Alert archive / Minnesota / Wind Chill Advisories in 2015

Wind Chill Advisory 2, NWS Twin Cities, MN

January 5, 201526 counties in Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind chill advisory at Jan 5, 2015, 9:27 PM CST for 26 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 5, 2015, 9:27 PM CST (03:27 UTC)
Expired
Jan 6, 2015, 10:00 AM CST
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 26 counties

Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Pope County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Steele County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Todd County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:24 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, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 88 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2015-01-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2015-01-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 69 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
783 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
69 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
109 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

874 
WWUS43 KMPX 060327
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
927 PM CST MON JAN 5 2015

...THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAVE BEEN
CANCELLED. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF
WEST CENTRAL...CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

.SNOW WAS COMING TO AN END FROM WEST CENTRAL INTO SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA... BUT COLD TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL LEAD TO
RATHER COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MID MORNING.
THEREFORE A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 10 AM
TUESDAY FOR AN AREA ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM STAPLES TO
FAIRMONT.

MNZ082-091-061130-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150106T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0002.150106T0327Z-150106T1600Z/
WATONWAN-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT
927 PM CST MON JAN 5 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST TUESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST
TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* IMPACTS: WIND CHILLS AROUND 25 BELOW.

* TIMING: THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ092-060430-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150106T0600Z/
FARIBAULT-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLUE EARTH
927 PM CST MON JAN 5 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS
CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. 

$$

MNZ054-064-065-073-074-061130-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150106T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0002.150106T0327Z-150106T1600Z/
LAC QUI PARLE-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...
REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM
927 PM CST MON JAN 5 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST TUESDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST
TUESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* IMPACTS: WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 30 BELOW.

* TIMING: THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE FROM 3 AM AND 9 AM.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ067-075>077-083>085-093-060430-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150106T0600Z/
SIBLEY-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAYLORD...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...
FARIBAULT...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA
927 PM CST MON JAN 5 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS
CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

$$

MNZ041-042-047-048-055-056-061130-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0002.150106T0327Z-150106T1600Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS...
GLENWOOD...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO
927 PM CST MON JAN 5 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST
TUESDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...GENERALLY FROM 25 TO 30 BELOW.

* TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM.

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.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
241 
WWUS43 KMPX 060726
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
126 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST FOR PORTIONS OF
WEST CENTRAL...CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

.COLD TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL LEAD TO FRIGID WIND CHILLS
THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP
TO AS LOW AS 25 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE
FROM LITTLE FALLS TO SAINT CLOUD TO MANKATO TO BLUE EARTH.

MNZ043-049-057-058-066-067-075-083-092-061600-
/O.EXA.KMPX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150106T1600Z/
MORRISON-STEARNS-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-NICOLLET-
BLUE EARTH-FARIBAULT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...ST. CLOUD...WILLMAR...
LITCHFIELD...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...ST. PETER...MANKATO...
BLUE EARTH
126 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...GENERALLY FROM 25 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

* TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM.

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 TO DRESS IN LAYERS AND
WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ041-042-047-048-054>056-064-065-073-074-082-091-061600-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150106T1600Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS...
GLENWOOD...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS...
OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT
126 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...GENERALLY FROM 25 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

* TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM.

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 TO DRESS IN LAYERS AND
WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$
648 
WWUS43 KMPX 060741
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
141 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST FOR PORTIONS OF
WEST CENTRAL...CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

.COLD TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL LEAD TO FRIGID WIND
CHILLS THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED
TO DROP TO AS LOW AS 25 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ALONG AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM LITTLE FALLS TO SAINT CLOUD TO HUTCHINSON TO LE
CENTER TO OWATONNA.

MNZ076-084-085-093-061600-
/O.EXA.KMPX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150106T1600Z/
LE SUEUR-WASECA-STEELE-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LE SUEUR...WASECA...OWATONNA...
ALBERT LEA
141 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...GENERALLY FROM 25 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

* TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM.

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 TO DRESS IN LAYERS AND
WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ041>043-047>049-054>058-064>067-073>075-082-083-091-092-061600-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150106T1600Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-
CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-
REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...MADISON...BENSON...
MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...
HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...
ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH
141 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...GENERALLY FROM 25 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

* TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM.

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 TO DRESS IN LAYERS AND
WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$
748 
WWUS43 KMPX 060952
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
352 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2015

...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING FOR WESTERN AND SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA... 
...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING ACROSS ALL
OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN...

.COLD TEMPERATURES AND BREEZY WINDS WILL LEAD TO VERY COLD WIND
CHILLS THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED
TO DROP TO AS LOW AS 25 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ALONG AND WEST OF
A LINE FROM LITTLE FALLS TO SAINT CLOUD TO HUTCHINSON TO LE CENTER
TO OWATONNA THIS MORNING.

ANOTHER SURGE OF FRIGID ARCTIC AIR WILL ARRIVE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING PRODUCING EVEN COLDER LOW TEMPERATURES.
THIS COLDER AIR COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE
WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 35 AND 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ACROSS ALL
OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING.

MNZ041>043-047>049-054>058-064-065-073-061800-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.W.0002.150107T0600Z-150107T1700Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150106T1600Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-
CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...MADISON...BENSON...
MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...
REDWOOD FALLS
352 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM
CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 11 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING. 

FOR THIS MORNING...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...GENERALLY FROM 25 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

* TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM.

FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...GENERALLY FROM 35 TO 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

* TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM.

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 TO DRESS IN LAYERS AND
WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ066-067-074>076-082>085-091>093-061800-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.W.0002.150107T0800Z-150107T1700Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150106T1600Z/
MCLEOD-SIBLEY-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-
STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...NEW ULM...
ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...
FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
352 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM CST
WEDNESDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM
CST THIS MORNING. 

FOR THIS MORNING...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...GENERALLY FROM 25 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

* TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM.

FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...GENERALLY FROM 35 TO 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

* TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM.

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 TO DRESS IN LAYERS AND
WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ044-050-061800-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.W.0002.150107T0600Z-150107T1700Z/
MILLE LACS-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...FOLEY
352 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2015

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM
CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 11 AM CST WEDNESDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...GENERALLY FROM 35 TO 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

* TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM.

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>053-059-061-063-068>070-077-078-WIZ014>016-023>028-
061800-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.W.0002.150107T0800Z-150107T1700Z/
KANABEC-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-WRIGHT-ANOKA-WASHINGTON-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...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
352 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2015

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM CST
WEDNESDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...GENERALLY FROM 35 TO 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

* TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ060-062-061800-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.W.0002.150107T1100Z-150107T1700Z/
HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL
352 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2015

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 AM CST
WEDNESDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...GENERALLY FROM 35 TO 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.
  WITHIN THE TWIN CITIES METRO...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL TO
  AROUND 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

* TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE FROM 6 AM TO 10 AM.

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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 6, 3:52 AM CSTWind Chill WarningMPXAnoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more29 hr

Nearby

Wind Chill Advisories in Minnesota, 2015Every wind chill advisory in 2015

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.