Alert archive / Minnesota / Blizzard Watches in 2015
Blizzard Watch 1, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this blizzard watch at Jan 7, 2015, 3:38 AM CST for 14 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Jan 8, 2015, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 7, 2015, 3:38 AM CST (09:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 8, 2015, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 8, 2015, 4:20 AM CST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Steele County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:36 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, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 94 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
- 760 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 122 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -169 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
538 WWUS43 KMPX 070938 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 338 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED THROUGH MID MORNING... ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT... .AIR TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE FALLING TO NEAR 10 BELOW THIS MORNING. WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO AROUND 35 BELOW EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE BEGINNING TO IMPROVE AROUND 9 AM. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTHEAST THURSDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND IT WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A RELATIVELY FRESH SNOW PACK WILL BE PRONE TO BLOW AROUND...ESPECIALLY AT THESE WIND SPEEDS. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN RURAL...OPEN AREAS WHERE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. WITHIN CITY LIMITS...VISIBILITIES WILL BE MARKEDLY BETTER. MOTORISTS WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY QUICKLY OUTSIDE OF ANY CITY LIMITS. MNZ064-065-073-071800- /O.NEW.KMPX.BZ.A.0001.150108T1800Z-150109T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T1500Z/ YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS 338 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. FOR THE WIND CHILL WARNING... * WIND CHILL VALUES: AROUND 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * TIMING: THE COLDEST CONDITIONS WILL BE AROUND SUNRISE. FOR THE BLIZZARD WATCH... * VISIBILITIES: IN OPEN AREAS...ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS. IN CITIES AND TOWNS...2 TO 4 MILES. * WINDS: NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS DRIVING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * TIMING: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND A COLD FRONT THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH THROUGH THE EVENING. THIS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT WITH VISIBILITIES EXPECTED TO IMPROVE THEREAFTER. 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. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ MNZ067-074>076-082>085-091>093-071800- /O.NEW.KMPX.BZ.A.0001.150108T1800Z-150109T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T1500Z/ SIBLEY-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE- MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAYLORD...NEW ULM...ST. PETER... LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 338 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. FOR THE WIND CHILL WARNING... * WIND CHILL VALUES: AROUND 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * TIMING: THE COLDEST CONDITIONS WILL BE AROUND SUNRISE. FOR THE BLIZZARD WATCH... * VISIBILITIES: IN OPEN AREAS...ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS. IN CITIES AND TOWNS...2 TO 4 MILES. * WINDS: NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS DRIVING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND A COLD FRONT THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH THROUGH THE EVENING. THIS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT WITH VISIBILITIES EXPECTED TO IMPROVE THEREAFTER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ MNZ041>044-047>050-054>058-071500- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T1500Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON- LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD... FOLEY...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD 338 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES: AROUND 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * TIMING: THE COLDEST CONDITIONS WILL BE AROUND SUNRISE. 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. && $$ MNZ045-051>053-059-061-063-066-068>070-077-078-WIZ014>016-023>028- 071500- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T1500Z/ KANABEC-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-WRIGHT-ANOKA-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD- CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-RICE-GOODHUE-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX- PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORA...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE... CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...BLAINE...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON... CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...FARIBAULT...RED WING...AMERY... BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON... NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE... DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 338 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES: AROUND 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * TIMING: THE COLDEST CONDITIONS WILL BE AROUND SUNRISE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ MNZ060-062-071400- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0002.150107T1100Z-150107T1400Z/ HENNEPIN-RAMSEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL 338 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST THIS MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES: AROUND 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * TIMING: THE COLDEST CONDITIONS WILL BE AROUND SUNRISE. 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. && $$ BORGHOFF
7 follow-up statements
487 WWUS43 KMPX 071409 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 809 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED THROUGH MID MORNING... ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT... .AIR TEMPERATURES HAVE FALLEN TO NEAR 10 BELOW THIS MORNING. WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WIND CHILL VALUES ARE AROUND 35 BELOW. THESE WIND CHILL VALUES WILL SLOWLY BEGIN TO IMPROVE AFTER 9 AM. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTHEAST THURSDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND IT WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A RELATIVELY FRESH SNOW PACK WILL BE PRONE TO BLOW AROUND...ESPECIALLY AT THESE WIND SPEEDS. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN RURAL...OPEN AREAS WHERE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. WITHIN CITY LIMITS... VISIBILITIES WILL BE MARKEDLY BETTER. MOTORISTS WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY QUICKLY OUTSIDE OF ANY CITY LIMITS. MNZ060-062-071515- /O.EXP.KMPX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T1400Z/ HENNEPIN-RAMSEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL 809 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HOWEVER...