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Wind Chill Advisory 4, NWS Twin Cities, MN

January 30, 201342 counties in Minnesota; 9 counties in Wisconsin

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind chill advisory at Jan 30, 2013, 4:07 AM CST for 42 counties in Minnesota; 9 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Jan 31, 2013, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 36 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 30, 2013, 4:07 AM CST (10:07 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 31, 2013, 12:00 AM CST
Expired
Feb 1, 2013, 12:00 PM CST
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 51 counties

Anoka County, MN, Benton County, MN, Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Kanabec County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Pope County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Redwood 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, Todd County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Washington County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Wright County, MN, Yellow Medicine 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), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:06 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, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 17 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 00:00Z on 2013-01-30Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2013-01-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -133 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156175Sfc1 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
774 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
104 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-133 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
23 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.

556 
WWUS43 KMPX 301007
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
407 AM CST WED JAN 30 2013

...PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.A SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION THROUGHOUT
THE DAY TODAY. BY TONIGHT SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES AND BRISK
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE TO CREATE WIND CHILL VALUES OF 25
BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO ACROSS MUCH OF MINNESOTA. A SECONDARY BLAST
OF COLD AIR WILL STREAM DOWN THURSDAY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL
VALUES OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
MINNESOTA...AND SPREAD INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN. WARMER TEMPERATURES
AND LIGHTER WINDS WILL RETURN BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

MNZ041>044-047>051-054>060-064>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-301815-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.130131T0600Z-130201T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-
SHERBURNE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-
HENNEPIN-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-
DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-
BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...
FOLEY...ELK RIVER...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...
LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...
HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...
REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...
RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...
BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
407 AM CST WED JAN 30 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON
CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO NOON CST FRIDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES: 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO...WITH ISOLATED
  READINGS NEAR 40 BELOW ZERO POSSIBLE AT TIMES.

* MAIN IMPACTS: EXPOSED SKIN WILL RISK FROST BITE...AND
  HYPOTHERMIA IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

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. 
WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ045-052-053-061>063-WIZ014>016-023>028-301815-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.130201T0000Z-130201T1800Z/
KANABEC-ISANTI-CHISAGO-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-
ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORA...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...
BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...
RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...
RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...
PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
407 AM CST WED JAN 30 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO NOON CST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO
NOON CST FRIDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES: 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO.

* MAIN IMPACTS: EXPOSED SKIN WILL RISK FROST BITE...AND
  HYPOTHERMIA IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

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. 
WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

JRB
8 follow-up statements
877 
WWUS43 KMPX 301800
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1200 PM CST WED JAN 30 2013

...PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.A SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION THROUGHOUT
THE DAY TODAY. BY TONIGHT SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES AND BRISK
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE TO CREATE WIND CHILL VALUES OF
25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO ACROSS MUCH OF MINNESOTA. A SECONDARY
BLAST OF COLD AIR WILL STREAM DOWN THURSDAY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL
VALUES OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
MINNESOTA...AND SPREAD INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN. WARMER
TEMPERATURES AND LIGHTER WINDS WILL RETURN BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

MNZ041>044-047>051-054>060-064>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-310200-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.130131T0600Z-130201T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-
SHERBURNE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-
HENNEPIN-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-
DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-
BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...
FOLEY...ELK RIVER...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...
LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...
HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...
REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...
RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...
BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
1200 PM CST WED JAN 30 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON CST FRIDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON CST FRIDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES: 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO...WITH ISOLATED 
  READINGS NEAR 40 BELOW ZERO POSSIBLE AT TIMES. 

* MAIN IMPACTS: EXPOSED SKIN WILL RISK FROST BITE...AND 
  HYPOTHERMIA IS ALSO POSSIBLE. 

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.
WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ045-052-053-061>063-WIZ014>016-023>028-310200-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.130201T0000Z-130201T1800Z/
KANABEC-ISANTI-CHISAGO-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-
ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORA...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...
BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...
RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...
RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...
PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
1200 PM CST WED JAN 30 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO
NOON CST FRIDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO
NOON CST FRIDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES: 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO.

* MAIN IMPACTS: EXPOSED SKIN WILL RISK FROST BITE...AND 
  HYPOTHERMIA IS ALSO POSSIBLE. 

