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Wind Chill Warning 3, NWS Twin Cities, MN

February 21, 201512 counties in Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind chill warning at Feb 21, 2015, 3:46 AM CST for 12 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Feb 22, 2015, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 21, 2015, 3:46 AM CST (09:46 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 22, 2015, 12:00 AM CST
Expired
Feb 22, 2015, 12:00 PM CST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN

Counties Benton County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Pope County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Todd County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:43 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, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 132 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 2015-02-21Temperature 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 2015-02-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 95 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
694 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
95 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
147 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.

773 
WWUS43 KMPX 210946
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
346 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2015

...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHERN AND
CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH WESTERN WISCONSIN TONIGHT INTO
SUNDAY...

.A WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING FOR LOCATIONS NORTH AND WEST OF A MOTEVIDEO...TO
WILLMAR...TO ST. CLOUD...TO BRAINERD LINE WHERE WIND CHILL
VALUES WILL DEEP TO BETWEEN 35 AND 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. FOR THE
REST OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...WITH WIND CHILL VALUES FALLING TO BETWEEN
25 AND 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

MNZ041>043-047>050-055>058-211800-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WC.Y.0014.150222T0300Z-150222T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.W.0003.150222T0600Z-150222T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...BENSON...
MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD
346 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2015

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO NOON CST SUNDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. 

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

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH 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.

&&

$$

MNZ044-045-054-064-211800-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0014.150222T0300Z-150222T1800Z/
MILLE LACS-KANABEC-LAC QUI PARLE-YELLOW MEDICINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...MADISON...
GRANITE FALLS
346 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST SUNDAY...

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

* TIMING...TONIGHT 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.

&&

$$

MNZ051>053-059>063-065>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-
023>028-211800-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0014.150222T0900Z-150222T1800Z/
SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-
RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-
LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-
FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-
CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...
MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...
OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...
REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...
RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...
BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...OSCEOLA...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH...
HUDSON...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...DURAND...CHIPPEWA FALLS...
EAU CLAIRE
346 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST
SUNDAY...

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

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT 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.


&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
961 
WWUS43 KMPX 211634
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1034 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2015

...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHERN AND
CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH WESTERN WISCONSIN TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...

.A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING FOR LOCATIONS NORTH AND WEST OF A MONTEVIDEO...TO
WILLMAR...TO ST. CLOUD...TO BRAINERD LINE WHERE WIND CHILL VALUES
WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 35 AND 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. FOR THE REST
OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...A
WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...WITH WIND CHILL VALUES FALLING TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35
DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

MNZ041>043-047>050-055>058-220045-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0003.150222T0600Z-150222T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...BENSON...
MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD
1034 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2015

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON CST SUNDAY...

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

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH 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.

&&

$$

MNZ044-045-054-064-220045-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0014.150222T0300Z-150222T1800Z/
MILLE LACS-KANABEC-LAC QUI PARLE-YELLOW MEDICINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...MADISON...
GRANITE FALLS
1034 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST SUNDAY...

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

* TIMING...TONIGHT 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.

&&

$$

MNZ051>053-059>063-065>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-
023>028-220045-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0014.150222T0900Z-150222T1800Z/
SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-
RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-
LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-
FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-
CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...
MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...
OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...
REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...
RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...
BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...OSCEOLA...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH...
HUDSON...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...DURAND...CHIPPEWA FALLS...
EAU CLAIRE
1034 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST
SUNDAY...

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

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT 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.

&&

$$

JLT
149 
WWUS43 KMPX 212012
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
212 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2015

...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHERN AND
CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH WESTERN WISCONSIN TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...

.A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING FOR LOCATIONS NORTH AND WEST OF A MONTEVIDEO...TO
WILLMAR...TO ST. CLOUD...TO MILACA LINE WHERE WIND CHILL VALUES
WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 35 AND 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. FOR THE REST OF
SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...WITH WIND CHILL VALUES FALLING TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35
DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

MNZ044-220415-
/O.UPG.KMPX.WC.Y.0014.150222T0300Z-150222T1800Z/
/O.EXA.KMPX.WC.W.0003.150222T0600Z-150222T1800Z/
MILLE LACS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PRINCETON
212 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2015

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO NOON CST SUNDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. 

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

* TIMING...COLDEST WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 3 AM AND 9 AM 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.

&&

$$

MNZ041>043-047>050-055>058-220415-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0003.150222T0600Z-150222T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...BENSON...
MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD
212 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2015

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON CST SUNDAY...

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

* TIMING...COLDEST WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 3 AM AND 9 AM 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.

&&

$$

MNZ045-220415-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WC.Y.0014.150222T0900Z-150222T1800Z/
KANABEC-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MORA
212 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST
SUNDAY...

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

* TIMING...COLDEST WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 3 AM AND 9 AM 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.

&&

$$

MNZ054-064-220415-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0014.150222T0300Z-150222T1800Z/
LAC QUI PARLE-YELLOW MEDICINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...GRANITE FALLS
212 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST SUNDAY...

