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Wind Chill Warning 1, NWS Twin Cities, MN

February 1, 201116 counties in Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind chill warning at Feb 1, 2011, 3:19 AM CST for 16 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Feb 1, 2011, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 18 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 1, 2011, 3:19 AM CST (09:19 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 1, 2011, 6:00 PM CST
Expired
Feb 2, 2011, 12:00 PM CST
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN

Counties Brown County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Martin County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Pope County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Todd County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 128 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 00:00Z on 2011-02-01Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2011-02-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 17 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
968 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
17 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
109 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.

216 
WWUS43 KMPX 010919
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
319 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS
OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON...

...WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR AREAS OF WEST
CENTRAL...CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA FROM THIS EVENING
THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY...

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR AREAS OF EAST CENTRAL
AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH NOON
WEDNESDAY...

.OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NOON IN
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AREA. HOWEVER...EXPECT WIND SPEEDS TO
INCREASE AND CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW BY THE
AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER A MILE AT TIMES.
EAST AND WEST BOUND ROADS COULD BECOME VERY SLICK AND COMPACTED
DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALLOW FOR EXTRA
TRAVEL TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

AFTER 9 PM...THE COMBINATION OF FALLING TEMPERATURES AND WIND
SPEEDS HOLDING AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH...WILL DRIVE WIND CHILL VALUES
DOWN TO THE 35 TO 45 DEGREE BELOW ZERO RANGE IN WEST CENTRAL AND
PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. AREAS TO THE
EAST...WHICH WILL INCLUDE THE REMAINDER OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH
CENTRAL MINNESOTA...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO 25 TO 35 BELOW
ZERO OVERNIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH NOON ON WEDNESDAY.

MNZ054-056-064-065-073-074-082-091-011730-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.W.0001.110202T0300Z-110202T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-110202T0000Z/
LAC QUI PARLE-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-
WATONWAN-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS...
OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT
319 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY:

* TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM...GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
  CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. AFTER 9 PM...WIND
  CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO 35 TO 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH NOON ON WEDNESDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND TRAVEL WILL BECOME
  DIFFICULT IN SPOTS. WIND CHILL VALUES AVERAGING 35 TO 45 DEGREES
  BELOW ZERO FROM 9 PM TO NOON ON WEDNESDAY. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE
  AT TIMES...CREATING NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN OPEN
  AREAS...ESPECIALLY SOUTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM CANBY...
  REDWOOD FALLS TO ALBERT LEA. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES LEADING TO
  FROST BIT AND HYPOTHERMIA.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ041-042-047>049-055-057-058-011730-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.W.0001.110202T0300Z-110202T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-SWIFT-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS...
GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...BENSON...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD
319 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...WIND CHILL VALUES DROPPING BELOW 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO
  AFTER 9 PM. 

* MAIN IMPACT...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN 35 TO 45
  DEGREES BELOW ZERO FROM 9 PM TO 12 NOON.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ075-083>085-092-093-011730-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0006.110202T0300Z-110202T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-110202T0000Z/
NICOLLET-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. PETER...MANKATO...WASECA...
OWATONNA...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
319 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY:

* TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH
  WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. AFTER 9
  PM...WIND CHILL VALUES DROPPING BELOW 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

* MAIN IMPACT...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND TRAVEL WILL BECOME
  DIFFICULT IN SPOTS. WIND CHILL VALUES AVERAGING 35 TO 45 DEGREES
  BELOW ZERO FROM 9 PM TO NOON ON WEDNESDAY. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE
  AT TIMES...CREATING NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN OPEN
  AREAS...ESPECIALLY SOUTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM CANBY...
  REDWOOD FALLS TO ALBERT LEA. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES LEADING TO
  FROST BIT AND HYPOTHERMIA. 

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.

&&

$$

MNZ043>045-050>053-059>063-066>070-076>078-011730-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0006.110202T0300Z-110202T1800Z/
MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-
WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-
SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...
FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...
MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...
GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...
RED WING
319 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...WIND CHILL VALUES DROPPING BELOW 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO
  AFTER 9 PM.

* MAIN IMPACT...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN 25 TO 35
  DEGREES BELOW ZERO FROM 9 PM TO 12 NOON.

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.

&&

$$

JLT
5 follow-up statements
388 
WWUS43 KMPX 011605
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1005 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TODAY ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA WITH DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS FOR MUCH OF
THE REGION TONIGHT...

