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Extreme Cold Warning 1, NWS Grand Forks, ND

January 18, 201218 counties in Minnesota; 17 counties in North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this extreme cold warning at Jan 18, 2012, 4:05 AM CST for 18 counties in Minnesota; 17 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Jan 18, 2012, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 27 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jan 18, 2012, 4:05 AM CST (10:05 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 18, 2012, 9:00 AM CST
Expired
Jan 19, 2012, 12:00 PM CST
In force
27 hr
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND
All 35 counties

Becker County, MN, Beltrami County, MN, Clay County, MN, Clearwater County, MN, Grant County, MN, Hubbard County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Lake of the Woods County, MN, Mahnomen County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Norman County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Pennington County, MN, Polk County, MN, Red Lake County, MN, Roseau County, MN, Wadena County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Barnes County, ND, Benson County, ND, Cass County, ND, Cavalier County, ND, Eddy County, ND, Grand Forks County, ND, Griggs County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Ramsey County, ND, Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND, Steele County, ND, Towner County, ND, Traill County, ND, Walsh County, ND

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:07 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 19, 6:00 AM CSTEXTR WIND CHILL -41Bemidji, MN
Jan 19, 8:00 AM CSTEXTR WIND CHILL -43Park Rapids, MN

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 00:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 290 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, International Fa, MN at 00:00Z on 2012-01-18Temperature 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, International Fa, MN at 00:00Z on 2012-01-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 87 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
821 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
87 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
147 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

750 
WWUS73 KFGF 181005
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
405 AM CST WED JAN 18 2012

...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS MOVING IN TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.A STORM SYSTEM PASSING THROUGH THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY WILL BRING
DOWN THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON. TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON WILL DROP DOWN INTO THE 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO RANGE IN THE
DEVILS LAKE BASIN AND NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY. THE ARCTIC AIR
WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTH AND EAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...DROPPING TEMPERATURES INTO THE 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO RANGE
ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION. THESE COLD TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH
WINDS INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH...WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WIND
CHILL VALUES INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-054-191800-
/O.UPG.KFGF.EC.A.0001.120118T1500Z-120119T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.EC.W.0001.120118T1500Z-120119T1800Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS...
DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...ADAMS
405 AM CST WED JAN 18 2012

...EXTREME COLD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON
CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED AN EXTREME
COLD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON
CST THURSDAY. THE EXTREME COLD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES TODAY ARE EXPECTED TO DROP DOWN INTO THE
  10 BELOW TO 15 BELOW ZERO RANGE...AND DOWN TO 20 TO 25 BELOW
  ZERO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE WINDS WILL HELP WIND CHILL VALUES DROP
  TO THE 35 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO RANGE THIS AFTERNOON AND BELOW
  40 BELOW TONIGHT.

* FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR WITHIN MINUTES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN EXTREME COLD WARNING MEAN THAT DANGEROUSLY LOW TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME. FROSTBITE AND
HYPOTHERMIA ARE LIKELY IF EXPOSED TO THESE TEMPERATURES...SO MAKE
SURE A HAT...FACEMASK...AND HEAVY GLOVES OR MITTENS ARE
AVAILABLE.

&&

$$

MNZ004-007-NDZ008-016-027>029-191800-
/O.UPG.KFGF.EC.A.0001.120119T0000Z-120119T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.EC.W.0001.120118T1500Z-120119T1800Z/
KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-
STEELE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...CAVALIER...GRAFTON...
GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY
405 AM CST WED JAN 18 2012

...EXTREME COLD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON
CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED AN EXTREME
COLD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON
CST THURSDAY. THE EXTREME COLD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE 10 BELOW TO 15 BELOW
  ZERO RANGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND DOWN TO 20 BELOW ZERO
  TONIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL APPROACH THE 35 BELOW TO 45
  BELOW RANGE.

* FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR WITHIN MINUTES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN EXTREME COLD WARNING MEAN THAT DANGEROUSLY LOW TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME. FROSTBITE AND
HYPOTHERMIA ARE LIKELY IF EXPOSED TO THESE TEMPERATURES...SO MAKE
SURE A HAT...FACEMASK...AND HEAVY GLOVES OR MITTENS ARE
AVAILABLE.

&&

$$

MNZ001>003-005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ030-038-
039-049-052-053-191800-
/O.UPG.KFGF.EC.A.0001.120119T0000Z-120119T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.EC.W.0001.120119T0000Z-120119T1800Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-
NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-
SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-
EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-
TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...
MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...
WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...
WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...
GWINNER...WAHPETON
405 AM CST WED JAN 18 2012

...EXTREME COLD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED AN EXTREME
COLD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST THURSDAY. THE EXTREME COLD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO NEAR 20 BELOW ZERO
  OVERNIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL APPROACH THE 30 BELOW TO 45
  BELOW RANGE.

* FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR WITHIN MINUTES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN EXTREME COLD WARNING MEAN THAT DANGEROUSLY LOW TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME. FROSTBITE AND
HYPOTHERMIA ARE LIKELY IF EXPOSED TO THESE TEMPERATURES...SO MAKE
SURE A HAT...FACEMASK...AND HEAVY GLOVES OR MITTENS ARE
AVAILABLE.

