Alert archive / Minnesota / Wind Chill Advisories in 2011
Wind Chill Advisory 4, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind chill advisory at Jan 21, 2011, 4:06 PM CST for 7 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Jan 22, 2011, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 21, 2011, 4:06 PM CST (22:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 22, 2011, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2011, 12:00 PM CST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Benton County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Pope County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Todd County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 148 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.
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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
634 WWUS43 KMPX 220326 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 926 PM CST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING... .TEMPERATURES ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA WILL DROP INTO THE 10 TO 15 BELOW RANGE LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 5 TO 10 MPH AS A WEAK FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES DIPPING BACK TO THE 25 TO 30 BELOW RANGE. THEREFORE A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TO 9 AM FOR AREAS ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM MORRIS TO ST CLOUD TO LITTLE FALLS. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT...SCARF...MITTENS OR GLOVES. MNZ041>043-047>050-221500- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.110122T0600Z-110122T1500Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY 926 PM CST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY. * TIMING...LOW WIND CHILLS FROM MIDNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT...WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ TDK
183 WWUS43 KMPX 220927 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 327 AM CST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THROUGH MID MORNING... .A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 AM THIS MORNING FOR THE ST CLOUD...GLENWOOD...MORRIS...ALEXANDRIA...STAPLES...LONG PRAIRIE AND LITTLE FALLS AREAS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH COUPLED WITH TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 10 BELOW AND 15 BELOW ZERO WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 25 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO THROUGH MID MORNING. WHEN HEADING OUT THIS MORNING...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. MNZ041>043-047>050-221500- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110122T1500Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY 327 AM CST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH 9 AM. * MAIN IMPACT...WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND 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 VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ RAH
177 WWUS43 KMPX 221456 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 856 AM CST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THROUGH NOON FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH NOON TODAY FOR THE ST CLOUD...GLENWOOD...MORRIS...ALEXANDRIA...STAPLES...LONG PRAIRIE AND LITTLE FALLS AREAS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH COUPLED WITH TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 10 BELOW AND 15 BELOW ZERO WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO THROUGH NOON. IF HEADING OUT THIS MORNING...MAKE SURE YOU ARE PROPERLY DRESSED...WITH AS LITTLE EXPOSED SKIN AS POSSIBLE TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FROSTBITE. MNZ041>043-047>050-221800- /O.EXT.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110122T1800Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY 856 AM CST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH NOON. * MAIN IMPACT...WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
177 WWUS43 KMPX 221802 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1202 PM CST SAT JAN 22 2011 MNZ041>043-047>050-221915- /O.EXP.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110122T1800Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY 1202 PM CST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 12:04 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Pope, Stearns, Stevens and 2 more | 4 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.