.A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REMAINS
IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
TODAY. THE ADVISORY AREA IS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM
APPLETON THROUGH MANKATO TO OWATONNA. NORTHERLY WINDS NEAR 20 MPH
WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER A MILE AT
TIMES...WITH TEMPORARY WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. EAST TO WEST
ORIENTATED ROADS WILL EXPERIENCE THE WORST DRIFTING AND MOTORISTS
MAY ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALLOW
FOR EXTRA TRAVEL TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATION.

IN ADDITION...A WIND CHILL WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL...CENTRAL AND SOUTH
CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE WIND CHILL WARNING AREA IS GENERALLY ALONG
AND WEST OF A LINE FROM STAPLES TO LITCHFIELD TO FAIRMONT. A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR
AREAS OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE
TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA.

THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES TONIGHT AND WIND SPEEDS
HOLDING AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH...WILL DRIVE WIND CHILL READINGS DOWN
TO THE 35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO RANGE IN THE WIND CHILL WARNING
AREA. WIND CHILL READINGS OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO ARE
EXPECTED IN THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY AREA. WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MAKE SURE TO COVER AS MUCH FLESH AS
POSSIBLE.

MNZ054-056-064-065-073-074-082-091-020015-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0001.110202T0300Z-110202T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-110202T0000Z/
LAC QUI PARLE-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-
WATONWAN-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS...
OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT
1005 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY.

FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY:

* TIMING...NORTHERLY WINDS NEAR 20 MPH TODAY WILL CAUSE
  CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* MAIN IMPACT...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A 
  MILE AT TIMES...CREATING NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN OPEN 
  AREAS.

* OTHER IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BE SLICK AND TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT
  IN SPOTS.

FOR THE WIND CHILL WARNING:

* TIMING...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES DEVELOPING THIS EVENING AND
  CONTINUING THROUGH NOON ON WEDNESDAY. 

* MAIN IMPACT...WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ041-042-047>049-055-057-058-020015-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0001.110202T0300Z-110202T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-SWIFT-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS...
GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...BENSON...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD
1005 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES DEVELOPING THIS EVENING AND
  LASTING THROUGH NOON ON WEDNESDAY. 

* MAIN IMPACT...WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ075-083>085-092-093-020015-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-110202T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0006.110202T0300Z-110202T1800Z/
NICOLLET-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. PETER...MANKATO...WASECA...
OWATONNA...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
1005 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. 

FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY:

* TIMING...NORTHERLY WINDS NEAR 20 MPH TODAY WILL CAUSE
  CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* MAIN IMPACT...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A 
  MILE AT TIMES...CREATING NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN OPEN 
  AREAS.

* OTHER IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BE SLICK AND TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT
  IN SPOTS.

FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY:

* TIMING...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES DEVELOPING THIS EVENING AND
  CONTINUING THROUGH NOON ON WEDNESDAY. 

* MAIN IMPACT...WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ043>045-050>053-059>063-066>070-076>078-020015-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0006.110202T0300Z-110202T1800Z/
MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-
WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-
SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...
FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...
MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...
GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...
RED WING
1005 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL DEVELOPING THIS EVENING AND
  PERSISTING THROUGH THE MORNING ON WEDNESDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT...WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 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.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

RAH/MTF
548 
WWUS43 KMPX 012101
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
301 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TO PERSIST EARLY TONIGHT WITH
DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW HAS BEEN
EXTENDED THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT FOR FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. THE
ADVISORY AREA STRETCHES FROM ST JAMES THROUGH MANKATO TO OWATONNA
ON SOUTHWARD INTO NORTHERN IOWA. NORTHERLY WINDS NEAR 20 MPH WILL
PERSIST EARLY TONIGHT ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...CAUSING
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE
REDUCED TO UNDER A MILE AT TIMES...WITH TEMPORARY WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. EAST TO WEST ORIENTATED ROADS...LIKE
INTERSTATE 90...WILL EXPERIENCE THE WORST DRIFTING AND MOTORISTS
MAY ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALLOW
FOR EXTRA TRAVEL TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATION.

IN ADDITION...A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL...CENTRAL AND
SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE WIND CHILL WARNING AREA IS GENERALLY
ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM STAPLES TO LITCHFIELD TO FAIRMONT. A
WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
MORNING FOR AREAS OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...
INCLUDING THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA.

THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES TONIGHT AND WIND SPEEDS
HOLDING IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE...WILL DRIVE WIND CHILL
READINGS DOWN TO THE 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO RANGE IN THE WIND
CHILL WARNING AREA. WIND CHILL READINGS OF 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW
ZERO ARE EXPECTED IN THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY AREA. WHEN VENTURING
OUTDOORS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MAKE SURE TO COVER AS MUCH FLESH
AS POSSIBLE.

