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Wind Chill Warning 1, NWS Grand Forks, ND

January 20, 201318 counties in Minnesota; 17 counties in North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this wind chill warning at Jan 20, 2013, 4:22 AM CST for 18 counties in Minnesota; 17 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Jan 20, 2013, 2:56 PM CST. It was in force for 40 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
Jan 20, 2013, 4:22 AM CST (10:22 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 20, 2013, 2:56 PM CST
Expired
Jan 22, 2013, 6:59 AM CST
In force
40 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 10:24 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

International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 00:00Z, 10.4 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 2013-01-20Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, International Fa, MN at 00:00Z on 2013-01-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 16 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
689 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
16 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
78 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.

923 
WWUS43 KFGF 201022
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
422 AM CST SUN JAN 20 2013

...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED TODAY INTO MONDAY...

.ARCTIC AIR WILL REMAIN ENTRENCHED ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN DURING THE DAY AS A SECONDARY SURGE OF COLD
AIR DROPS SOUTH OUT OF CANADA. THIS WILL CAUSE WIND CHILL READINGS
TO REMAIN BETWEEN 25 BELOW AND 35 BELOW ZERO FOR MUCH OF THE DAY.
DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 35 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED BY
LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MONDAY DUE TO THE COMBINATION
OF FALLING TEMPERATURES INTO THE 20 BELOW AND 30 BELOW ZERO RANGE
BY EARLY MONDAY...AND BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS.

MNZ006-009-016-017-023-024-028-031-032-211800-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WC.W.0001.130121T0300Z-130121T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KFGF.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130121T0300Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY...
BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE...
NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA
422 AM CST SUN JAN 20 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST MONDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM
CST THIS EVENING. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL BE IN THE 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO
  RANGE TODAY INTO THIS EVENING...FALLING TO BETWEEN 35 BELOW AND
  50 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING.

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.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
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.

&&

$$

MNZ001>005-007-008-013>015-022-027-029-030-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-
024-026>030-038-039-049-052>054-211800-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WC.W.0001.130121T0000Z-130121T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KFGF.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130121T0000Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-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...
DETROIT LAKES...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...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
422 AM CST SUN JAN 20 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST MONDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
CST THIS EVENING. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL BE IN THE 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO
  RANGE FOR MUCH OF THE DAY TODAY...FALLING TO BETWEEN 35 BELOW
  AND 50 BELOW ZERO LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY MORNING.

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.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
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.

&&

$$

JAM
9 follow-up statements
214 
WWUS43 KFGF 201627
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1027 AM CST SUN JAN 20 2013

...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED TODAY INTO MONDAY...

.ARCTIC AIR WILL REMAIN ENTRENCHED ACROSS THE REGION TODAY.
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN DURING THE DAY AS A SECONDARY
SURGE OF COLD AIR DROPS SOUTH OUT OF CANADA. THIS WILL CAUSE WIND
CHILL READINGS TO REMAIN BETWEEN 25 BELOW AND 35 BELOW ZERO FOR
MUCH OF THE DAY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 35 BELOW TO 50 BELOW
ZERO ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF FALLING TEMPERATURES INTO THE 20 BELOW
AND 25 BELOW ZERO RANGE BY EARLY MONDAY...AND BRISK NORTHWEST
WINDS.

MNZ006-009-016-017-023-024-028-031-032-211800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.W.0001.130121T0300Z-130121T1800Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130121T0300Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY...
BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE...
NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA
1027 AM CST SUN JAN 20 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST MONDAY...

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

* WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE IN THE 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO RANGE
  TODAY INTO THIS EVENING...FALLING TO BETWEEN 35 BELOW AND 50
  BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING.

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.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
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.