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.
WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$
378 
WWUS43 KMPX 302058
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
258 PM CST WED JAN 30 2013

...PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED
TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.A SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. SUB
ZERO TEMPERATURES AND BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE TO CREATE
WIND CHILL VALUES OF 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO ACROSS MUCH OF
MINNESOTA LATER TONIGHT. A SECONDARY BLAST OF COLD AIR WILL STREAM
DOWN THURSDAY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES OF 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW
ZERO WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MINNESOTA...AND SPREAD INTO WESTERN
WISCONSIN. WARMER TEMPERATURES AND LIGHTER WINDS WILL RETURN BY
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

MNZ041-042-047>049-054>058-064>067-073>075-082-083-091-311000-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.130131T0600Z-130201T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.W.0002.130131T0600Z-130201T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-
BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS...
GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...
LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...
REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...
FAIRMONT
258 PM CST WED JAN 30 2013

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO NOON CST FRIDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES: 30 BELOW TO 42 BELOW ZERO. THE LOWEST
  READINGS WILL OCCUR WITHIN SEVERAL HOURS OF DAWN ON THURSDAY AND
  FRIDAY MORNINGS.

* MAIN IMPACTS: FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE LIKELY IF
  PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ052-061>063-311000-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.130131T0600Z-130201T1800Z/
ISANTI-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...
STILLWATER
258 PM CST WED JAN 30 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON CST FRIDAY...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON CST FRIDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES: 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO...WITH THE COLDEST
  READINGS EXPECTED LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.

* MAIN IMPACTS: FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF
  PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

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.
WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ043-044-050-051-059-060-068>070-076>078-084-085-092-093-311000-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.130131T0600Z-130201T1800Z/
MORRISON-MILLE LACS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-CARVER-SCOTT-
DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...FOLEY...
ELK RIVER...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...
BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...WASECA...
OWATONNA...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
258 PM CST WED JAN 30 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON CST FRIDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON CST FRIDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES: 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO...WITH THE COLDEST
  READINGS EXPECTED LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.

* MAIN IMPACTS: FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF
  PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

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.
WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ045-053-WIZ014>016-023>028-311000-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.130201T0000Z-130201T1800Z/
KANABEC-CHISAGO-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-
CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORA...CENTER CITY...AMERY...
BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...
NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...
DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
258 PM CST WED JAN 30 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO
NOON CST FRIDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO
NOON CST FRIDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES: 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO.

* MAIN IMPACTS: FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF
  PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 

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.
WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

BORGHOFF
877 
WWUS43 KMPX 310350
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
949 PM CST WED JAN 30 2013

...PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED
TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.A SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. SUB
ZERO TEMPERATURES AND BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE TO
CREATE WIND CHILL VALUES OF 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO ACROSS MUCH
OF MINNESOTA LATER TONIGHT. A SECONDARY BLAST OF COLD AIR WILL
STREAM DOWN THURSDAY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES OF 25 BELOW TO
40 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MINNESOTA...AND SPREAD INTO
WESTERN WISCONSIN. WARMER TEMPERATURES AND LIGHTER WINDS WILL
RETURN BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

MNZ041-042-047>049-054>058-064>067-073>075-082-083-091-311200-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0002.130131T0600Z-130201T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-
BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS...
GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...
LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...
REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...
FAIRMONT
949 PM CST WED JAN 30 2013

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

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

* WIND CHILL VALUES: 30 BELOW TO 42 BELOW ZERO. THE LOWEST 
  READINGS WILL OCCUR WITHIN SEVERAL HOURS OF DAWN ON THURSDAY 
  AND FRIDAY MORNINGS. 

* MAIN IMPACTS: FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE LIKELY IF 
  PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 

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.

&&

$$

MNZ043-044-050>052-059>063-068>070-076>078-084-085-092-093-311200-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.130131T0600Z-130201T1800Z/
MORRISON-MILLE LACS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-
RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-
WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...FOLEY...
ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...
ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...
LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...WASECA...OWATONNA...
BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
949 PM CST WED JAN 30 2013

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

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

* WIND CHILL VALUES: 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO...WITH THE 
  COLDEST READINGS EXPECTED LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. 

