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Wind Chill Advisory 19, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 24, 2014, 2:54 PM CST for 11 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Feb 25, 2014, 3:00 AM CST. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 24, 2014, 2:54 PM CST (20:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 25, 2014, 3:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2014, 10:00 AM CST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Benton County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Kanabec County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Pope County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Todd County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 131 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 933 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 105 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
026 WWUS43 KMPX 242054 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 254 PM CST MON FEB 24 2014 ...COLD WIND CHILLS LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING... .A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM TUESDAY. WIND CHILLS WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 25 BELOW ZERO AND 30 BELOW ZERO NORTH OF A LINE FROM APPLETON...TO WILLMAR...AND MORA. MNZ041>045-047>050-055-057-250500- /O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0019.140225T0900Z-140225T1600Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- BENTON-SWIFT-KANDIYOHI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD... FOLEY...BENSON...WILLMAR 254 PM CST MON FEB 24 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM CST TUESDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 30 BELOW. 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 FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ BORGHOFF
2 follow-up statements
231 WWUS43 KMPX 250330 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 930 PM CST MON FEB 24 2014 ...COLD WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING... .A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM TUESDAY. WIND CHILLS WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 25 BELOW ZERO AND 30 BELOW ZERO NORTH OF A LINE FROM APPLETON...TO WILLMAR...TO MORA. MNZ041>045-047>050-055-057-251130- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0019.140225T0900Z-140225T1600Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- BENTON-SWIFT-KANDIYOHI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD... FOLEY...BENSON...WILLMAR 930 PM CST MON FEB 24 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM CST TUESDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM CST TUESDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 30 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
242 WWUS43 KMPX 250849 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 249 AM CST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...COLD WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING AND AGAIN TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH 10 AM TODAY. WIND CHILLS WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 25 BELOW ZERO AND 30 BELOW ZERO NORTH OF A LINE FROM APPLETON...TO WILLMAR...TO MORA THIS MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...AS WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 25 BELOW ZERO AND 35 BELOW ZERO. MNZ041>045-047>050-055-057-251700- /O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0020.140226T0300Z-140226T1700Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0019.140225T0900Z-140225T1600Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- BENTON-SWIFT-KANDIYOHI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD... FOLEY...BENSON...WILLMAR 249 AM CST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 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 FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ051>054-056-058>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 251700- /O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0020.140226T0300Z-140226T1700Z/ SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-CHIPPEWA-MEEKER-WRIGHT- HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD- SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE- GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY... MADISON...MONTEVIDEO...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS... BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA... HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT... RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE... BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN... CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 249 AM CST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.