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 20 AND 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ACROSS THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA. $$ MNZ064-065-073-072215- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.A.0001.150108T1800Z-150109T0900Z/ YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS 809 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. FOR THE WIND CHILL WARNING... * WIND CHILL VALUES: AROUND 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * TIMING: CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE THIS MORNING. FOR THE BLIZZARD WATCH... * VISIBILITIES: IN OPEN AREAS...ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS. IN CITIES AND TOWNS...2 TO 4 MILES. * WINDS: NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS DRIVING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * TIMING: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND A COLD FRONT THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH THROUGH THE EVENING. THIS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT WITH VISIBILITIES EXPECTED TO IMPROVE THEREAFTER. 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. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ MNZ067-074>076-082>085-091>093-072215- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.A.0001.150108T1800Z-150109T0900Z/ SIBLEY-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE- MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAYLORD...NEW ULM...ST. PETER... LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 809 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. FOR THE WIND CHILL WARNING... * WIND CHILL VALUES: AROUND 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * TIMING: CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE THIS MORNING. FOR THE BLIZZARD WATCH... * VISIBILITIES: IN OPEN AREAS...ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS. IN CITIES AND TOWNS...2 TO 4 MILES. * WINDS: NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS DRIVING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND A COLD FRONT THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH THROUGH THE EVENING. THIS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT WITH VISIBILITIES EXPECTED TO IMPROVE THEREAFTER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ MNZ041>044-047>050-054>058-071515- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T1500Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON- LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD... FOLEY...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD 809 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES: AROUND 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * TIMING: CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE 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. && $$ MNZ045-051>053-059-061-063-066-068>070-077-078-WIZ014>016-023>028- 071515- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T1500Z/ KANABEC-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-WRIGHT-ANOKA-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD- CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-RICE-GOODHUE-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX- PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORA...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE... CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...BLAINE...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON... CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...FARIBAULT...RED WING...AMERY... BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON... NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE... DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 809 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES: AROUND 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * TIMING: CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
390 WWUS43 KMPX 071500 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 900 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS THROUGH NOON... ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT... .AIR TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY RISE TO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO BY NOON. HOWEVER...AS WINDS CONTINUE AROUND 10 TO 20 MPH...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTHEAST THURSDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND IT WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A RELATIVELY FRESH SNOW PACK WILL BE PRONE TO BLOW AROUND...ESPECIALLY AT THESE WIND SPEEDS. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN RURAL...OPEN AREAS WHERE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. WITHIN CITY LIMITS... VISIBILITIES WILL BE MARKEDLY BETTER. MOTORISTS WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY QUICKLY OUTSIDE OF ANY CITY LIMITS. MNZ067-074>076-082>085-091>093-071800- /O.EXP.KMPX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0003.150107T1500Z-150107T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.A.0001.150108T1800Z-150109T0900Z/ SIBLEY-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE- MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAYLORD...NEW ULM...ST. PETER... LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 900 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES: AROUND 25 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * TIMING: CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE BY NOON. FOR THE BLIZZARD WATCH... * VISIBILITIES: IN OPEN AREAS...ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS. IN CITIES AND TOWNS...2 TO 4 MILES. * WINDS: NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS DRIVING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND A COLD FRONT THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH THROUGH THE EVENING. THIS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT WITH VISIBILITIES EXPECTED TO IMPROVE THEREAFTER. 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. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ MNZ064-065-073-071800- /O.EXP.KMPX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0003.150107T1500Z-150107T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.A.0001.150108T1800Z-150109T0900Z/ YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS 900 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... ...WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES: AROUND 25 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * TIMING: CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE BY NOON. FOR THE BLIZZARD WATCH... * VISIBILITIES: IN OPEN AREAS...ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS. IN CITIES AND TOWNS...2 TO 4 MILES. * WINDS: NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS DRIVING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * TIMING: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND A COLD FRONT THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH THROUGH THE EVENING. THIS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT WITH VISIBILITIES EXPECTED TO IMPROVE THEREAFTER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ MNZ041>044-047>050-054>058-071800- /O.EXP.KMPX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0003.150107T1500Z-150107T1800Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON- LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD... FOLEY...