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

* TIMING...COLDEST WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 3 AM AND 9 AM 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.

&&

$$

MNZ051>053-059>063-065>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-
023>028-220415-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0014.150222T0900Z-150222T1800Z/
SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-
RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-
LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-
FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-
CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...
MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...
OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...
REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...
RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...
BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...OSCEOLA...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH...
HUDSON...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...DURAND...CHIPPEWA FALLS...
EAU CLAIRE
212 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST
SUNDAY...

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

* TIMING...COLDEST WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 3 AM AND 9 AM 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.

&&

$$

JLT
030 
WWUS43 KMPX 220240
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
840 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2015

...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHERN AND
CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH WESTERN WISCONSIN TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...

.A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING FOR LOCATIONS NORTH AND WEST OF A MONTEVIDEO...TO
WILLMAR...TO ST. CLOUD...TO MILACA LINE WHERE WIND CHILL VALUES
WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 35 AND 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. FOR THE REST
OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...A
WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...WITH WIND CHILL VALUES FALLING TO BETWEEN 25 AND
35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

MNZ041>044-047>050-055>058-221045-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0003.150222T0600Z-150222T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-
SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...
FOLEY...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD
840 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2015

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON CST SUNDAY...

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

* TIMING...COLDEST WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 3 AM AND 9 AM 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.

&&

$$

MNZ054-064-221045-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0014.150222T0300Z-150222T1800Z/
LAC QUI PARLE-YELLOW MEDICINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...GRANITE FALLS
840 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2015

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

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

* TIMING...COLDEST WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 3 AM AND 9 AM 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.

&&

$$

MNZ045-051>053-059>063-065>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-
023>028-221045-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0014.150222T0900Z-150222T1800Z/
KANABEC-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-
WASHINGTON-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-REDWOOD-
BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-
STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-
PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORA...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...
CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...
STILLWATER...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...
HASTINGS...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...
FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...
FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...OSCEOLA...RICE LAKE...
LADYSMITH...HUDSON...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...DURAND...
CHIPPEWA FALLS...EAU CLAIRE
840 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST
SUNDAY...

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

* TIMING...COLDEST WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 3 AM AND 9 AM 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.

&&

$$

BORGHOFF
604 
WWUS43 KMPX 221031
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
431 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2015

...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN AND
CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN TODAY...

.A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THIS MORNING FOR
LOCATIONS NORTH AND WEST OF A MONTEVIDEO...TO WILLMAR...TO ST.
CLOUD...TO MILACA LINE WHERE WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO
BETWEEN 35 AND 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN AND
CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY WITH WIND CHILL VALUES FALLING
TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN
EXTENDED UNTIL MONDAY MORNING DUE TO THE CONTINUED COLD.

MNZ041>044-047>050-055>058-221845-
/O.EXB.KMPX.WC.Y.0014.150222T1800Z-150223T1600Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150222T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-
SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...
FOLEY...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD
431 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2015

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 AM CST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
10 AM CST MONDAY. 

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

* WIND CHILL VALUES THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...25
  BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO.

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>054-059>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
221845-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-150223T1600Z/
KANABEC-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-
ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-
CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-
WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-
BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORA...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...
CENTER CITY...MADISON...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...
ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...
GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...REDWOOD FALLS...
NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...
ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...
ALBERT LEA...OSCEOLA...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...
PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...DURAND...CHIPPEWA FALLS...EAU CLAIRE
431 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST MONDAY...

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

* TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THERE WILL BE A
  SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT IN WIND CHILLS THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES
  FALL AGAIN 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.

&&

$$
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WWUS43 KMPX 221750
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1150 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2015

...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN AND
CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

.A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN AND
CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 25 BELOW AND 35 BELOW ZERO
THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR THE ENTIRE COVERAGE AREA.

MNZ041>044-047>050-055>058-230200-
/O.EXP.KMPX.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150222T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0014.150222T1800Z-150223T1600Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-
SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...
FOLEY...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD
1150 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST MONDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY...

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

* TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THERE WILL BE A
  SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT IN WIND CHILLS THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE FALLING
  AGAIN STARTING 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. 
WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE TO DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A
HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ045-051>054-059>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
230200-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-150223T1600Z/
KANABEC-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-
ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-
CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-
WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-
BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORA...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...
CENTER CITY...MADISON...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...
ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...
GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...REDWOOD FALLS...
NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...
ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...
ALBERT LEA...OSCEOLA...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...
PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...DURAND...CHIPPEWA FALLS...EAU CLAIRE
1150 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST MONDAY...

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

* TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THERE WILL BE A
  SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT IN WIND CHILLS THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE FALLING
  AGAIN STARTING 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. 
WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE TO DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A
HAT AND GLOVES.

&&

$$

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Wind Chill Warnings in Minnesota, 2015Every wind chill warning 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.