&&

$$

MNZ001>005-007-008-013>015-022-027-029-030-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-
024-026>030-038-039-049-052>054-211800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.W.0001.130121T0000Z-130121T1800Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130121T0000Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-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...
DETROIT LAKES...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...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
1027 AM CST SUN JAN 20 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST MONDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST MONDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL BE IN THE 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO
  RANGE FOR MUCH OF THE DAY...FALLING TO BETWEEN 35 BELOW AND 50
  BELOW ZERO LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY MORNING.

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.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
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.

&&

$$

DK
585 
WWUS43 KFGF 202056
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
256 PM CST SUN JAN 20 2013

...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.ARCTIC AIR WILL REMAIN ENTRENCHED ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY.
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY AS A SECONDARY SURGE OF
COLD AIR DROPS SOUTH OUT OF CANADA. THIS WILL CAUSE WIND CHILL
READINGS TO FALL TO DANGEROUS LEVELS TONIGHT...FROM 40 TO 50
BELOW ZERO. WINDS SHOULD SLOWLY SUBSIDE BY MONDAY NIGHT...BUT IT
WILL REMAIN BITTERLY COLD INTO TUESDAY.

NDZ006-007-014-015-024-211800-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130121T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KFGF.WC.W.0001.130120T2056Z-130121T1800Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS...
DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD
256 PM CST SUN JAN 20 2013

...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND CHILL ADVISORY. THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY. 

* DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO WILL
  PERSIST TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
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.

&&

$$

MNZ006-009-016-017-023-024-028-031-032-211800-
/O.EXT.KFGF.WC.W.0001.130121T0000Z-130121T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KFGF.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130121T0000Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...BAGLEY...
BEMIDJI...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...WOLF LAKE...
NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA
256 PM CST SUN JAN 20 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST MONDAY...

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

* DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL INTO THE 40 TO 50 BELOW
  ZERO RANGE TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
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.

&&

$$

MNZ001>005-007-008-013>015-022-027-029-030-040-NDZ008-016-026>030-
038-039-049-052>054-211800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.W.0001.130121T0000Z-130121T1800Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130121T0000Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-MAHNOMEN-WEST BECKER-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH-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...
DETROIT LAKES...BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...
CAVALIER...GRAFTON...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...
FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...
WAHPETON...ADAMS
256 PM CST SUN JAN 20 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST MONDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST MONDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 BELOW
  ZERO TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
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.

&&

$$

DK
647 
WWUS43 KFGF 210055
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
655 PM CST SUN JAN 20 2013

...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.ARCTIC AIR WILL REMAIN ENTRENCHED ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH
MONDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY AS A SECONDARY
SURGE OF COLD AIR DROPS SOUTH OUT OF CANADA. WIND CHILL READINGS
HAVE ALREADY DROPPED TO AROUND 40 BELOW ZERO IN THE DEVILS LAKE
BASIN. THE BITTER 40 TO 50 BELOW WIND CHILLS WILL SPREAD
SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT AND WILL BE FOUND IN MOST
LOCATIONS ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL AND
NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA BY EARLY MORNING. WINDS SHOULD SLOWLY
SUBSIDE BY MONDAY NIGHT...BUT IT WILL REMAIN BITTERLY COLD INTO
TUESDAY.

MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-039-049-052>054-211800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130121T1800Z/
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
655 PM CST SUN JAN 20 2013

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

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

* DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL INTO THE 40 TO 50 BELOW 
  ZERO RANGE TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
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.

&&

$$
728 
WWUS43 KFGF 211044
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
444 AM CST MON JAN 21 2013

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING...

.ARCTIC AIR WILL REMAIN ENTRENCHED ACROSS THE REGION. NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES TO
PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO. CONDITIONS WILL
SLOWLY IMPROVE TODAY BUT REMAIN COLD. 

MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-039-049-052>054-211800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130121T1800Z/
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
444 AM CST MON JAN 21 2013

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

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

* DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO WILL
  PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
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.

&&

$$
171 
WWUS43 KFGF 211651
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1051 AM CST MON JAN 21 2013

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS CONTINUE TODAY...

