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Wind Chill Advisory 13, NWS Twin Cities, MN

December 30, 201329 counties in Minnesota; 9 counties in Wisconsin

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind chill advisory at Dec 30, 2013, 2:57 PM CST for 29 counties in Minnesota; 9 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Dec 30, 2013, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 30, 2013, 2:57 PM CST (20:57 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 30, 2013, 9:00 PM CST
Expired
Dec 31, 2013, 12:00 PM CST
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 38 counties

Anoka County, MN, Benton County, MN, Blue Earth County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Pope County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Renville County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Steele County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Washington County, MN, Wright County, MN, Barron County, WI, Chippewa County, WI, Dunn County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI, Pepin County, WI, Pierce County, WI, Polk County, WI, Rusk County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 13 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:54 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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 14 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, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2013-12-30Temperature 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, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2013-12-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 97 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1407 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
97 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
152 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.

661 
WWUS43 KMPX 302057
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
257 PM CST MON DEC 30 2013

...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

.A REINFORCING BLAST OF ARCTIC AIR WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION
TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH CONTINUED
COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 BELOW ZERO
TO 40 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES. THE COLDEST AIR WILL BE FOUND NORTH OF
A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA TO MORA...WHERE A WIND CHILL WARNING IS IN
EFFECT. SOUTH OF THAT LINE...A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT.

MNZ041>045-310600-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.W.0007.131231T0300Z-131231T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA
257 PM CST MON DEC 30 2013

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST TUESDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES: AS LOW AS 30 BELOW ZERO TO 40 BELOW ZERO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MNZ047>053-055>063-065>070-075>078-083>085-WIZ014>016-023>028-
310600-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0013.131231T0300Z-131231T1800Z/
STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-SWIFT-
CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-
RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-
GOODHUE-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-
PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...
ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...
WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...
ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...
SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...
RED WING...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...
RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...
RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...
PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
257 PM CST MON DEC 30 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST TUESDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES: AS LOW AS 20 BELOW ZERO 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.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
115 
WWUS43 KMPX 310223
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
823 PM CST MON DEC 30 2013

...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

.A REINFORCING SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR WILL COVER THE REGION TONIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH CONTINUED COLD
TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES OF 25 BELOW TO 40
BELOW ZERO AT TIMES. THE COLDEST AIR WILL BE FOUND NORTH OF A LINE
FROM ALEXANDRIA TO MORA...WHERE A WIND CHILL WARNING IS IN EFFECT.
SOUTH OF THAT LINE...A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT.

MNZ041>045-311030-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0007.131231T0300Z-131231T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA
823 PM CST MON DEC 30 2013

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

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

* WIND CHILL VALUES: AS LOW AS 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MNZ047>053-055>063-065>070-075>078-083>085-WIZ014>016-023>028-
311030-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0013.131231T0300Z-131231T1800Z/
STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-SWIFT-
CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-
RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-
GOODHUE-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-
PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...
ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...
WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...
ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...
SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...
RED WING...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...
RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...
RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...
PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
823 PM CST MON DEC 30 2013

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

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

* WIND CHILL VALUES: AS LOW AS 25 BELOW ZERO 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.

&&

$$
758 
WWUS43 KMPX 310934
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
334 AM CST TUE DEC 31 2013

...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS FOLLOWED BY SOME SNOW TODAY...

.A REINFORCING SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR WILL COVER THE REGION THIS
MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH CONTINUED COLD TEMPERATURES
WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO AT
TIMES THIS MORNING. MUCH OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN IS UNDER A WIND CHILL ADVISORY OR WARNING THROUGH NOON.

ALONG WITH THE COLD AIR...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTH
CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS MORNING...GENERATING A 2 TO 3 INCH
ACCUMULATION...MAINLY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR. THE SNOW
SHOULD BEGIN AFTER 7 AM...CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY...AND END
AROUND 7 PM. BOTH THE LATE MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTE WILL BE
IMPACTED.  A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS PORTION
OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA TODAY.

MNZ041>045-311800-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131231T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA
334 AM CST TUE DEC 31 2013

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

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

* WIND CHILL VALUES: AS LOW AS 30 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MNZ083-084-311800-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0036.131231T1300Z-140101T0100Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-131231T1800Z/
BLUE EARTH-WASECA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANKATO...WASECA
334 AM CST TUE DEC 31 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM
THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY.

* WIND CHILL VALUES: AS LOW AS 25 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP AFTER 7 AM THIS MORNING AND SHOULD END
  BY 7 PM. 

* MAIN IMPACT: 1-3 INCHES ACCUMULATION.

* OTHER IMPACTS: PREPARE FOR SNOW COVERED AND SLICK ROADWAYS. THE
  LATE MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED.

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.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

MNZ082-091>093-311800-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0036.131231T1300Z-140101T0100Z/
WATONWAN-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...
ALBERT LEA
334 AM CST TUE DEC 31 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM
THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP AFTER 7 AM THIS MORNING AND END BY 7 PM.

* MAIN IMPACT: 2-3 INCHES ACCUMULATION.

* OTHER IMPACTS: PREPARE FOR SNOW COVERED AND SLICK ROADWAYS. THE
  LATE MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

MNZ047>053-055>063-065>070-075>078-085-WIZ014>016-023>028-311800-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-131231T1800Z/
STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-SWIFT-
CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-
RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-
GOODHUE-STEELE-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-
EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...
ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...
WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...
ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...
SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...
RED WING...OWATONNA...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...
LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...
MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...
BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
334 AM CST TUE DEC 31 2013

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

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

* WIND CHILL VALUES: AS LOW AS 25 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.