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD 900 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES: AROUND 25 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * TIMING: CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE BY NOON. 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. && $$ MNZ045-051>053-059-061-063-066-068>070-077-078-WIZ014>016-023>028- 071800- /O.EXP.KMPX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0003.150107T1500Z-150107T1800Z/ KANABEC-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-WRIGHT-ANOKA-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD- CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-RICE-GOODHUE-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX- PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORA...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE... CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...BLAINE...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON... CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...FARIBAULT...RED WING...AMERY... BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON... NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE... DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 900 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES: AROUND 25 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * TIMING: CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE BY NOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ060-062-071800- /O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0003.150107T1500Z-150107T1800Z/ HENNEPIN-RAMSEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL 900 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES: AROUND 25 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * TIMING: CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE BY NOON. 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
853 WWUS43 KMPX 071720 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1120 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT... ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT... .ALTHOUGH THE ACTUAL AIR TEMPERATURE HAS RISEN INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO...WIND SPEEDS HAVE REMAINED STRONG ENOUGH TO EXTEND THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH 6 AM THURSDAY MORNING. ONLY PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA WILL HAVE LIGHTER WIND SPEEDS...ALLOWING WIND CHILLS TO ABATE. WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE ADVISORY AREA THIS AFTERNOON MAY RISE ABOVE 25 BELOW...BUT AS THE ACTUAL TEMPERATURE FALLS TOWARD SUNSET...EXPECT THE WIND CHILL VALUES TO ONCE AGAIN DROP BELOW -25 FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTHEAST THURSDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND IT WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A RELATIVELY FRESH SNOW PACK WILL BE PRONE TO BLOW AROUND...ESPECIALLY AT THESE WIND SPEEDS. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN RURAL...OPEN AREAS WHERE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. WITHIN CITY LIMITS... VISIBILITIES WILL BE MARKEDLY BETTER. MOTORISTS WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY QUICKLY OUTSIDE OF ANY CITY LIMITS. MNZ064-065-067-073>076-082>085-091>093-080130- /O.EXT.KMPX.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150108T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.A.0001.150108T1800Z-150109T0900Z/ YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR- WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...GAYLORD... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 1120 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES: AROUND 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * TIMING: CONDITIONS CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT. FOR THE BLIZZARD WATCH... * VISIBILITIES: IN OPEN AREAS...ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS. IN CITIES AND TOWNS...2 TO 4 MILES. * WINDS: NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS DRIVING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND A COLD FRONT THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND GUST ABOVE 40 MPH THROUGH THE EVENING. THIS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT WITH VISIBILITIES EXPECTED TO IMPROVE THEREAFTER. 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. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ MNZ053-060>063-066-068>070-077-078-WIZ014>016-023>028-080130- /O.EXT.KMPX.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150108T1200Z/ CHISAGO-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-CARVER-SCOTT- DAKOTA-RICE-GOODHUE-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN- CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER CITY...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE... ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE... BURNSVILLE...FARIBAULT...RED WING...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE... RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND... RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND... PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 1120 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES: AROUND 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * TIMING: CONDITIONS CONTINUING THROUGH 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. && $$ MNZ041>045-047>052-054>059-071830- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150107T1800Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- MEEKER-WRIGHT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD... FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO... WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO 1120 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES: AROUND 25 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * TIMING: CONDITIONS IMPROVING THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ JLT
010 WWUS43 KMPX 071806 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1206 PM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT... ... BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT... .ALTHOUGH THE ACTUAL AIR TEMPERATURE HAS RISEN INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO...WIND SPEEDS HAVE REMAINED STRONG ENOUGH TO EXTEND THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH 6 AM THURSDAY MORNING. ONLY PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA WILL HAVE LIGHTER WIND SPEEDS...ALLOWING WIND CHILLS TO ABATE. WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE ADVISORY AREA THIS AFTERNOON MAY RISE ABOVE 25 BELOW...BUT AS THE ACTUAL TEMPERATURE FALLS TOWARD SUNSET...EXPECT THE WIND CHILL VALUES TO ONCE AGAIN DROP BELOW -25 FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTHEAST THURSDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND IT WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A RELATIVELY FRESH SNOW PACK WILL BE PRONE TO BLOW AROUND...ESPECIALLY AT THESE WIND SPEEDS. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN RURAL...OPEN AREAS WHERE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. WITHIN CITY LIMITS... VISIBILITIES WILL BE MARKEDLY BETTER. MOTORISTS WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY QUICKLY OUTSIDE OF ANY CITY LIMITS. MNZ041>045-047>052-054>059-071915- /O.EXP.KMPX.