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Frost Advisory 7, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this frost advisory at Oct 1, 2015, 2:24 PM CDT for 7 counties in Minnesota; 7 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Oct 2, 2015, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 1, 2015, 2:24 PM CDT (19:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 2, 2015, 1:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 2, 2015, 8:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Benton County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Kanabec County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Todd County, MN, Barron County, WI, Chippewa County, WI, Dunn County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI, Polk County, WI, Rusk County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 97 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
- 1345 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -87 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -104 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
073 WWUS73 KMPX 011924 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 224 PM CDT THU OCT 1 2015 ...FROST TONIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN... .A FROST ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM CDT FRIDAY FOR AREAS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM LONG PRAIRIE TO EAU CLAIRE. AREAS OF FROST ARE EXPECTED AS TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 30S. MNZ042>045-050-052-053-WIZ014>016-023-025-027-028-020330- /O.NEW.KMPX.FR.Y.0007.151002T0600Z-151002T1300Z/ TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-ISANTI-CHISAGO-POLK- BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-DUNN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS... PRINCETON...MORA...FOLEY...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...OSCEOLA... RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...MENOMONIE...CHIPPEWA FALLS... EAU CLAIRE 224 PM CDT THU OCT 1 2015 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM CDT FRIDAY. * LOCATION...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. * TEMPERATURES...OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 30S. * IMPACTS...OUTDOOR PLANTS AND VEGETATION COULD BE DAMAGED OR KILLED IF NOT PROTECTED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$
3 follow-up statements
189 WWUS73 KMPX 020143 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 843 PM CDT THU OCT 1 2015 ...FROST TONIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN... .A FROST ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM CDT FRIDAY FOR AREAS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM LONG PRAIRIE TO EAU CLAIRE. AREAS OF FROST ARE EXPECTED AS TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 30S. MNZ042>045-050-052-053-WIZ014>016-023-025-027-028-020945- /O.CON.KMPX.FR.Y.0007.151002T0600Z-151002T1300Z/ TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-ISANTI-CHISAGO-POLK- BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-DUNN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS... PRINCETON...MORA...FOLEY...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...OSCEOLA... RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...MENOMONIE...CHIPPEWA FALLS... EAU CLAIRE 843 PM CDT THU OCT 1 2015 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM CDT FRIDAY... * LOCATION...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. * TEMPERATURES...LOWER TO MIDDLE 30S. * IMPACTS...OUTDOOR PLANTS AND VEGETATION COULD BE DAMAGED OR KILLED IF NOT PROTECTED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ JRB
304 WWUS73 KMPX 020816 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 316 AM CDT FRI OCT 2 2015 ...FROST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN... .A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 AM THIS MORNING FOR AREAS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM LONG PRAIRIE TO EAU CLAIRE. FROST IS EXPECTED TO FORM AS TEMPERATURES HOLD IN THE 30S THROUGH 8 AM. MNZ042>045-050-052-053-WIZ014>016-023-025-027-028-021300- /O.CON.KMPX.FR.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-151002T1300Z/ TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-ISANTI-CHISAGO-POLK- BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-DUNN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS... PRINCETON...MORA...FOLEY...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...OSCEOLA... RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...MENOMONIE...CHIPPEWA FALLS... EAU CLAIRE 316 AM CDT FRI OCT 2 2015 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * LOCATION...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. * TEMPERATURES...LOWER TO MIDDLE 30S. * IMPACTS...OUTDOOR PLANTS AND VEGETATION COULD BE DAMAGED OR KILLED IF NOT PROTECTED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ JLT
916 WWUS73 KMPX 021302 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 802 AM CDT FRI OCT 2 2015 ...FROST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM... .TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO WARM INTO THE 40S THIS MORNING...ENDING ANY THREAT FOR FROST. MNZ042>045-050-052-053-WIZ014>016-023-025-027-028-021415- /O.EXP.KMPX.FR.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-151002T1300Z/ TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-ISANTI-CHISAGO-POLK- BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-DUNN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS... PRINCETON...MORA...FOLEY...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...OSCEOLA... RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...MENOMONIE...CHIPPEWA FALLS... EAU CLAIRE 802 AM CDT FRI OCT 2 2015 ...FROST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING... TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO WARM INTO THE 40S THIS MORNING...ENDING ANY THREAT FOR FROST. $$
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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.