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Wind Chill Warning 6, NWS Twin Cities, MN

March 1, 2014Barron County, Polk County, Rusk County, Wisconsin; 29 counties in Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind chill warning at Mar 1, 2014, 2:17 PM CST for Barron County, Polk County, Rusk County, Wisconsin; 29 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Mar 1, 2014, 3:00 PM CST. It was in force for 21 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Mar 1, 2014, 2:17 PM CST (20:17 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 1, 2014, 3:00 PM CST
Expired
Mar 2, 2014, 12:00 PM CST
In force
21 hr
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 32 counties

Benton County, MN, Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Kanabec County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Martin County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Pope County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Todd County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Wright County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN, Barron County, WI, Polk County, WI, Rusk County, WI

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:18 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 1, 8:45 PM CSTSNOW 1.8Fairmont, MN

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 64 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 2014-03-01Temperature 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 2014-03-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -165 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
928 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
76 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-165 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
113 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.

884 
WWUS43 KMPX 012017
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
217 PM CST SAT MAR 1 2014

...BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS DEVELOPING TONIGHT UNTIL NOON SUNDAY...

.ANOTHER BLAST OF ARCTIC AIR WILL DROP SOUTHEAST OVER THE REGION
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. WIND CHILL READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP OFF TO
35 TO 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO...MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT OVER WEST
CENTRAL...TO CENTRAL MINNESOTA...THEN EAST INTO WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA WEST AND
NORTH OF A LINE FROM BLUE EARTH...BUFFALO...AND CAMBRIDGE IN
MINNESOTA AND EAST TO LADYSMITH...IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
ELSEWHERE...WIND CHILLS WILL DROP OFF TO THE 25 TO 35 DEGREE BELOW
ZERO RANGE DURING THE EVENING...AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF SOUTH
CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

MNZ041>045-047>059-064>067-073>075-082-083-091-092-WIZ014>016-
020430-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.W.0006.140301T2100Z-140302T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-
BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-
REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-POLK-
BARRON-RUSK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...
FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MADISON...BENSON...
MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...GRANITE FALLS...
OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...
ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...AMERY...
BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH
217 PM CST SAT MAR 1 2014

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO.

* TIMING...THESE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS WILL BE REACHED
  OVER WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA BEFORE MIDNIGHT...THEN DEVELOP AFTER
  MIDNIGHT TOWARD MANKATO...ST CLOUD AND LADYSMITH.

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 FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

MNZ060>063-068>070-076>078-084-085-093-WIZ023>028-020430-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0024.140301T2100Z-140302T1800Z/
HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-
RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-FREEBORN-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-
CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...
STILLWATER...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...
FARIBAULT...RED WING...WASECA...OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA...HUDSON...
NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...
DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
217 PM CST SAT MAR 1 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY.


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

* TIMING...DEVELOPING BEFORE MIDNIGHT...CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY
  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.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
804 
WWUS43 KMPX 020255
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
855 PM CST SAT MAR 1 2014

...BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS DEVELOPING TONIGHT UNTIL NOON SUNDAY...

.ANOTHER BLAST OF ARCTIC AIR WILL DROP SOUTHEAST OVER THE REGION
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. WIND CHILL READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP OFF
TO 35 TO 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO...MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT OVER WEST
CENTRAL...TO CENTRAL MINNESOTA...THEN EAST INTO WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA WEST
AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM BLUE EARTH...BUFFALO...AND CAMBRIDGE IN
MINNESOTA AND EAST TO LADYSMITH...IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
ELSEWHERE...WIND CHILLS WILL DROP OFF TO THE 25 TO 35 DEGREE
BELOW ZERO RANGE DURING THE EVENING...AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY
MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF
SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN.

MNZ041>045-047>059-064>067-073>075-082-083-091-092-WIZ014>016-
021100-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140302T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-
BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-
REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-POLK-
BARRON-RUSK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...
FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MADISON...BENSON...
MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...GRANITE FALLS...
OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...
ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...AMERY...
BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH
855 PM CST SAT MAR 1 2014

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

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

* WIND CHILL VALUES...35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO.

* TIMING...THESE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS WILL BE REACHED
  OVER WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA BEFORE MIDNIGHT...THEN DEVELOP AFTER
  MIDNIGHT TOWARD MANKATO...ST CLOUD AND LADYSMITH. WIND CHILL
  VALUES WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE SUNDAY MORNING. 

