Alert archive / Minnesota / Winter Weather Advisories in 2011
Winter Weather Advisory 30, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this winter weather advisory at Jan 19, 2011, 3:46 PM CST for 16 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Jan 20, 2011, 6:49 AM CST. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 19, 2011, 3:46 PM CST (21:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 20, 2011, 6:49 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 20, 2011, 3:00 PM CST
- In force
- 8 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 21:43 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
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 897 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
468 WWUS43 KMPX 192146 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 346 PM CST WED JAN 19 2011 ...BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ON THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY... .A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY...GENERALLY WEST OF A MOTLEY...TO LITCHFIELD...TO ST JAMES LINE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BLAST FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA ON THURSDAY...AND BRING STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND FALLING TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT THE DAY. WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES ACROSS WEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA FROM LATE MORNING THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL BECOME DANGEROUS ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WHEN WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW WILL BECOME COMMON. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL DECREASE NOTABLE ON THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY AND REDUCE THE THREAT FOR BLOWING SNOW...EXTREMELY COLD AIR TEMPERATURES WILL PROLONG THE THREAT OF DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS INTO FRIDAY MORNING. LOW WIND CHILLS 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>058-064-065-073-074-082-091-200600- /O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0030.110120T1500Z-110121T1500Z/ 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 346 PM CST WED JAN 19 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AFTER 9 AM THURSDAY...FOLLOWED BY DRASTICALLY FALLING TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS TO AROUND ONE MILE. * OTHER IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW DEVELOPING LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ043>045-050>053-059>063-066>070-075>078-083>085-092-093-200600- /O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0002.110120T1800Z-110121T1500Z/ MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO- WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER- SCOTT-DAKOTA-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-BLUE EARTH-WASECA- STEELE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA... FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO... MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON... GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR... FARIBAULT...RED WING...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...BLUE EARTH... ALBERT LEA 346 PM CST WED JAN 19 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ WIZ014>016-023>028-200600- /O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0002.110121T0000Z-110121T1500Z/ POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE... BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN... CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 346 PM CST WED JAN 19 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ON THURSDAY EVENING INTO FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
4 follow-up statements
950 WWUS43 KMPX 200321 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 921 PM CST WED JAN 19 2011 ...BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ON THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY... .A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY...GENERALLY WEST OF A MOTLEY...TO LITCHFIELD...TO ST JAMES LINE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... INCLUDING THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA...AS WELL AS ALL OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY. A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY MORNING....WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND FALLING TEMPERATURES OCCURRING IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA FROM LATE THURSDAY MORNING INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL BECOME DANGEROUS ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WHEN WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW WILL BECOME COMMON. WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE THURSDAY NIGHT...REDUCING THE THREAT FOR BLOWING SNOW WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. HOWEVER...WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA WILL CONTINUE FROM 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO. LOW WIND CHILLS 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>058-064-065-073-074-082-091-201130- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0030.110120T1500Z-110121T1500Z/ 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 921 PM CST WED JAN 19 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AFTER 9 AM THURSDAY. * MAIN IMPACT...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS TO AROUND ONE MILE. * OTHER IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW DEVELOPING LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ043>045-050>053-059>063-066>070-075>078-083>085-092-093-201130- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0002.110120T1800Z-110121T1500Z/ 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 921 PM CST WED JAN 19 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ WIZ014>016-023>028-201130- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0002.110121T0000Z-110121T1500Z/ POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE... BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN... CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 921 PM CST WED JAN 19 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ON THURSDAY EVENING INTO FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ RAH