.ARCTIC AIR WILL REMAIN ENTRENCHED ACROSS THE REGION. NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES TO
PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 30 TO 45 BELOW ZERO. WINDS CHILL VALUES WILL
SLOWLY IMPROVE TODAY BUT STILL REMAIN DANGEROUSLY COLD.

MNZ003-029-030-040-NDZ038-039-049-052-053-220000-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130121T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0005.130121T1651Z-130122T0000Z/
CLAY-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-
RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORHEAD...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...ELBOW LAKE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...
GWINNER...WAHPETON
1051 AM CST MON JAN 21 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.
THE WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO WILL
  PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-031-032-220000-
/O.EXT.KFGF.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130122T0000Z/
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-EAST OTTER TAIL-
WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN...
RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...
BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...
DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA
1051 AM CST MON JAN 21 2013

...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO WILL
  PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
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.

&&

$$

MNZ001-002-004-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-054-220000-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0005.130121T1800Z-130122T0000Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130121T1800Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-
BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-
TRAILL-WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...HALLOCK...WARREN...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER...
MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...
GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...ADAMS
1051 AM CST MON JAN 21 2013

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.
A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO WILL
  PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL SHOW SOME IMPROVEMENT AS TEMPERATURES
  SLOWLY RISE THROUGHOUT THE DAY....HOWEVER THESE VALUES ARE STILL
  BITTERLY COLD AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
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.

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.

&&

$$

JK
786 
WWUS43 KFGF 212125
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
325 PM CST MON JAN 21 2013

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS CONTINUE...

.ARCTIC AIR WILL REMAIN ENTRENCHED ACROSS THE REGION. NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH THE COLD AIR TEMPERATURES
TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 30 TO 45 BELOW ZERO THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT INTO LATE TUESDAY MORNING. 

MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-031-032-221800-
/O.EXT.KFGF.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130122T1800Z/
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-EAST OTTER TAIL-
WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN...
RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...
BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...
DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA
325 PM CST MON JAN 21 2013

...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY...

THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY. 

* DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO WILL
  PERSIST OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND INTO LATE TUESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
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.

&&

$$

MNZ001>004-007-029-030-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-
049-052>054-221800-
/O.EXT.KFGF.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130122T1800Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-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...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...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
325 PM CST MON JAN 21 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY. 

* DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO WILL
  PERSIST OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO LATE TUESDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

JK
991 
WWUS43 KFGF 220244
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
844 PM CST MON JAN 21 2013

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS CONTINUE...

.ARCTIC AIR REMAINS ENTRENCHED ACROSS THE REGION UNDER SURFACE
HIGH PRESSURE. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA
INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-031-032-221800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130122T1800Z/
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-EAST OTTER TAIL-
WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN...
RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...
BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...
DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA
844 PM CST MON JAN 21 2013

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

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

* DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO WILL
  PERSIST INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
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.

&&

$$

MNZ001>004-007-029-030-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-
049-052>054-221800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130122T1800Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-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...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...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
844 PM CST MON JAN 21 2013

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

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

* DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO WILL
  PERSIST INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$
404 
WWUS43 KFGF 221001
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
401 AM CST TUE JAN 22 2013

...HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING...

.ARCTIC AIR REMAINS ENTRENCHED ACROSS THE REGION UNDER SURFACE
HIGH PRESSURE. HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA
THIS MORNING.

MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-031-032-221800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130122T1800Z/
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-EAST OTTER TAIL-
WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN...
RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...
BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...
DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA
401 AM CST TUE JAN 22 2013

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

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

* DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO WILL
  PERSIST THIS MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
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.

&&

$$

MNZ001>004-007-029-030-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-
049-052>054-221800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130122T1800Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-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...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...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
401 AM CST TUE JAN 22 2013

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

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

* HAZARDOUS WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO WILL
  PERSIST THIS MORNING.

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.