MNZ054-056-064-020515-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WC.W.0001.110202T0000Z-110202T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-110202T0000Z/
LAC QUI PARLE-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS
301 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY...

THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY:

* TIMING...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 15 TO 20 MPH INTO THIS
  EVENING WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* MAIN IMPACT...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE
  AT TIMES. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BE SLICK AND TRAVEL WILL BE 
  DIFFICULT IN SPOTS. 

FOR THE WIND CHILL WARNING:

* TIMING...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES TONIGHT THROUGH NOON ON
  WEDNESDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT...WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 35 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ082-091-020515-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WC.W.0001.110202T0600Z-110202T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KMPX.WW.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-110202T0600Z/
WATONWAN-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT
301 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON
CST WEDNESDAY...

THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY:

* TIMING...NORTHERLY WINDS NEAR 20 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY
  TONIGHT WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CONTINUING.

* MAIN IMPACT...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE 
  AT TIMES...CREATING NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN OPEN AREAS. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BE SLICK AND TRAVEL WILL BE 
  DIFFICULT IN SPOTS. 

FOR THE WIND CHILL WARNING:

* TIMING...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT
  AND CONTINUING THROUGH NOON ON WEDNESDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT...WIND CHILL VALUES NEAR 35 BELOW ZERO.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ047-055-020515-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WC.W.0001.110202T0000Z-110202T1800Z/
STEVENS-SWIFT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...BENSON
301 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY...

THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES TONIGHT THROUGH NOON ON
  WEDNESDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT...WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 35 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ065-073-074-020515-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0001.110202T0300Z-110202T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-110202T0000Z/
RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM
301 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY:

* TIMING...NORTH WINDS FROM 15 TO 20 MPH INTO THIS EVENING WILL
  CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* MAIN IMPACT...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE
  AT TIMES. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BE SLICK AND TRAVEL WILL BE 
  DIFFICULT IN SPOTS. 

FOR THE WIND CHILL WARNING:

* TIMING...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES DEVELOPING THIS EVENING 
  AND CONTINUING THROUGH NOON ON WEDNESDAY. 

* MAIN IMPACT...WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ041-042-048-049-057-058-020515-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0001.110202T0300Z-110202T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-POPE-STEARNS-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...GLENWOOD...
ST. CLOUD...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD
301 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES DEVELOPING THIS EVENING 
  AND LASTING THROUGH NOON ON WEDNESDAY. 

* MAIN IMPACT...WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 35 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ083>085-092-093-020515-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WW.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-110202T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KMPX.WC.Y.0006.110202T0600Z-110202T1800Z/
BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...
BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
301 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. 

FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY:

* TIMING...NORTHERLY WINDS NEAR 20 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY
  TONIGHT WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CONTINUING.

* MAIN IMPACT...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE 
  AT TIMES...CREATING NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN OPEN AREAS. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BE SLICK AND TRAVEL WILL BE 
  DIFFICULT IN SPOTS. 

FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY:

* TIMING...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT
  AND CONTINUING THROUGH NOON ON WEDNESDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT...WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 25 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ075-020515-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WC.Y.0006.110202T0600Z-110202T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-110202T0000Z/
NICOLLET-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ST. PETER
301 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY:

* TIMING...NORTH WINDS FROM 15 TO 20 MPH INTO THIS EVENING WILL
  CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* MAIN IMPACT...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE
  AT TIMES. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BE SLICK AND TRAVEL WILL BE 
  DIFFICULT IN SPOTS. 

FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY:

* TIMING...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT
  AND CONTINUING THROUGH NOON ON WEDNESDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT...WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 25 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ043>045-050>053-059>063-066>070-076>078-020515-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WC.Y.0006.110202T0600Z-110202T1800Z/
MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-
WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-
SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...
FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...
MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...
GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...
RED WING
301 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT AND
  PERSISTING THROUGH THE MORNING ON WEDNESDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT...WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 20 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.

&&

$$

RAH/MTF
806 
WWUS43 KMPX 020324
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
924 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING...

....DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
MORNING FOR AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL...CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA. THE WIND CHILL WARNING AREA IS GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM STAPLES TO LITCHFIELD TO FAIRMONT. A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR
AREAS OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA... INCLUDING THE
TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA.

THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND SPEEDS HOLDING IN
THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE...WILL DRIVE WIND CHILL READINGS DOWN TO
THE 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO RANGE IN THE WIND CHILL WARNING
AREA. WIND CHILL READINGS OF 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL BE
COMMON IN THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY AREA. WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MAKE SURE TO COVER AS MUCH FLESH AS
POSSIBLE.



