Alert archive / Minnesota / Wind Chill Advisories in 2012
Wind Chill Advisory 2, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind chill advisory at Dec 24, 2012, 4:00 AM CST for 17 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Dec 25, 2012, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 24, 2012, 4:00 AM CST (10:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 25, 2012, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2012, 10:24 AM CST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Benton County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Kanabec County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Pope County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Todd County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:57 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, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 124 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
- 1396 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
333 WWUS43 KMPX 241000 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 400 AM CST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH NOON TUESDAY... .ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY. NORTH WINDS NEAR 10 MPH TONIGHT AND CHRISTMAS MORNING...COUPLED WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO...WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL READINGS FROM 25 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. MNZ041>045-047>050-054>058-064-065-073-241800- /O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0002.121225T0600Z-121225T1800Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- BENTON-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD... FOLEY...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD... GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS 400 AM CST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTH NEAR 10 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...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. && $$ RAH
5 follow-up statements
654 WWUS43 KMPX 241727 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1127 AM CST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH NOON TUESDAY FROM WEST CENTRAL INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .WIND CHILL READINGS FROM 25 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA TONIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS MORNING...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND WEST OF A MORA...TO ST CLOUD...TO REDWOOD FALLS LINE. THESE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ARE OCCURRING AS NORTH WINDS NEAR 10 MPH COUPLE WITH SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES...AS ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS. MNZ041>045-047>050-054>058-064-065-073-250130- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0002.121225T0600Z-121225T1800Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- BENTON-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD... FOLEY...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD... GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS 1127 AM CST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST TUESDAY... * WINDS...NORTH NEAR 10 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
534 WWUS43 KMPX 242226 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 426 PM CST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH NOON TUESDAY FROM WEST CENTRAL INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .WIND CHILL READINGS FROM 25 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA TONIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS MORNING...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND WEST OF A MORA...TO ST CLOUD...TO REDWOOD FALLS LINE. THESE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ARE OCCURRING AS NORTH WINDS NEAR 10 MPH...COUPLE WITH SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES. MNZ041>045-047>050-054>058-064-065-073-250630- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0002.121225T0600Z-121225T1800Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- BENTON-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD... FOLEY...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD... GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS 426 PM CST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST TUESDAY... * WINDS...NORTH NEAR 10 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ JLT
606 WWUS43 KMPX 250225 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 825 PM CST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH NOON TUESDAY FROM WEST CENTRAL INTO CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .WIND CHILL READINGS FROM 25 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA TONIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS MORNING...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND WEST OF A MORA...TO ST CLOUD...TO REDWOOD FALLS LINE. THESE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ARE OCCURRING AS NORTH WINDS NEAR 10 MPH COMBINE WITH SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES. MNZ041>045-047>050-054>058-064-065-073-251030- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0002.121225T0600Z-121225T1800Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- BENTON-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD... FOLEY...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD... GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS 825 PM CST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST TUESDAY... * WINDS...NORTH NEAR 10 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
324 WWUS43 KMPX 250824 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 224 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY CONTINUES THROUGH NOON TUESDAY FOR WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .WIND CHILL READINGS RANGING FROM 25 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND WEST OF A MORA...TO ST CLOUD...TO REDWOOD FALLS LINE. THESE LOW WIND CHILLS ARE OCCURRING AS NORTHWEST WINDS NEAR 10 MPH COMBINE WITH SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES. MNZ041>045-047>050-054>058-064-065-073-251630- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-121225T1800Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- BENTON-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD... FOLEY...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD... GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS 224 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ JRB
201 WWUS43 KMPX 251624 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1024 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY CANCELLED FOR WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY RISE THROUGHOUT THE DAYTIME HOURS. HOWEVER...WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO RANGE FROM 15 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. MNZ041>045-047>050-054>058-064-065-073-251730- /O.CAN.KMPX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-121225T1800Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- BENTON-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD... FOLEY...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD... GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS 1024 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY RISE THROUGHOUT THE DAYTIME HOURS. HOWEVER...WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO RANGE FROM 15 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. $$
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.