THAT DIRECTIONAL SHEAR GRADUALLY DISAPPEARS.
TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT LOW AND MID LEVELS ARE CONTINUING TO FALL
AND LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS GRADUALLY INCREASING. THE POTENTIAL FOR
SIGNIFICANT LOW LEVEL LAKE CONVECTION BEGINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON
OR EARLY THIS EVENING. A GREAT DEAL OF MOISTURE SPREADS ACROSS
WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT...REDUCING STABILITY
OVER THE LAKE AND SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCING LAKE-EFFECT CONVECTION.
CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR POTENT LAKE-EFFECT CONVECTION AND
FOR CONVECTIVE STORMS TO MOVE ONSHORE INTO COASTAL AREAS OF
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. ALSO...A COMBINATION
OF WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS
LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. WE WILL REVISIT THE WIND CHILL
SITUATION DAY BY DAY.
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1132 AM CST THU JAN 6 2011/
AVIATION...18Z TAF ISSUANCE...
LOW END MVFR WITH ISOLATED IFR CIGS THROUGH THE ARROWHEAD
REGION...VFR CONDITIONS TO THE SW FROM BJI TO RZN...AND MVFR
CONDITIONS ALONG THE JUST TO THE SOUTH OF LAKE SUPERIOR DUE TO
LAKE EFFECT SNOW/CLOUDS. AN ELEVATED INVERSION TO THE NORTH WILL
KEEP THE LOW CLOUDS IN PLACE MUCH OF THIS AFTERNOON AROUND HIB AND
INL...WITH SOME CLDS SCATTERING OUT INTO A MID DECK BY TONIGHT.
BRD WILL REMAIN VFR THROUGH TODAY AND TONIGHT. DLH WILL REMAIN VFR
AS WELL...HOWEVER THERE IS A CHANCE FOR GUSTY NNW WINDS THIS
AFTERNOON ALONG WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF IFR CIGS/VSBYS. HYR SHOULD
REMAIN UNDER THE LAKE EFFECT CLOUDS WITH SOME LIGHT SNOW MIXED IN
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. IT WILL NOT BE UNTIL
LATER TONIGHT THAT HYR SCATTERS OUT TO VFR. THE ENTIRE AREA WILL
SEE THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADDITIONAL LOW CLOUDS...HIGH-END IFR/LOW-END
MVFR CIGS/VSBYS TOMORROW MORNING AFTER 10Z WITH GUSTY NW WINDS.
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 547 AM CST THU JAN 6 2011/
AVIATION...12Z TAF ISSUANCE...
VFR PREVAILS ACROSS MOST OF REGION EARLY THIS MORNING AS MID LVL
CLOUDS MOVE SOUTHEAST. AN EXCEPTION IS AT KINL WHERE IFR IS
OCCURRING AS LARGE CLOUD SHIELD ADVECTS SOUTH FROM CANADA. NAM12
COND PRESS DEFICITS HAVE DECENT PLACEMENT OF THIS CLOUD DECK AND
WILL HOLD ONTO THE IFR CEILINGS INTO MID MORNING AT KINL...WITH
TEMPO IFR POSSIBLE AT KHIB. WITH DIURNAL HEATING SHOULD SEE
DECREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE OF LOWER CLOUDS. AN AREA OF SNOW WILL
BRUSH KBRD AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT OTHERWISE TERMINALS SHOULD
REMAIN MAINLY VFR.
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 339 AM CST THU JAN 6 2011/
DISCUSSION...
THRU FRI...
SOME -SN/FLURRIES ALL AREAS THIS MRNG ASSOC WITH UPR TROF SWINGING
ARND LOW NR JAMES BAY. PRECIP SHUD END BY THIS AFTN IN MOST
AREAS AS TROF EXITS OUR CWA TO THE S. EXCEPTION WILL BE LES ALONG
S SHORE. DIFFICULT SITUATION AS WINDS STILL NOT QUITE
IDEAL...BEING TO WESTERLY TO TRIGGER A STRONG LES EVENT...AT LEAST
NOT YET. WANT TO KEEP THE HEADLINES AS SIMPLE AS PSBL...SO WILL
CONT THE ADVY UNTIL 00Z FRI...THEN CONT THE WATCH THRU 00Z SUN. SN
WILL COME IN FITS AND STARTS DURING THE DAY TDY...BUT SHUD PRODUCE
ENUF TO JUSTIFY THE ADVY. AFT 00Z THIS EVE...THE LOLVL WINDS WILL
START TO SLOWLY VEER TO THE N...WHICH SHUD JUMP START THE LES.
WITH A COUPLE OF MORE TROFS PASSING N-S OVHD...COLDER AIR
ADVECTING INTO THE REGION...AND RISING LOLVL INVSN...SIG LES SHUD
OCCUR OVR THE WEEKEND.
FRI NITE THRU WED...
