Alert archive / Minnesota / Wind Chill Advisories in 2011
Wind Chill Advisory 3, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind chill advisory at Jan 21, 2011, 12:04 PM CST for 8 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 21, 2011, 12:04 PM CST (18:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 21, 2011, 4:00 PM CST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Chippewa County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Pope County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Todd County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 157 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 155 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
- 1145 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
249 WWUS43 KMPX 211804 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1204 PM CST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TO CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO THIS AFTERNOON... .THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR A PORTION OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON. THIS INCLUDES ALEXANDRIA...MONTEVIDEO...LONG PRAIRIE...AND WILLMAR. ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SOUTHEAST WINDS IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE HAVE COMBINED WITH ACTUAL AIR TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 10 AND 13 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TO GENERATE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 25 AND 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. WITH ACTUAL AIR TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO...THESE DANGEROUS WIND VALUES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS THIS EVENING WILL ALLOW FOR WIND CHILL VALUES TO CLIMB TO 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO BY EARLY THIS EVENING. THESE VERY LOW WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES...AND SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHING. MNZ041-042-047>049-055>057-212200- /O.EXP.KMPX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110121T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0003.110121T1804Z-110121T2200Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS... GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR 1204 PM CST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...LOW WIND CHILLS 4 PM TODAY. * MAIN IMPACT...WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO. 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. WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && 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. && $$ MNZ043-050-058-065-211915- /O.EXP.KMPX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110121T1800Z/ MORRISON-BENTON-MEEKER-RENVILLE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...FOLEY...LITCHFIELD... OLIVIA 1204 PM CST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$
2 follow-up statements
380 WWUS43 KMPX 211832 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1232 PM CST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TO CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO THIS AFTERNOON... .THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR A PORTION OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON. THIS INCLUDES ALEXANDRIA...MONTEVIDEO...LONG PRAIRIE...AND WILLMAR. ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SOUTHEAST WINDS IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE HAVE COMBINED WITH ACTUAL AIR TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 10 AND 13 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TO GENERATE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 25 AND 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. WITH ACTUAL AIR TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO...THESE DANGEROUS WIND VALUES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS THIS EVENING WILL ALLOW FOR WIND CHILL VALUES TO CLIMB TO 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO BY EARLY THIS EVENING. THESE VERY LOW WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES...AND SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHING. MNZ041-042-047>049-055>057-212200- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110121T2200Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS... GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR 1232 PM CST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...LOW WIND CHILLS 4 PM TODAY. * MAIN IMPACT...WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO. 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. WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
687 WWUS43 KMPX 212206 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 406 PM CST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AGAIN LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING... .AFTERNOON RISES IN TEMPERATURES AND SLOWLY DECREASING SOUTH WINDS HAVE ALLOWED WIND CHILL VALUES TO MODERATE AND THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. HOWEVER...A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL BRING NORTHWEST WINDS BACK INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA AGAIN LATE TONIGHT. OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE 10 BELOW TO 15 BELOW RANGE...AND THIS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES DIPPING BACK TO THE 25 TO 30 BELOW RANGE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TO 9 AM...FOR AREAS NORTH OF A LINE FROM LITTLE FALLS...TO ST CLOUD...TO MORRIS. MNZ041-042-047>049-220615- /O.EXP.KMPX.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110121T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.110122T0600Z-110122T1500Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS... GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD 406 PM CST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY. * TIMING...LOW WIND CHILLS AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT...WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ055>057-212315- /O.EXP.KMPX.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110121T2200Z/ SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR 406 PM CST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ MNZ043-050-220615- /O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.110122T0600Z-110122T1500Z/ MORRISON-BENTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...FOLEY 406 PM CST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY. * TIMING...LOW WIND CHILLS AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT...WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 4:06 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | Benton, Douglas, Morrison, Pope, Stearns, Stevens and 1 more | 20 hr |
Nearby
Wind Chill Advisories in Minnesota, 2011Every wind chill advisory in 2011
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.