* MAIN IMPACTS: FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF 
  PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 

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.
WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ045-053-WIZ014>016-023>028-311200-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.130201T0000Z-130201T1800Z/
KANABEC-CHISAGO-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-
CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORA...CENTER CITY...AMERY...
BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...
NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...
DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
949 PM CST WED JAN 30 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO
NOON CST FRIDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO
NOON CST FRIDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES: 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO.

* MAIN IMPACTS: FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF 
  PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 

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.
WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$
756 
WWUS43 KMPX 310914
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
314 AM CST THU JAN 31 2013

...PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TO CONTINUE THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

.BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS AND SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO
GENERATE WIND CHILLS OF 20 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO ACROSS MINNESOTA
TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...AND ACROSS WESTERN WISCONSIN
BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES AND LIGHTER WINDS WILL RETURN BY
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND ALLOW WIND CHILL VALUES TO INCREASE TO THE
SINGLE DIGITS TO TEENS BELOW ZERO.

MNZ041-042-047>049-054>058-064>067-073>075-082-083-091-311715-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130201T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-
BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS...
GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...
LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...
REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...
FAIRMONT
314 AM CST THU JAN 31 2013

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

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

* WIND CHILL VALUES: 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO. THE LOWEST 
  READINGS WILL OCCUR WITHIN SEVERAL HOURS OF DAWN ON THURSDAY 
  AND FRIDAY MORNINGS. 

* MAIN IMPACTS: FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE LIKELY IF 
  PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 

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.

&&

$$

MNZ043-044-050>052-059>063-068>070-076>078-084-085-092-093-311715-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130201T1800Z/
MORRISON-MILLE LACS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-
RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-
WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...FOLEY...
ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...
ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...
LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...WASECA...OWATONNA...
BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
314 AM CST THU JAN 31 2013

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

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

* WIND CHILL VALUES: 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO...WITH THE 
  COLDEST READINGS EXPECTED LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. 

* MAIN IMPACTS: FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF 
  PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 

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.
WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ045-053-WIZ014>016-023>028-311715-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.130201T0000Z-130201T1800Z/
KANABEC-CHISAGO-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-
CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORA...CENTER CITY...AMERY...
BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...
NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...
DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
314 AM CST THU JAN 31 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST FRIDAY...

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

* WIND CHILL VALUES: 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO.

* MAIN IMPACTS: FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF 
  PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 

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.
WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$
749 
WWUS43 KMPX 311725
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1125 AM CST THU JAN 31 2013

...PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TO CONTINUE
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS AND SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO
GENERATE WIND CHILLS OF 20 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO ACROSS
MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...AND ACROSS
WESTERN WISCONSIN BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING.

SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES AND LIGHTER WINDS WILL RETURN BY
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND ALLOW WIND CHILL VALUES TO INCREASE TO THE
SINGLE DIGITS TO TEENS BELOW ZERO.

MNZ041-042-047>049-054>058-064>067-073>075-082-083-091-010130-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130201T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-
BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS...
GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...
LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...
REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...
FAIRMONT
1125 AM CST THU JAN 31 2013

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

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

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

* MAIN IMPACTS: FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE LIKELY IF 
  PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 

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.

&&

$$

MNZ043-044-050>052-059>063-068>070-076>078-084-085-092-093-010130-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130201T1800Z/
MORRISON-MILLE LACS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-
RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-
WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...FOLEY...
ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...
ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...
LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...WASECA...OWATONNA...
BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
1125 AM CST THU JAN 31 2013

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

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

* WIND CHILL VALUES: 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO...WITH THE COLDEST
  READINGS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACTS: FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF 
  PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 

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.
WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ045-053-WIZ014>016-023>028-010130-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.130201T0000Z-130201T1800Z/
KANABEC-CHISAGO-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-
CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORA...CENTER CITY...AMERY...
BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...
NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...
DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
1125 AM CST THU JAN 31 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST FRIDAY...

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

* WIND CHILL VALUES: 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO.