MAIN FEATURE OF NOTE IS ANOMALOUS MID LVL VORTEX OVER ERN GT LAKES
AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD. DEEP CYCLONIC MOIST CIRCULATION
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PATTERN WILL PROMOTE LAKE EFFECT SNOW
POTENTIAL ACROSS WISCONSIN SNOWBELT FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY
NIGHT. MDL DIFFERENCES EXIST REGARDING SYNOPTIC SCALE MOISTURE
WITHIN 85/70H LAYER AND SPECIFIC ORIENTATION OF LOW LEVEL FETCH
ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR. HOWEVER THERE IS ENOUGH OVERLAP OF MDL
SIGNALS TO MAINTAIN HIGH POPS CONSIDERING LOW LEVEL LAPSE
RATES/BDRY LAYER TRAJECTORY. MID LVL VORTEX WILL SHIFT EAST SUNDAY
WITH SUBSEQUENT MID LVL RIDGING BUILDING INTO REGION. POPS WILL
LOWER QUICKLY ACROSS SNOWBELT AS DEEP LAYER DRYING DOMINATES.
PREVIOUS FORECASTS HAD LOW POPS CONTINUING OVER ERN WISC SNOWBELT
THROUGH PERIOD AND WILL LEAVE FOR NOW. TEMPS REMAIN BELOW SEASONAL
LEVELS THRU PERIOD.
AVIATION...06Z TAFS
NORTHERLY WINDS OVER LAKE SUPERIOR CONTINUED TO AID IN DEVELOPING
MVFR CEILINGS...AND SNOW SHOWERS THAT DROPPED VSBYS TO IFR IN
SPOTS...AND THAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. MOST OTHER
AREAS WERE UNDER VFR CONDITIONS LATE THIS EVENING. WEAK LOW
PRESSURE WILL SLIDE SOUTH OF THE NORTHLAND TONIGHT...AND MAY BRUSH
KBRD WITH MVFR CEILINGS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD BACK INTO
THE AREA THURSDAY. LOW MVFR OR IFR CEILINGS ALONG WITH SOME
FLURRIES WILL SLOWLY MOVE INTO FAR NORTHERN MINNESOTA
OVERNIGHT...BUT IT'S UNCLEAR HOW FAR SOUTH THESE CLOUDS WILL MOVE.
LATEST GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THE LOWER CEILINGS WILL ONLY AFFECT FAR
NORTHERN MINNESOTA.
&&
.POINT TEMPS/POPS...
DLH 6 -9 10 -14 / 10 10 20 10
INL 4 -13 3 -20 / 10 10 20 10
BRD 10 -5 11 -9 / 10 10 30 10
HYR 15 -10 12 -7 / 20 40 40 40
ASX 15 0 13 0 / 60 80 80 80
&&
.DLH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MN...WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST FRIDAY FOR
MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038.
WI...WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST FRIDAY FOR
WIZ001>004-006>009.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WIZ003-
004.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR WIZ002>004.
LS...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY FOR LSZ121-146>148.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT FOR LSZ121-146>148.
&&
SHORT TERM...EOM
EXTENDED....TENTINGERHazardous weather outlook, Jan 6, 4:04 AM CST, 9 hours 35 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 404 AM CST THU JAN 6 2011 MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-071130- KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE- NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE- SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA- SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN- CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON- BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE- 404 AM CST THU JAN 6 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE...MAINLY FROM EASTERN ASHLAND COUNTY EAST ACROSS IRON COUNTY TODAY. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS AREA. SEE THE LATEST FORECAST AND WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW...IS EXPECTED IN THE SNOWBELT FROM BAYFIELD COUNTY THROUGH ASHLAND AND IRON COUNTIES THROUGH AT LEAST THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEKEND. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. SEE THE LATEST FORECAST AND WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DETAILS. WIND CHILLS IN THE 20 TO 30 BELOW RANGE ARE LIKELY EACH NIGHT FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK....ESPECIALLY FROM THE TWIN PORTS NORTH TO THE CANADIAN BORDER. WIND CHILL ADVISORIES MAY HAVE TO BE ISSUED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT. LSZ121-140>148-071130- BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN- GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN- TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN- SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN- DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI- SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI- 404 AM CST THU JAN 6 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE WISCONSIN NEARSHORE WATERS. SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECAST FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY AND A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WATCH ARE IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE WISCONSIN NEARSHORE WATERS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECAST FOR DETAILS. 04 MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB ADDRESS: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DULUTH (ALL LOWER CASE)
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 6, 1:33 PM CST, 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
133 PM CST THU JAN 06 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0131 PM SNOW GILE 46.43N 90.23W
01/06/2011 M1.5 INCH IRON WI TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOWFALL SINCE 10 AM THIS MORNING.
&&
KKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Duluth, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 6:49 PM CST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | DLH | Ashland, Iron | 21 hr |
| Jan 6, 3:24 PM CST | Lake Effect Snow Warning | DLH | Ashland, Bayfield, Iron | 42 hr |
| Jan 5, 8:56 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | DLH | 60 hr | |
| Jan 6, 3:59 AM CST | Heavy Freezing Spray Watch | DLH | 24 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.