&&

$$

JR
4 follow-up statements
692 
WWUS73 KFGF 182118
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
318 PM CST WED JAN 18 2012

...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS MOVING IN TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.AN ARCTIC AIRMASS ON THE HEELS OF A PASSING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
WILL BRING VERY COLD TEMPERATURES...GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND
CHILLS TO THE REGION TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES TONIGHT
WILL DROP FROM 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO AND COMBINED WITH THE WIND WILL
PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 35 TO 40 BELOW ZERO. 

MNZ004-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>029-054-191800-
/O.CON.KFGF.EC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120119T1800Z/
KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-
EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HALLOCK...WARREN...CANDO...LANGDON...
CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...
ADAMS
318 PM CST WED JAN 18 2012

...EXTREME COLD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
THURSDAY...

* LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT FROM 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO WILL COMBINE
  WITH THE WIND TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 35 TO 40 BELOW ZERO.

* FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR WITHIN MINUTES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN EXTREME COLD WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUSLY LOW TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME. FROSTBITE AND
HYPOTHERMIA ARE LIKELY IF EXPOSED TO THESE TEMPERATURES...SO MAKE
SURE A HAT...FACEMASK...AND HEAVY GLOVES OR MITTENS ARE
AVAILABLE.

&&

$$

MNZ001>003-005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ030-038-
039-049-052-053-191800-
/O.CON.KFGF.EC.W.0001.120119T0000Z-120119T1800Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-EAST MARSHALL-
NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-
SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-
EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-
TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...
THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...
MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...
WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...
WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...
GWINNER...WAHPETON
318 PM CST WED JAN 18 2012

...EXTREME COLD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
THURSDAY...

* TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO
  OVERNIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL APPROACH THE 40 BELOW TO 45
  BELOW RANGE.

* FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR WITHIN MINUTES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN EXTREME COLD WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUSLY LOW TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME. FROSTBITE AND
HYPOTHERMIA ARE LIKELY IF EXPOSED TO THESE TEMPERATURES...SO MAKE
SURE A HAT...FACEMASK...AND HEAVY GLOVES OR MITTENS ARE
AVAILABLE.

&&

$$
281 
WWUS73 KFGF 190550
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1150 PM CST WED JAN 18 2012

...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS MOVING FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY MORNING...

.HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDED FROM EASTERN MONTANA INTO EASTERN SOUTH
DAKOTA. THE ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING COLD WEATHER
TO THE AREA...ALONG WITH NORTHWEST WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.
THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA BY
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-039-049-052>054-191800-
/O.CON.KFGF.EC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120119T1800Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-
WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-
EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-
PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-
GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...
NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...
FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...
PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO...
LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...
MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON...
ADAMS
1150 PM CST WED JAN 18 2012

...EXTREME COLD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
THURSDAY...

* TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO
  OVERNIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 30 BELOW TO 50
  BELOW ZERO.

* FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR WITHIN MINUTES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN EXTREME COLD WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUSLY LOW TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME. FROSTBITE AND
HYPOTHERMIA ARE LIKELY IF SKIN IS EXPOSED TO THESE
CONDITIONS...SO MAKE SURE TO WEAR A HAT...FACEMASK...AND GOOD
GLOVES OR MITTENS.

&&

$$

HOPPES
259 
WWUS73 KFGF 190954
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
354 AM CST THU JAN 19 2012

...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS CONTINUE THIS MORNING...

.HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUE TO EXTEND FROM EASTERN MONTANA INTO EASTERN
SOUTH DAKOTA. TEMPERATURES HAVE DROPPED TO 15 BELOW OR EVEN LOWER
ACROSS THE REGION...AND WITH WEST WINDS STILL BLOWING AT AROUND 5
TO 10 MPH AND A FEW PLACES AT 15 MPH...WIND CHILLS ARE DOWN LOWER
THAN 30 BELOW WITH A FEW LOCATIONS SEEING READINGS LOWER THAN 40
BELOW. DECREASING WINDS AND RISING TEMPERATURES WILL ALLOW WIND
CHILL VALUES TO RECOVER BY THIS AFTERNOON.


MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-039-049-052>054-191800-
/O.CON.KFGF.EC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120119T1800Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-
WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-
EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-
PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-
GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...
NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...
FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...
PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO...
LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...
MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON...
ADAMS
354 AM CST THU JAN 19 2012

...EXTREME COLD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

* TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE IN 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO RANGE EARLY
  THIS MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 30 BELOW TO 50
  BELOW ZERO.

* FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR WITHIN MINUTES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN EXTREME COLD WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUSLY LOW TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME. FROSTBITE AND
HYPOTHERMIA ARE LIKELY IF SKIN IS EXPOSED TO THESE CONDITIONS...
SO MAKE SURE TO WEAR A HAT...FACEMASK...AND GOOD GLOVES OR
MITTENS.

&&

$$
861 
WWUS73 KFGF 191805
NPWFGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1205 PM CST THU JAN 19 2012

...EXTREME COLD WARNING EXPIRED...

.COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE HOWEVER WITH RISING TEMPERATURES
THE EXTREME COLD WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-039-049-052>054-191915-
/O.EXP.KFGF.EC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120119T1800Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-
WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-
EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-
PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-
GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...
NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...
FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...
PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO...
LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...
MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON...
ADAMS
1205 PM CST THU JAN 19 2012

...EXTREME COLD WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

RISING TEMPERATURES HAVE ALLOWED THE EXTREME COLD WARNING TO EXPIRE.

$$

Nearby

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.