350 WWUS43 KMPX 201010 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 410 AM CST THU JAN 20 2011 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AND BLOWING SNOW TODAY INTO FRIDAY... .A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW ALONG WITH DANGEROUS COLD WIND CHILLS REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 9 AM CST FRIDAY...GENERALLY WEST OF A MOTLEY...TO LITCHFIELD...TO ST JAMES LINE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... INCLUDING THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA...AS WELL AS ALL OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY. A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT CONTINUE TO USHER MUCH COLDER AIR INTO THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL QUICKLY LOWER TO 15 BELOW TO 22 BELOW ZERO BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT OR SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. TEMPERATURES WILL BEGINS TO LEVEL OFF OR SLIGHTLY RISE BEFORE DAYBREAK OVER WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA FROM LATE MORNING INTO TONIGHT. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL BECOME DANGEROUS ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN ON THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL VARY FROM 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO. PERSONS EXPOSED FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME UNDER THESE LOW WIND CHILLS 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...GLOVES AND SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHING. MNZ041-042-047>049-054>058-064-065-073-074-082-091-201815- /O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0030.110120T1500Z-110121T1500Z/ 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 410 AM CST THU JAN 20 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AFTER 9 AM THIS MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS TO AROUND ONE MILE. * OTHER IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS OF 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW DEVELOPING LATER THIS MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ043>045-050>053-059>063-066>070-075>078-083>085-092-093-201815- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0002.110120T1800Z-110121T1500Z/ MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO- WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER- SCOTT-DAKOTA-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-BLUE EARTH-WASECA- STEELE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA... FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO... MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON... GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR... FARIBAULT...RED WING...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...BLUE EARTH... ALBERT LEA 410 AM CST THU JAN 20 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY MORNING * WIND CHILL VALUES...FALLING TO 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW BY MIDNIGHT THEN MODERATING JUST A BIT OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ WIZ014>016-023>028-201815- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0002.110121T0000Z-110121T1500Z/ POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE... BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN... CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 410 AM CST THU JAN 20 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING * WIND CHILL VALUES...SLOWLY FALLING TO 25 BELOW TO 30 BELOW TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
920 WWUS43 KMPX 201249 AAA WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 649 AM CST THU JAN 20 2011 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AND BLOWING SNOW TODAY INTO FRIDAY... .A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW ALONG WITH DANGEROUS COLD WIND CHILLS IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY...GENERALLY WEST OF A MOTLEY...TO LITCHFIELD...TO ST JAMES LINE. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN MOVED UP IN TIME...AS WIND GUSTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA ARE ALREADY BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH. BLOWING SNOW IS LIKELY OCCURRING IN THESE AREAS AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... INCLUDING THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA...AS WELL AS ALL OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY. A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT CONTINUE TO USHER MUCH COLDER AIR INTO THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL QUICKLY LOWER TO 15 BELOW TO 22 BELOW ZERO BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT OR SHORTLY THEREAFTER. TEMPERATURES WILL BEGINS TO LEVEL OFF OR SLIGHTLY RISE BEFORE DAYBREAK OVER WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA FROM LATE MORNING INTO TONIGHT. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL BECOME DANGEROUS ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN ON THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL VARY FROM 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO. PERSONS EXPOSED FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME UNDER THESE LOW WIND CHILLS 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...GLOVES AND SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHING. MNZ041-042-047>049-054>058-064-065-073-074-082-091-202100- /O.EXT.KMPX.WW.Y.0030.110120T1249Z-110121T1500Z/ 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 649 AM CST THU JAN 20 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS TO AROUND ONE MILE. * OTHER IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS OF 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW DEVELOPING LATER THIS MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ043>045-050>053-059>063-066>070-075>078-083>085-092-093-202100- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0002.110120T1800Z-110121T1500Z/ 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 649 AM CST THU JAN 20 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY MORNING * WIND CHILL VALUES...FALLING TO 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW BY MIDNIGHT THEN MODERATING JUST A BIT OVERNIGHT. 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. && $$ WIZ014>016-023>028-202100- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0002.110121T0000Z-110121T1500Z/ POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE... BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN... CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 649 AM CST THU JAN 20 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING * WIND CHILL VALUES...SLOWLY FALLING TO 25 BELOW TO 30 BELOW TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
772 WWUS43 KMPX 202056 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 256 PM CST THU JAN 20 2011 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY... .A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH 9 AM CST FRIDAY...AND FOR WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY. WIND SPEEDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES TO YIELD DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL VARY FROM 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW...WITH WIND CHILLS BRIEFLY APPROACHING 40 BELOW ZERO ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MN AROUND DAYBREAK FRIDAY. THESE VERY LOW WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES 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...AND SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHING. MNZ041-042-047>049-054>058-064-065-073-074-082-091-210500- /O.EXB.KMPX.WC.Y.0002.110120T2100Z-110121T1500Z/ /O.EXT.KMPX.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-110120T2100Z/ 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 256 PM CST THU JAN 20 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW...POSSIBLY NEARING 40 BELOW FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME NEAR DAYBREAK IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. 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. && $$ WIZ014>016-023>028-210500- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0002.110121T0000Z-110121T1500Z/ POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE... BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN... CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 256 PM CST THU JAN 20 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING * WIND CHILL VALUES...FALLING TO BETWEEN 20 BELOW AND 30 BELOW TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ043>045-050>053-059>063-066>070-075>078-083>085-092-093-210500- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110121T1500Z/ 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 256 PM CST THU JAN 20 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...FALLING TO BETWEEN 25 BELOW AND 35 BELOW BY MIDNIGHT THEN MODERATING JUST A BIT OVERNIGHT AS WINDS DECREASE. 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. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter weather advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Twin Cities, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter weather advisory went out at Jan 19, 11:26 AM CST, 4 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 19, 11:26 AM CST, 4 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1126 AM CST WED JAN 19 2011 PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... AFTER LIGHT SNOW MOVES OUT THIS MORNING THERE SHOULD BE A 24 HOUR BREAK IN THE SNOW BEFORE LIGHT SNOW RETURNS WITH THE ARCTIC FRONT ON THURSDAY. SLIGHTLY BETTER CHANCES FOR MEASURABLE SNOW IN THE FORECAST FOR FRIDAY. COLDEST NIGHT STILL LOOKS LIKE THURSDAY NIGHT BEHIND THE FRONT. LIGHT SNOW HEADING OFF TO THE EAST THIS MORNING...LARGELY BE OUT OF MN BY 12Z...LINGERING UNTIL 15Z IN PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL WI. BOTH 19.03Z SREF AND HRRR SHOW THE SNOW MAINLY IN WI BEFORE THE MORNING COMMUTE ROLLS AROUND. STILL SHOULD BE SLICK ROADS WITH A WIDESPREAD FEW TENTHS OF AN INCH BETWEEN 9PM AND 3AM THIS MORNING. GOOD CLEARING IN THE 11-3.9 MICRON SATELLITE ALSO SHOWING UP BEHIND THE SNOW. OUTSIDE OF THIS MORNING...EXPECTED TO BE A LOT OF SUNSHINE TODAY WITH MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOW REMAINING ONE STATE TO OUR SOUTH TODAY. IN FACT...TODAY SHOULD BE A LOT LIKE YESTERDAY IN MANY RESPECTS WITH MORE CLOUD COVER EARLY AND THEN CLEARING. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COMPARABLE WITH WARMER READINGS IN EASTERN MN AND WEST CENTRAL WI WHEN COMPARED TO WESTERN MN...WHERE IT WILL ONCE AGAIN STRUGGLE TO GET MUCH ABOVE ZERO FOR HIGHS. PROGGED 850/700MB HEIGHT FIELDS SHOW A PRONOUNCED WAVE AND OMEGA DROPPING OUT OF THE ROCKIES AND ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY. THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE CONFINED WELL TO OUR SOUTH. LAGGED ABOUT 12-18 HOURS...AND 700 MILES TO THE NORTHWEST IS A SECOND WAVE THAT WILL AFFECT MN AND WI ON THURSDAY. THIS SECOND WAVE IS THE ARCTIC BOUNDARY...WHICH WILL BRING US A REINFORCING SHOT OF COLDER AIR AND AND INCREASE IN WIND. THE 19.00Z GFS IS PROBABLY THIS STRONGEST WITH THE FORCING WITH 3-4 UBAR/S 700MB OMEGA. THETA SURFACES SHOW WE DONT START OUT WITH GREAT MOISTURE...AS MIXING RATIOS ON THE 280-285K SURFACES CAN ONLY MUSTER AROUND 0.5-0.75 G/KG...AND OF COURSE WITH THE CAA TAKING HOLD BETWEEN 15-18Z ON THURSDAY...THE MOISTURE DROPS OFF PRETTY QUICK. SHOULD BE ANOTHER LOW QPF...DECENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW/FLURRIES DAY. STILL KEEPING TEMPS FRIDAY MORNING IN THE 15-20 BELOW ZERO RANGE...INCREASED THE TEMPS A LITTLE FROM THE LAST COUPLE FORECASTS...GIVEN THE QUICK ADVANCEMENT OF SKY COVER AFTER 06Z FRIDAY AND THE LACK OF ANY REALLY STRONG DECOUPLING. WINDS SHOULD REMAIN ELEVATED JUST ENOUGH AND SURFACE HIGH ISNT OVERLY STRONG. IN HOUSE CLIMATOLOGY SUGGESTS MORE TEENS BELOW ZERO...RATHER THAN 20S BELOW ZERO. ALTHOUGH...REALLY SHOULDNT MATTER FROM A PUBLIC PERSPECTIVE. WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 25 AND 40 BELOW WILL EASILY EXCEED ADVISORY CRITERIA...AND WE WILL BE CLOSE TO OR EXCEED WARNING THRESHOLDS. HAVE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN THE FORECAST FOR LOCATIONS IN WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MN. MIX DOWN OFF THE NAM SOUNDING COULD YIELD A FEW HOUR WINDOW THURSDAY EVENING WHERE GUSTS EXCEED 30KTS. HAVE KEPT GUSTS ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA IN THE 20-30KT RANGE. GOOD CHANCES FOR SNOW ON FRIDAY AS WEAK CYCLONIC CURVATURE RETURNS TO THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND GREAT LAKES...AFTER A BRIEF 12-18 HOUR WINDOW OF 500MB HEIGHT RISES AROUND 100M. PRONOUNCED SURFACE TROUGH MOVES IN AND SHOULD TAKE SPECIFIC HUMIDITY VALUES BACK ABOVE LOCAL JANUARY NORMALS. HAVE INCLUDED 40-50 POPS IN THE FORECAST FOR NOW...ROUGHLY COMING UP WITH 1-2 INCHES OF SNOW. POPS WILL SOON BE INCREASED TO LIKELY/CATEGORICAL IF THE FRIDAY PATTERN HOLDS. THE WEEKEND LOOKS COLD BUT RELATIVELY QUIET AS WE ARE DOMINATED BY A BUBBLE OF HIGH PRESSURE. DECENT WAVE DROPS OUT OF ALBERTA CANADA ON MONDAY...WHICH WOULD BRING US SOME WEATHER. HOWEVER...STILL TIMING AND LOCATION DISAGREEMENT AMONGST THE GUIDANCE WITH THIS SYSTEM. && .AVIATION.../18Z TAF ISSUANCE/ NO AVIATION CONCERNS DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 18 HRS AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN CONTROL WITH A W TO SW WND. WNDS WILL BECOMING MORE W/NW BY THE END OF THE TAF PERIOD AND INCREASE IN SPD. EXPECT AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NW FA BETWEEN 09-12Z...THEN 12-15Z FOR STC/RWF/MSP/RNH...THEN 15-18Z AT EAU. THERE COULD BE A PERIOD OF 3-5SM IN LT SN WITH CEILINGS AS LOW AS 1-2K AS THE FRONT MOVES THRU. HOWEVER...CONFIDENCE REMAINS LOW ENOUGH FOR JUST A PROB30 GROUP WITH LOW VSBYS...WITH SCT015. EXPECT SFC WNDS TO GUST IN EXCESS OF 25 KTS AT TIMES ONCE THE FRONT MOVES THRU. MSP...SCATTERED CLDS AOA 5K WILL BE THE RULE THRU THE NEXT 18 TO 24 HRS...WITH WNDS GENERALLY FROM THE W/SW UNDER 7 KTS. ARCTIC FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS EC MN BETWEEN 12-15Z WITH WNDS BECOMING NW AND INCREASING IN WND SPD. SOME -SN WILL ACCOMPANY THIS FRONT...BUT NOT EXPECTING A LONG DURATION AT THIS TIME. WND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 25 KTS ARE LIKELY BY THE AFTN. ..JLT.. && .MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MN...NONE. WI...NONE. && CLF/JLT
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 19, 11:16 AM CST, 4 hours 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1116 AM CST WED JAN 19 2011 MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 201715- DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA- REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH- WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK- ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE- 1116 AM CST WED JAN 19 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA ON THURSDAY. THIS IS EXPECTED TO BRING DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO TO MUCH OF THE OUTLOOK AREA THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. AS THE WINDS INCREASE...THERE COULD ALSO BE AREAS OF BLOWING OR DRIFTING SNOW IN PARTS OF WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. JLT
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 19, 12:24 PM CST, 3 hours 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1224 PM CST WED JAN 19 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1215 PM SNOW 11 NW LADYSMITH 45.57N 91.26W
01/19/2011 M0.5 INCH RUSK WI TRAINED SPOTTER
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JLTLocal storm report, Jan 19, 12:25 PM CST, 3 hours 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1225 PM CST WED JAN 19 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1215 PM SNOW 1 NNE CUMBERLAND 45.55N 92.02W
01/19/2011 M0.5 INCH BARRON WI TRAINED SPOTTER
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JLTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 3:46 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more | 44 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.