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 FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

MNZ060>063-068>070-076>078-084-085-093-WIZ023>028-021100-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-140302T1800Z/
HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-
RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-FREEBORN-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-
CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...
STILLWATER...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...
FARIBAULT...RED WING...WASECA...OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA...HUDSON...
NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...
DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
855 PM CST SAT MAR 1 2014

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

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

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

* TIMING...DEVELOPING BEFORE MIDNIGHT...CONTINUING THROUGH 
  SUNDAY 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.

&&

$$
261 
WWUS43 KMPX 020752
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
152 AM CST SUN MAR 2 2014

...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING...

.A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON THIS MORNING
FROM THE TWIN CITIES ON EAST THROUGH EAU CLAIRE AND SOUTH THROUGH
ALBERT LEA. WIND CHILLS FROM 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL OCCUR
IN THE ADVISORY AREA. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS IN AFFECT TO THE
WEST AND NORTH OF THE ADVISORY AREA THROUGH NOON AS WELL. SOME
CITIES IN THE WIND CHILL WARNING AREA INCLUDE FAIRMONT...REDWOOD
FALLS...ST CLOUD...ALEXANDRIA...CAMBRIDGE AS WELL AS RICE LAKE AND
LADYSMITH IN WISCONSIN. WIND CHILLS IN THE WARNING AREA WILL RANGE
FROM 35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO.

MNZ041>045-047>059-064>067-073>075-082-083-091-092-WIZ014>016-
021600-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140302T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-
BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-
REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-POLK-
BARRON-RUSK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...
FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MADISON...BENSON...
MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...GRANITE FALLS...
OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...
ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...AMERY...
BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH
152 AM CST SUN MAR 2 2014

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

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

* WIND CHILL VALUES...35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO.

* TIMING...CONTINUING THROUGH THE MORNING.

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 FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

MNZ060>063-068>070-076>078-084-085-093-WIZ023>028-021600-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-140302T1800Z/
HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-
RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-FREEBORN-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-
CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...
STILLWATER...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...
FARIBAULT...RED WING...WASECA...OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA...HUDSON...
NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...
DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
152 AM CST SUN MAR 2 2014

...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 35 BELOW ZERO.

* TIMING...CONTINUING THROUGH THE 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.

&&

$$

RAH
137 
WWUS43 KMPX 021207
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
607 AM CST SUN MAR 2 2014

...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING...

.A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY FROM
THE TWIN CITIES ON EAST THROUGH EAU CLAIRE AND SOUTH THROUGH
ALBERT LEA. WIND CHILLS FROM 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL OCCUR
IN THE ADVISORY AREA. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS IN AFFECT TO THE
WEST AND NORTH OF THE ADVISORY AREA THROUGH NOON AS WELL. SOME
CITIES IN THE WIND CHILL WARNING AREA INCLUDE FAIRMONT...REDWOOD
FALLS...ST CLOUD...ALEXANDRIA...CAMBRIDGE AS WELL AS RICE LAKE AND
LADYSMITH IN WISCONSIN. WIND CHILLS IN THE WARNING AREA WILL RANGE
FROM 35 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO.

MNZ041>045-047>059-064>067-073>075-082-083-091-092-WIZ014>016-
021800-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140302T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-
BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-
REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-POLK-
BARRON-RUSK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...
FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MADISON...BENSON...
MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...GRANITE FALLS...
OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...
ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...AMERY...
BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH
607 AM CST SUN MAR 2 2014

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

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

* WIND CHILL VALUES...35 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO.

* TIMING...THIS MORNING.

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 FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

MNZ060>063-068>070-076>078-084-085-093-WIZ023>028-021800-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-140302T1800Z/
HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-
RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-FREEBORN-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-
CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...
STILLWATER...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...
FARIBAULT...RED WING...WASECA...OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA...HUDSON...
NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...
DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
607 AM CST SUN MAR 2 2014

...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 35 BELOW ZERO.

* TIMING...THIS 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.

&&

$$
365 
WWUS43 KMPX 021725
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1125 AM CST SUN MAR 2 2014

...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS REMAIN ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS
AFTERNOON...

...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS REDEVELOP THIS EVENING...

.THE WIND CHILL WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT NOON.
HOWEVER...BASED ON CONTINUED WIND CHILL VALUES NEAR 25 BELOW
AROUND ALEXANDRIA...AN WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. ELSEWHERE...DUE TO WIND CHILL VALUES
ONCE AGAIN FALLING BELOW 25 BELOW...A WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL BE
ISSUED FOR THE REST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND WEST
CENTRAL WISCONSIN STARTING AT 6 PM THIS EVENING. AS WINDS DECREASE
TO LESS THAN 5 MPH...THE ADVISORY WILL BE DROPPED FOR MOST OF
SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AT MIDNIGHT. THE
EXCEPTION WILL BE ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM ST. JAMES TO
MANKATO...HASTING...AND RICE LAKE WISCONSIN WHERE THE ADVISORY
WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 3 AM. 