&&

$$
099 
WWUS43 KMPX 311626
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1026 AM CST TUE DEC 31 2013

...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS FOLLOWED BY SOME SNOW TODAY...

.A REINFORCING SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR WILL COVER THE REGION THIS
MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH CONTINUED COLD
TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES OF 25 BELOW TO
35 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES THIS MORNING. MUCH OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA
INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN IS UNDER A WIND CHILL ADVISORY OR
WARNING THROUGH NOON.

ALONG WITH THE COLD AIR...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS
SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS MORNING...GENERATING A 2 TO 3 INCH
ACCUMULATION...MAINLY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR. THE SNOW
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY...ENDING AROUND 7 PM. THE EVENING
COMMUTE WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT FOR THIS PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA TODAY.

MNZ041>045-311800-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131231T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA
1026 AM CST TUE DEC 31 2013

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

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

* WIND CHILL VALUES: AS LOW AS 35 BELOW ZERO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MNZ083-084-311800-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-131231T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-140101T0100Z/
BLUE EARTH-WASECA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANKATO...WASECA
1026 AM CST TUE DEC 31 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS
EVENING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES: AS LOW AS 25 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY...ENDING BY
  7 PM.

* MAIN IMPACT: 1 TO 3 INCHES ACCUMULATION.

* OTHER IMPACTS: PREPARE FOR SNOW COVERED AND SLICK ROADWAYS. THE
  EVENING COMMUTE WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED.

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.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

MNZ082-091>093-311800-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-140101T0100Z/
WATONWAN-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...
ALBERT LEA
1026 AM CST TUE DEC 31 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY...ENDING BY
  7 PM.

* MAIN IMPACT: 2 TO 3 INCHES ACCUMULATION.

* OTHER IMPACTS: PREPARE FOR SNOW COVERED AND SLICK ROADWAYS. 
  THE LATE MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

MNZ047>053-055>063-065>070-075>078-085-WIZ014>016-023>028-311800-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-131231T1800Z/
STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-SWIFT-
CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-
RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-
GOODHUE-STEELE-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-
EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...
ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...
WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...
ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...
SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...
RED WING...OWATONNA...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...
LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...
MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...
BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
1026 AM CST TUE DEC 31 2013

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

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

* WIND CHILL VALUES: AS LOW AS 25 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.

&&

$$
166 
WWUS43 KMPX 311741
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1141 AM CST TUE DEC 31 2013

...LIGHT SNOW TO CONTINUE OVER FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA TODAY...

.SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...GENERATING A 2 TO 3 INCH
ACCUMULATION...MAINLY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR. THE SNOW
WILL END AROUND 7 PM. THE EVENING COMMUTE WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS SOUTH OF A
LINE FROM LA SALLE TO MAPLETON TO OAKLAND.

MNZ041>045-311845-
/O.EXP.KMPX.WC.W.0007.000000T0000Z-131231T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA
1141 AM CST TUE DEC 31 2013

...WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY...

THE WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY. 

WIND CHILL VALUES HAVE RISEN ABOVE THE THRESHOLD FOR AN ADVISORY
SO THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS BEING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT NOON.
WIND CHILL VALUES WILL STILL RANGE BETWEEN 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO
AND 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.

$$

MNZ083-084-010100-
/O.EXP.KMPX.WC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-131231T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-140101T0100Z/
BLUE EARTH-WASECA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANKATO...WASECA
1141 AM CST TUE DEC 31 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY. A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY...ENDING BY 
  7 PM. 

* MAIN IMPACT: 1 TO 3 INCHES ACCUMULATION.

* OTHER IMPACTS: PREPARE FOR SNOW COVERED AND SLICK ROADWAYS. 
  THE EVENING COMMUTE WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

MNZ047>053-055>063-065>070-075>078-085-WIZ014>016-023>028-311845-
/O.EXP.KMPX.WC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-131231T1800Z/
STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-SWIFT-
CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-
RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-
GOODHUE-STEELE-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-
EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...
ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...
WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...
ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...
SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...
RED WING...OWATONNA...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...
LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...
MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...
BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
1141 AM CST TUE DEC 31 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY. 

WIND CHILL VALUES HAVE RISEN ABOVE THE THRESHOLD FOR AN ADVISORY
SO THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS BEING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT NOON.
WIND CHILL VALUES WILL STILL RANGE BETWEEN 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO
AND 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.

$$

MNZ082-091>093-010100-
/O.CON.KMPX.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-140101T0100Z/
WATONWAN-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...
ALBERT LEA
1141 AM CST TUE DEC 31 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY...ENDING BY 
  7 PM. 

* MAIN IMPACT: 2 TO 3 INCHES ACCUMULATION.

* OTHER IMPACTS: PREPARE FOR SNOW COVERED AND SLICK ROADWAYS. 
  THE LATE MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 30, 2:57 PM CSTWind Chill WarningMPXDouglas, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Todd21 hr

Nearby

Wind Chill Advisories in Minnesota, 2013Wind Chill Advisories in Wisconsin, 2013Every wind chill advisory in 2013

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.