&&

$$
182 
WWUS43 KFGF 221259
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
659 AM CST TUE JAN 22 2013

...HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING...

.ARCTIC AIR REMAINS ENTRENCHED ACROSS THE REGION UNDER SURFACE
HIGH PRESSURE. HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA
THIS MORNING.

MNZ005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027-028-031-032-221800-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130122T1800Z/
/O.EXA.KFGF.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130122T1800Z/
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-EAST OTTER TAIL-
WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...NEWFOLDEN...
RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...
BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...PARK RAPIDS...
DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA
659 AM CST TUE JAN 22 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE
WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* HAZARDOUS WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO WILL
  PERSIST THIS MORNING.

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>004-007-029-030-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-
049-052>054-221800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130122T1800Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-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...WARREN...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...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
659 AM CST TUE JAN 22 2013

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

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

* HAZARDOUS WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO 
  WILL PERSIST THIS MORNING. 

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.

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind chill warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Grand Forks, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill warning went out at Jan 20, 2:42 AM CST, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 20, 2:42 AM CST, 1 hour 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
242 AM CST SUN JAN 20 2013

.DISCUSSION...FORECAST CHALLENGE CONCERNS MAINLY TEMPERATURES AND
WIND CHILL THREAT.  MODELS IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT AND WILL USE
BLEND WITH NO REAL PREFERENCE.

SHORTWAVE ACROSS S SASK TO SWING THROUGH FA MAINLY DURING THE
MORNING. CLOUDS OVER SPREADING FA AT VARIOUS HEIGHTS SOMEWHAT
LIMITING TEMPERATURE DROP. BAND OF -SN ACROSS WESTERN/CENTRAL ND
PROPAGATING SE AND WILL BRING SOME SLIGHT ACCUMULATIONS TO ROUGHLY
SW THIRD OF FA THIS MORNING. FOLLOWING WAVE PASSAGE WINDS START
PICKING UP BY NOON ALONG WITH REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD AIR. MODEL
SOUNDINGS INDICATE 20 TO 25 KTS THROUGH MIXED LAYER. COULD SEE SOME
DRSN HOWEVER BLSN LOOKS LIMITED AFTER BIG WIND YESTERDAY. ANY AREAS
OUT OF WCHILL CRITERIA BY THEN WILL GO BACK IN SO WILL EXTEND FOR
THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. TEMPERATURES NOT ANTICIPATED TO GET ABOVE
ZERO.

FOR TONIGHT WIND TO KEEP UP IN 10-15KT RANGE AND WITH COLD
TEMPERATURES WIND CHILL WARNING CRITERIA WILL BE MET REGION WIDE.
ADJUSTED START TIME SLIGHTLY BUT BY MID EVENING ALL OF FA WILL
BE IN WARNING CRITERIA. EXPECTING MINIMUM TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 20
AND 30 BELOW.

NOT MUCH FOR RECOVERY MONDAY ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH
AS SURFACE HIGH BUILDS INTO FA.

ANOTHER COLD NIGHT MONDAY WITH LIGHT WINDS. DEGREE OF CLOUD COVER
WILL DETERMINE JUST HOW COLD WE GET ALTHOUGH COLUMN NOT QUITE AS
COLD.

SOME MINOR RECOVERY TUESDAY AS WEAK RETURN FLOW/WARM ADVECTION
AFFECTS FA. MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES STILL LOOKING AT SINGLE DIGITS
ABOVE AND BLO ZERO.

SOME POTENTIAL FOR MORE CLOUD COVER TUESDAY NIGHT WHICH MAY LIMIT
TEMPERATURE DROP.