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150107T1800Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- MEEKER-WRIGHT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD... FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO... WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO 1206 PM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ MNZ064-065-067-073>076-082>085-091>093-080215- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150108T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.A.0001.150108T1800Z-150109T0900Z/ YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR- WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...GAYLORD... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 1206 PM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES: AROUND 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * TIMING: CONDITIONS CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT. FOR THE BLIZZARD WATCH... * VISIBILITIES: IN OPEN AREAS...ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS. IN CITIES AND TOWNS...2 TO 4 MILES. * WINDS: NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS DRIVING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND A COLD FRONT THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND GUST ABOVE 40 MPH THROUGH THE EVENING. THIS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT WITH VISIBILITIES EXPECTED TO IMPROVE THEREAFTER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ MNZ053-060>063-066-068>070-077-078-WIZ014>016-023>028-080215- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150108T1200Z/ CHISAGO-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-CARVER-SCOTT- DAKOTA-RICE-GOODHUE-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN- CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER CITY...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE... ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE... BURNSVILLE...FARIBAULT...RED WING...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE... RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND... RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND... PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 1206 PM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES: AROUND 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * TIMING: CONDITIONS CONTINUING THROUGH 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. && $$
906 WWUS43 KMPX 072040 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 240 PM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT... ... ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT... .SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 5 AND 10 BELOW ZERO THIS EVENING...THEN HOLD STEADY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 20 AND 30 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTHEAST THURSDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND IT WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GUST ABOVE 40 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANY ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL THURSDAY MORNING...PLUS THE RECENT FRESH SNOW PACK...WILL BE PRONE TO BLOW AROUND...ESPECIALLY AT THESE WIND SPEEDS. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN RURAL...OPEN AREAS WHERE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. WITHIN CITY LIMITS... VISIBILITIES WILL BE MARKEDLY BETTER. MOTORISTS WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY QUICKLY OUTSIDE OF ANY CITY LIMITS. MNZ064-065-067-073>076-082>085-091>093-080500- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150108T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.A.0001.150108T1800Z-150109T0900Z/ YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR- WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...GAYLORD... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 240 PM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES: AROUND 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * TIMING: CONDITIONS CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT. FOR THE BLIZZARD WATCH... * VISIBILITIES: IN OPEN AREAS...ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS. IN CITIES AND TOWNS...2 TO 4 MILES. * WINDS: NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS DRIVING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND A COLD FRONT THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND GUST ABOVE 40 MPH THROUGH THE EVENING. THIS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT WITH VISIBILITIES EXPECTED TO IMPROVE THEREAFTER. 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. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ MNZ053-060>063-066-068>070-077-078-WIZ014>016-023>028-080500- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150108T1200Z/ CHISAGO-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-CARVER-SCOTT- DAKOTA-RICE-GOODHUE-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN- CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER CITY...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE... ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE... BURNSVILLE...FARIBAULT...RED WING...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE... RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND... RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND... PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 240 PM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES: AROUND 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * TIMING: CONDITIONS CONTINUING THROUGH 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
191 WWUS43 KMPX 080406 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1006 PM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...COLD WIND CHILLS CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT... ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT... .COLD AIR TOGETHER WITH STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 20 AND 30 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE NIGHT. ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON A COLD FRONT WILL BRING STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. ANY ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL THURSDAY MORNING...PLUS THE RECENT FRESH SNOW PACK...WILL BE PRONE TO BLOW AROUND AT THESE WIND SPEEDS. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN RURAL...OPEN AREAS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA WHERE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. WITHIN CITY LIMITS... VISIBILITIES WILL BE MARKEDLY BETTER. MOTORISTS WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY QUICKLY OUTSIDE OF ANY CITY LIMITS. MNZ064-065-067-073>076-082>085-091>093-081215- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150108T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.BZ.A.0001.150108T1800Z-150109T0900Z/ YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR- WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...GAYLORD... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 1006 PM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES: AROUND 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * TIMING: CONDITIONS CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT. FOR THE BLIZZARD WATCH... * VISIBILITIES: IN OPEN AREAS...ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS. IN CITIES AND TOWNS...2 TO 4 MILES. * WINDS: NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS DRIVING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND A COLD FRONT THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND GUST ABOVE 40 MPH THROUGH THE EVENING. THIS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT WITH VISIBILITIES EXPECTED TO IMPROVE THEREAFTER. 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. DRESS IN LAYERS...COVER EXPOSED SKIN...AND MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ MNZ053-060>063-066-068>070-077-078-WIZ014>016-023>028-081200- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150108T1200Z/ CHISAGO-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-CARVER-SCOTT- DAKOTA-RICE-GOODHUE-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN- CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER CITY...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE... ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE... BURNSVILLE...FARIBAULT...RED WING...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE... RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND... RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND... PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 1006 PM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES: AROUND 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * TIMING: CONDITIONS CONTINUING THROUGH 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. DRESS IN LAYERS...COVER EXPOSED SKIN...AND MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ JRB
979 WWUS43 KMPX 081020 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 420 AM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LIKELY TODAY AND TONIGHT FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...WITH HIGHER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OVER WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... A BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A PORTION OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY...GENERALLY FROM GRANITE FALLS SOUTHEAST TO MANKATO AND ALBERT LEA. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH FRESH SNOW...AND LIKELY LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN RURAL...OPEN AREAS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA WHERE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...GENERALLY WEST OF A WILLMAR TO ALEXANDRIA LINE...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED. MOTORISTS WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY QUICKLY OUTSIDE OF ANY CITY LIMITS...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 90. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR RUSK...CHIPPEWA...AND EAU CLAIRE COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. HIGHER SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN THE 3 TO 4 INCH RANGE ARE EXPECTED THERE TODAY...WITH WINDS BECOMING GUSTY THIS EVENING. AFTER THE SNOW ENDS AND THE WIND GUSTS BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT...THE WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS WILL TRANSITION BACK TO DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS...WITH VALUES POSSIBLY FALLING BELOW -25. MNZ064-065-067-073>076-082>085-091>093-081830- /O.UPG.KMPX.BZ.A.0001.150108T1800Z-150109T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.BZ.W.0002.150108T1800Z-150109T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150108T1200Z/ YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR- WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...GAYLORD... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 420 AM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM CST FRIDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES: AROUND 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * TIMING: CONDITIONS CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. FOR THE BLIZZARD WARNING... * VISIBILITIES: IN OPEN AREAS...ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS. IN CITIES AND TOWNS...1 TO 3 MILES. * WINDS: NORTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS DRIVING DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND A COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND GUST TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH THROUGH THE EVENING. THIS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT WITH VISIBILITIES EXPECTED TO IMPROVE THEREAFTER. 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. DRESS IN LAYERS...COVER EXPOSED SKIN...AND MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ WIZ016-027-028-081830- /O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0004.150108T1500Z-150109T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150108T1200Z/ RUSK-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LADYSMITH...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER... EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 420 AM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES: AROUND 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * TIMING: CONDITIONS CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY... * IMPACTS: SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW MAY DEVELOP DURING THE EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN BY MID MORNING AND TAPER OFF DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE 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. DRESS IN LAYERS...COVER EXPOSED SKIN...AND MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ041-047-048-054>057-081830- /O.NEW.KMPX.WW.Y.0004.150108T1800Z-150109T0600Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR 420 AM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW DEVELOPS THIS MORNING AND WINDS BECOME BLUSTERY BY THIS AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT...NORTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 50 MPH LEADING TO BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS. * OTHER IMPACTS...FALLING SNOW AROUND ONE INCH IN ACCUMULATION AND WIND CHILLS FALLING TO NEAR 25 BELOW THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ053-060>063-066-068>070-077-078-WIZ014-015-023>026-081200- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150108T1200Z/ CHISAGO-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-CARVER-SCOTT- DAKOTA-RICE-GOODHUE-POLK-BARRON-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CENTER CITY...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE... ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE... BURNSVILLE...FARIBAULT...RED WING...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE... RICE LAKE...BARRON...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN 420 AM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES: AROUND 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * TIMING: CONDITIONS CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY 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. DRESS IN LAYERS...COVER EXPOSED SKIN...AND MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 9:00 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more | 21 hr |
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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.