* MAIN IMPACTS: FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF 
  PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 

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.
WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$
511 
WWUS43 KMPX 312220
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
420 PM CST THU JAN 31 2013

...PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TO CONTINUE
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS AND SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO
GENERATE WIND CHILLS OF 20 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING.

SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES AND LIGHTER WINDS WILL RETURN BY
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND ALLOW WIND CHILL VALUES TO INCREASE TO THE
SINGLE DIGITS TO TEENS BELOW ZERO.

MNZ041-042-047>049-054>058-064>067-073>075-082-083-091-011000-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130201T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-
BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS...
GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...
LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...
REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...
FAIRMONT
420 PM CST THU JAN 31 2013

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

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

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

* MAIN IMPACTS: FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE LIKELY IF 
  PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 

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.

&&

$$

MNZ043-044-050>052-059>063-068>070-076>078-084-085-092-093-011000-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130201T1800Z/
MORRISON-MILLE LACS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-
RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-
WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...FOLEY...
ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...
ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...
LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...WASECA...OWATONNA...
BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
420 PM CST THU JAN 31 2013

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

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

* WIND CHILL VALUES: 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO...WITH THE 
  COLDEST READINGS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. 

* MAIN IMPACTS: FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF 
  PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 

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.
WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ045-053-WIZ014>016-023>028-011000-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.130201T0000Z-130201T1800Z/
KANABEC-CHISAGO-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-
CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORA...CENTER CITY...AMERY...
BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...
NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...
DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
420 PM CST THU JAN 31 2013

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

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

* WIND CHILL VALUES: 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO WITH THE COLDEST
  READINGS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACTS: FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF 
  PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 

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.
WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

BORGHOFF
774 
WWUS43 KMPX 010444
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1044 PM CST THU JAN 31 2013

...PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TO CONTINUE
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS AND SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO
GENERATE WIND CHILLS OF 20 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING.

SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES AND LIGHTER WINDS WILL RETURN BY
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND ALLOW WIND CHILL VALUES TO INCREASE TO THE
SINGLE DIGITS TO TEENS BELOW ZERO.

MNZ041-042-047>049-054>058-064>067-073>075-082-083-091-011245-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130201T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-
BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS...
GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...
LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...
REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...
FAIRMONT
1044 PM CST THU JAN 31 2013

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

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

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

* MAIN IMPACTS: FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE LIKELY IF 
  PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 

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.

&&

$$

MNZ043>045-050>053-059>063-068>070-076>078-084-085-092-093-
WIZ014>016-023>028-011245-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130201T1800Z/
MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-
WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-
BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...
FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...
MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...CHASKA...
SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...
WASECA...OWATONNA...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...AMERY...
BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...
NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...
DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
1044 PM CST THU JAN 31 2013

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

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

* WIND CHILL VALUES: 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO...WITH THE 
  COLDEST READINGS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. 

* MAIN IMPACTS: FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF 
  PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 

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.
WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$
663 
WWUS43 KMPX 011158
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
558 AM CST FRI FEB 1 2013

...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS PERSIST THROUGH THIS MORNING...

.NORTHWEST WINDS AND SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO
GENERATE WIND CHILLS OF 20 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING.

SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES AND LIGHTER WINDS WILL RETURN THIS AFTERNOON...AND
ALLOW WIND CHILL VALUES TO INCREASE TO THE SINGLE DIGITS TO TEENS
BELOW ZERO.

MNZ041-042-047>049-054>058-064>067-073>075-082-083-091-011800-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130201T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-
BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS...
GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...
LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...
REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...
FAIRMONT
558 AM CST FRI FEB 1 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.

* MAIN IMPACTS: FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE LIKELY IF 
  PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 

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.

&&

$$

MNZ043>045-050>053-059>063-068>070-076>078-084-085-092-093-
WIZ014>016-023>028-011800-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130201T1800Z/
MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-
WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-
BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...
FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...
MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...CHASKA...
SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...
WASECA...OWATONNA...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...AMERY...
BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...
NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...
DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
558 AM CST FRI FEB 1 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: 25 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO.

* MAIN IMPACTS: FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF 
  PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 

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.
WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 30, 2:58 PM CSTWind Chill WarningMPXBlue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle and 14 more45 hr

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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.