MNZ041-042-047-048-055-030130-
/O.EXB.KMPX.WC.Y.0024.140302T1800Z-140303T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140302T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-SWIFT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS...
GLENWOOD...BENSON
1125 AM CST SUN MAR 2 2014

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 35 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
FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ043>045-049>054-056>059-064>067-073>075-WIZ014-030130-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0025.140303T0000Z-140303T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140302T1800Z/
MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-
CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-
POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...
ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...
MADISON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...
GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS...
NEW ULM...ST. PETER...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE
1125 AM CST SUN MAR 2 2014

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW THIS EVENING. 

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.

&&

$$

MNZ082-083-091-092-WIZ015-016-030130-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0025.140303T0000Z-140303T0900Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140302T1800Z/
WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-BARRON-RUSK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT...
BLUE EARTH...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH
1125 AM CST SUN MAR 2 2014

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM
CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 3 AM CST MONDAY. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
NOON CST TODAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW TONIGHT.

* TIMING...VERY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES REDEVELOPING THIS EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ060>063-068-069-030130-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0025.140303T0000Z-140303T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-140302T1800Z/
HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...
STILLWATER...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE
1125 AM CST SUN MAR 2 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO THIS EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ070-076>078-084-085-093-WIZ023>028-030130-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0025.140303T0000Z-140303T0900Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-140302T1800Z/
DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-FREEBORN-ST. CROIX-
PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...
RED WING...WASECA...OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA...HUDSON...
NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...
DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
1125 AM CST SUN MAR 2 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM
CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 3 AM CST MONDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
NOON CST TODAY. 

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

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.

&&

$$

JLT
212 
WWUS43 KMPX 021807
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1207 PM CST SUN MAR 2 2014

...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS REMAIN ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
THIS AFTERNOON...

...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS REDEVELOP THIS EVENING...

.THE WIND CHILL WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT NOON.
HOWEVER...BASED ON CONTINUED WIND CHILL VALUES NEAR 25 BELOW
AROUND ALEXANDRIA...AN WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. ELSEWHERE...DUE TO WIND CHILL
VALUES ONCE AGAIN FALLING BELOW 25 BELOW...A WIND CHILL ADVISORY
WILL BE ISSUED FOR THE REST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...
AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN STARTING AT 6 PM THIS EVENING. AS
WINDS DECREASE TO LESS THAN 5 MPH...THE ADVISORY WILL BE DROPPED
FOR MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AT MIDNIGHT.
THE EXCEPTION WILL BE ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM ST.
JAMES TO MANKATO...HASTING...AND RICE LAKE WISCONSIN WHERE THE
ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 3 AM.

MNZ041-042-047-048-055-030215-
/O.EXP.KMPX.WC.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140302T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-140303T0600Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-SWIFT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS...
GLENWOOD...BENSON
1207 PM CST SUN MAR 2 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 35 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
FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ043>045-049>054-056>059-064>067-073>075-WIZ014-030215-
/O.EXP.KMPX.WC.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140302T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0025.140303T0000Z-140303T0600Z/
MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-
CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-
POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...
ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...
MADISON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...
GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS...
NEW ULM...ST. PETER...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE
1207 PM CST SUN MAR 2 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW THIS EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ082-083-091-092-WIZ015-016-030215-
/O.EXP.KMPX.WC.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140302T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0025.140303T0000Z-140303T0900Z/
WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-BARRON-RUSK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT...
BLUE EARTH...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH
1207 PM CST SUN MAR 2 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 3 AM CST MONDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM CST
MONDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 35 BELOW TONIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ060>063-068-069-030215-
/O.EXP.KMPX.WC.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-140302T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0025.140303T0000Z-140303T0600Z/
HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...
STILLWATER...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE
1207 PM CST SUN MAR 2 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO THIS EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ070-076>078-084-085-093-WIZ023>028-030215-
/O.EXP.KMPX.WC.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-140302T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0025.140303T0000Z-140303T0900Z/
DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-FREEBORN-ST. CROIX-
PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...
RED WING...WASECA...OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA...HUDSON...
NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...
DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
1207 PM CST SUN MAR 2 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 3 AM CST MONDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM CST
MONDAY. 

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

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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 1, 2:17 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryMPXChippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce, Saint Croix38 hr

Nearby

Wind Chill Warnings in Minnesota, 2014Wind Chill Warnings in Wisconsin, 2014Every wind chill warning in 2014

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.