Alert archive / North Dakota / Wind Chill Advisories in 2012
Wind Chill Advisory 2, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this wind chill advisory at Dec 9, 2012, 3:22 PM CST for 17 counties in North Dakota; 15 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Dec 9, 2012, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 9, 2012, 3:22 PM CST (21:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 9, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 10, 2012, 10:00 AM CST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
All 32 counties
Becker County, MN, Clay County, MN, Clearwater County, MN, Grant County, MN, Kittson 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), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:23 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
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 286 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
- 795 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -51 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -15 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
041 WWUS43 KFGF 092122 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 322 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER STORM WINDING DOWN WITH HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT... .LIGHT SNOW HAS EXITED EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. STRONG NORTHERLY WIND PERSISTS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN VALLEY...BUT VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE ONE MILE. WINDS SHOULD DECREASE RAPIDLY AFTER SUNSET... MINIMIZING ANY FUTURE THREAT. AS A RESULT...THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ARE CANCELLED. HIGH PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT. WITH CLEAR SKIES AND FRESH SNOW COVER...AIR TEMPERATURES WILL QUICKLY DROP INTO THE NEGATIVE SINGLE DIGITS TO TEENS BELOW ZERO. THIS...COMBINED WITH 5 TO 10 MPH WIND WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 25 TO 30 BELOW ALONG AND WEST OF THE VALLEY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. MNZ029-NDZ049-052-053-101600- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121210T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0002.121210T0000Z-121210T1600Z/ WILKIN-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRECKENRIDGE...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON 322 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LIGHT SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL PERSIST UNTIL SUNSET...POSSIBLY CAUSING FURTHER REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW DOWN TO ONE MILE. * TIMING...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS AFTER SUNSET TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 30 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ030>032-040-092230- /O.CAN.KFGF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121210T0000Z/ WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS... WADENA...ELBOW LAKE 322 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. LIGHT SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL PERSIST UNTIL SUNSET...POSSIBLY CAUSING FURTHER REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW DOWN TO ONE MILE. $$ MNZ024-092230- /O.CAN.KFGF.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121210T0000Z/ HUBBARD- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PARK RAPIDS 322 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL PERSIST UNTIL SUNSET...POSSIBLY CAUSING FURTHER REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW DOWN TO ONE MILE. $$ MNZ001>005-007-008-013>015-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039- 054-101600- /O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0002.121210T0000Z-121210T1600Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON- RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL- BARNES-CASS-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...CANDO...LANGDON... CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...ADAMS 322 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST MONDAY. * TIMING...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS AFTER SUNSET TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 30 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ ROGERS
3 follow-up statements
532 WWUS43 KFGF 100203 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 803 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT... .HIGH PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT. WITH CLEAR SKIES AND FRESH SNOW COVER...AIR TEMPERATURES WILL BE INTO THE NEGATIVE SINGLE DIGITS TO TEENS BELOW ZERO. THIS...COMBINED WITH 5 TO 10 MPH WIND SPEEDS...WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. MNZ022-023-027-028-030>032-040-101600- /O.EXA.KFGF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-121210T1600Z/ MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL- EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA... DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS... WADENA...ELBOW LAKE 803 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST MONDAY. * TIMING...HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. A BRIEF PERIOD OF CALM WINDS MAY OCCUR...BUT WILL AGAIN INCREASE. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ001>005-007-008-013>015-029-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038- 039-049-052>054-101600- /O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-121210T1600Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-WILKIN-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA- BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE- TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...BRECKENRIDGE... CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE... GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN... FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER... WAHPETON...ADAMS 803 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST MONDAY. * TIMING...HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. A BRIEF PERIOD OF CALM WINDS MAY OCCUR...BUT WILL AGAIN INCREASE. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ TG
871 WWUS43 KFGF 100942 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 342 AM CST MON DEC 10 2012 ...HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING... .HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE RED RIVER VALLEY HAS BROUGHT CLEAR SKIES AND ALONG WITH THE FRESH SNOW COVER THIS HAS ALLOWED TEMPERATURES TO DROP INTO THE NEGATIVE SINGLE DIGITS TO TEENS BELOW ZERO. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE RED RIVER VALLEY WILL GIVE WAY TO SOUTHERLY WINDS THIS MORNING AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES. THE WINDS AT 5 TO 10 MPH WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. MNZ001>005-007-008-013>015-022-023-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016- 024-026>030-038-039-049-052>054-101600- /O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-121210T1600Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER- 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...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN... LAKE ITASCA...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 342 AM CST MON DEC 10 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING. * HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. A BRIEF PERIOD OF CALM WINDS MAY OCCUR...BUT WILL AGAIN INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING...INCLUDING HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
018 WWUS43 KFGF 101603 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1003 AM CST MON DEC 10 2012 ...TEMPERATURES RISING.. .TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED SUFFICIENTLY TO ALLOW THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY TO EXPIRE. MNZ001>005-007-008-013>015-022-023-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016- 024-026>030-038-039-049-052>054-101715- /O.EXP.KFGF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-121210T1600Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER- WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL- WADENA-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH- EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM- SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...WARREN...NEWFOLDEN... THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...MAHNOMEN... LAKE ITASCA...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE... FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO... LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY... MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON... ADAMS 1003 AM CST MON DEC 10 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ VOELKER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 9:41 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FGF | Benson, Cavalier, Eddy, Grand Forks, Nelson, Pembina and 3 more | 14 hr |
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.