MNZ082-091-021130-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WW.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-110202T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0001.110202T0600Z-110202T1800Z/
WATONWAN-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT
924 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
WEDNESDAY...
...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 WEDNESDAY. 

FOR THE WIND CHILL WARNING:

* TIMING...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT 
  AND CONTINUING THROUGH NOON ON WEDNESDAY. 

* MAIN IMPACT...WIND CHILL VALUES NEAR 35 BELOW ZERO.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ083>085-092-093-021130-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WW.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-110202T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0006.110202T0600Z-110202T1800Z/
BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...
BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
924 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
WEDNESDAY...
...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 WEDNESDAY. 

FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY:

* TIMING...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT 
  AND CONTINUING THROUGH NOON ON WEDNESDAY. 

* MAIN IMPACT...WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 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.

&&

$$

MNZ041-042-047>049-054>058-064-065-073-074-021130-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS...
GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...
LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM
924 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES DEVELOPING THIS EVENING 
  AND LASTING THROUGH NOON ON WEDNESDAY. 

* MAIN IMPACT...WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 35 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ043>045-050>053-059>063-066>070-075>078-021130-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0006.110202T0600Z-110202T1800Z/
MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-
WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-
SCOTT-DAKOTA-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...
FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...
MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...
GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...
FARIBAULT...RED WING
924 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT 
  AND PERSISTING THROUGH THE MORNING ON WEDNESDAY. 

* MAIN IMPACT...WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 20 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.

&&

$$
349 
WWUS43 KMPX 020923
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
323 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL THROUGH NOON...

.A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH NOON FOR AREAS OF
WEST CENTRAL...CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE WIND CHILL
WARNING AREA IS GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM STAPLES TO
LITCHFIELD TO FAIRMONT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
THROUGH NOON FOR AREAS OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...
INCLUDING THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA.

THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND SPEEDS HOLDING IN
THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE...WILL DRIVE WIND CHILL READINGS DOWN TO
THE 35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO RANGE IN THE WIND CHILL WARNING
AREA. WIND CHILL READINGS OF 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL BE
COMMON IN THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY AREA. WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS
THIS MORNING...MAKE SURE TO COVER AS MUCH FLESH AS POSSIBLE.

MNZ041-042-047>049-054>058-064-065-073-074-082-091-021800-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-
MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS...
GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...
LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...
ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT
323 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* TIMING...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES WILL PERSIST THROUGH NOON.

* MAIN IMPACT...WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ043>045-050>053-059>063-066>070-075>078-083>085-092-093-021800-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/
MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-
WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-
SCOTT-DAKOTA-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-
STEELE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...
FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...
MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...
GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...
FARIBAULT...RED WING...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...BLUE EARTH...
ALBERT LEA
323 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* TIMING...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES WILL PERSIST THROUGH NOON.

* MAIN IMPACT...WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 20 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.

&&

$$

JLT
797 
WWUS43 KMPX 021751
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1151 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011

...WIND CHILL VALUES MODERATING SLIGHTLY...

.WIND CHILL VALUES ARE STILL RUNNING FROM 10 TO 25 BELOW ZERO
ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA AS OF MIDDAY... BUT SHOULD CONTINUE
MODERATING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS BELOW ZERO AS THE DAY
PROGRESSES.

MNZ041-042-047>049-054>058-064-065-073-074-082-091-021900-
/O.EXP.KMPX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-
MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS...
GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...
LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...
ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT
1151 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011

...WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY...

THE WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES ARE STILL RUNNING FROM 15
  TO 30 BELOW ZERO ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA AS OF MIDDAY... BUT
  SHOULD CONTINUE MODERATING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS
  BELOW ZERO AS THE DAY PROGRESSES.

$$

MNZ043>045-050>053-059>063-066>070-075>078-083>085-092-093-021900-
/O.EXP.KMPX.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/
MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-
WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-
SCOTT-DAKOTA-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-
STEELE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...
FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...
MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...
GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...
FARIBAULT...RED WING...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...BLUE EARTH...
ALBERT LEA
1151 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES ARE STILL RUNNING FROM 10
  TO 20 BELOW ZERO ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA AS OF MIDDAY... BUT
  SHOULD CONTINUE MODERATING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS
  BELOW ZERO AS THE DAY PROGRESSES.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 1, 3:19 AM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryMPXAnoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota and 20 more33 hr

Nearby

Wind Chill Warnings in Minnesota, 2011Every wind chill warning 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.