.LONG TERM (WEDNESDAY-SATURDAY)...
TEMPS WILL REMAIN BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD WITHIN PERSISTENT
NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. SFC HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH ON WEDNESDAY
SHOULD RESULT IN DRY CONDITIONS WITH WEAK COLD AIR ADVECTION KEEPING
HIGH TEMPS IN THE SINGLE DIGIT ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO. 00Z MODELS
CONTINUE TO INDICATE A PACIFIC DISTURBANCE PASSING INTO THE CENTRAL
PLAINS MID TO LATE WEEK...BRINGING A CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW TO THE
REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. UPPER FORCING DOES NOT APPEAR
TO BE VERY STRONG WITH THE SYSTEM...SO MAINLY LIGHT PRECIP IS
EXPECTED.

MODELS BEGIN TO DIVERGE FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THIS SYSTEM...WITH
THE ECMWF SHOWING A MORE AMPLIFIED LONGWAVE PATTERN ACROSS THE
CONUS...WITH COLDER TEMPS ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS IN NORTHWEST
FLOW. THE GFS SUGGESTS A MORE PROGRESSIVE PATTERN WITH QUICKER
TEMPERATURE MODERATION BY FRIDAY. WILL STICK WITH ALLBLEND GUIDANCE
FOR NOW. BEYOND THURSDAY...THE REST OF THE PERIOD LOOKS FAIRLY
DRY...ALTHOUGH ANY WEAK WAVE WITHIN THE FLOW MAY PRODUCE A BIT OF
LIGHT SNOW/FLURRIES.

&&

.AVIATION...

PRIMARILY LOOKING AT VFR CIGS TODAY WITH CLEARING BY MID
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL PICK BACK UP 15-25KTS HOWEVER NOT LOOKING AT
ANY SIGNIFICANT RESTRICTION TO VSBY IN BLSN. FAR SOUTHERN FA COULD
SEE SOME BRIEF RESTRICTION TO VSBY IN -SN THROUGH MID MORNING.

&&

.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...WIND CHILL WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST MONDAY FOR
     NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049-052>054.

     WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR NDZ006>008-
     014>016-024-026>030-038-039-049-052>054.

MN...WIND CHILL WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST MONDAY FOR
     MNZ001>005-007-008-013>015-022-027-029-030-040.

     WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR MNZ001>005-
     007-008-013>015-022-027-029-030-040.

     WIND CHILL WARNING FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST MONDAY FOR
     MNZ006-009-016-017-023-024-028-031-032.

     WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR MNZ006-009-
     016-017-023-024-028-031-032.

&&

VOELKER/MAKOWSKI
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 19, 3:43 PM CST, 12 hours 39 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
343 PM CST SAT JAN 19 2013

MNZ001-004-007-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-027-054-202145-
WEST POLK-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-
RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-WESTERN WALSH-
343 PM CST SAT JAN 19 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST SUNDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

WIND FROM 30 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL
RESULT IN GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE SOMEWHAT AFTER SUNSET...BUT REMAIN
BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH OVERNIGHT. THESE WINDS...COMBINED WITH AIR
TEMPERATURES IN THE 10 TO 20 BELOW RANGE WILL RESULT IN WIND
CHILLS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 BELOW ZERO.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON SUNDAY AND
DROP EVEN FURTHER SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...RANGING FROM 40 TO 50
BELOW ZERO BY MONDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

MNZ002-003-005-006-008-009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ028>030-
038-039-049-052-053-202145-
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-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-
BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
343 PM CST SAT JAN 19 2013

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

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

WIND FROM 30 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND
OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL RESULT IN BRIEF REDUCTIONS IN
VISIBILITY BELOW ONE MILE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
WINDS WILL SUBSIDE SOMEWHAT AFTER SUNSET...BUT REMAIN BETWEEN 10
AND 20 MPH OVERNIGHT. THESE WINDS...COMBINED WITH AIR TEMPERATURES
IN THE 10 TO 20 BELOW RANGE WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 25
AND 35 BELOW ZERO.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON SUNDAY AND
DROP EVEN FURTHER SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...RANGING FROM 40 TO 50
BELOW ZERO BY MONDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

ROGERS

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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.