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Wind Chill Warning 1, NWS La Crosse, WI

January 16, 20165 counties in Minnesota; 4 counties in Iowa

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this wind chill warning at Jan 16, 2016, 4:12 AM CST for 5 counties in Minnesota; 4 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Jan 16, 2016, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for 15 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
Jan 16, 2016, 4:12 AM CST (10:12 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 16, 2016, 9:00 PM CST
Expired
Jan 17, 2016, 12:00 PM CST
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS La Crosse, WI

Counties Chickasaw County, IA, Floyd County, IA, Howard County, IA, Mitchell County, IA, Dodge County, MN, Fillmore County, MN, Mower County, MN, Olmsted County, MN, Wabasha County, MN

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:09 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, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 163 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 2016-01-16Temperature 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 2016-01-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -65 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
765 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-65 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-48 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

194 
WWUS43 KARX 161012
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
412 AM CST SAT JAN 16 2016

...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING...

...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...

.VERY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 20 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO WILL BE SEEN
THIS MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST
IOWA.

AFTER A BRIEF RESPITE THIS AFTERNOON...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND
CHILLS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING AS WIND CHILL VALUES
FALL TO 35 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA. ELSEWHERE...EXPECT WIND CHILLS FROM
20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO.

IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ086-087-094-095-161815-
/O.NEW.KARX.WC.W.0001.160117T0300Z-160117T1800Z/
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160116T1800Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN
412 AM CST SAT JAN 16 2016

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

...A WIND CHILL WARNING THEN TAKES EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST SUNDAY...

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING...WHICH WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST SUNDAY.

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS IN THE 20 BELOW 25 BELOW ZERO RANGE THROUGH
  NOON TODAY.

* THESE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

* THEN EXPECT DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS RANGING FROM 35 BELOW
  ZERO TO 40 BELOW ZERO FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH NOON
  SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING BETWEEN 6 AM AND
  8 AM SUNDAY.

* THESE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST
BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

MNZ079-161815-
/O.NEW.KARX.WC.W.0001.160117T0300Z-160117T1800Z/
WABASHA-
412 AM CST SAT JAN 16 2016

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST
SUNDAY. 

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 35 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO THIS
  EVENING THROUGH NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS
  OCCURRING BETWEEN 6 AM AND 10 AM SUNDAY.

* THESE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST
BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

MNZ088-096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-161815-
/O.NEW.KARX.WC.Y.0005.160117T0300Z-160117T1800Z/
WINONA-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-
MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINONA...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON
412 AM CST SAT JAN 16 2016

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST
SUNDAY. 

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 20 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO THIS
  EVENING THROUGH NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS
  OCCURRING BETWEEN 6 AM AND 9 AM SUNDAY.

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

IAZ010-011-029-030-WIZ053>055-061-161815-
/O.NEW.KARX.WC.Y.0005.160117T0600Z-160117T1800Z/
WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...OELWEIN...VIROQUA...
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
412 AM CST SAT JAN 16 2016

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST
SUNDAY. 

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 20 BELOW ZERO TO 35 BELOW ZERO
  BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS
  OCCURRING BETWEEN 6 AM AND 10 AM SUNDAY.

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

DAS/ROGERS
6 follow-up statements
355 
WWUS43 KARX 161758
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1158 AM CST SAT JAN 16 2016

...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...

BITTERLY COLD THIS AFTERNOON THEN DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS
WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING AS WIND CHILL VALUES FALL
TO 35 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA. ELSEWHERE...EXPECT WIND CHILLS FROM
20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO.

IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ086-087-094-095-170200-
/O.EXP.KARX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160116T1800Z/
/O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0001.160117T0300Z-160117T1800Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN
1158 AM CST SAT JAN 16 2016

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST SUNDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY...

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST
SUNDAY.

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS IN THE 10 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO RANGE THIS
  AFTERNOON..

* DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS RANGING FROM 35 BELOW ZERO TO 40
  BELOW ZERO FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH NOON SUNDAY... WITH THE
  COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING BETWEEN 6 AM AND 8 AM SUNDAY.

* THESE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST BITE
CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE
NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

MNZ079-170200-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0001.160117T0300Z-160117T1800Z/
WABASHA-
1158 AM CST SAT JAN 16 2016

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

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 35 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO 
  THIS EVENING THROUGH NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND 
  CHILLS OCCURRING BETWEEN 6 AM AND 10 AM SUNDAY. 

* THESE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST
BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

MNZ088-096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-170200-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0005.160117T0300Z-160117T1800Z/
WINONA-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-
MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINONA...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON
1158 AM CST SAT JAN 16 2016

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

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 20 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO 
  THIS EVENING THROUGH NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND 
  CHILLS OCCURRING BETWEEN 6 AM AND 9 AM SUNDAY. 

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

IAZ010-011-029-030-WIZ053>055-061-170200-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0005.160117T0600Z-160117T1800Z/
WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...OELWEIN...VIROQUA...
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
1158 AM CST SAT JAN 16 2016

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

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 20 BELOW ZERO TO 35 BELOW 
  ZERO BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND 
  CHILLS OCCURRING BETWEEN 6 AM AND 10 AM SUNDAY. 

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

WETENKAMP
310 
WWUS43 KARX 162106
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
306 PM CST SAT JAN 16 2016

...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...

.BITTER TO DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL TO 35 BELOW TO 40
BELOW ZERO ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST
IOWA. ELSEWHERE...EXPECT WIND CHILLS FROM 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO.

IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ079-086-087-094-095-170515-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0001.160117T0300Z-160117T1800Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-
FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN
306 PM CST SAT JAN 16 2016

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST
SUNDAY.

* DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS RANGING FROM 35 BELOW ZERO TO 40
  BELOW ZERO FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH NOON SUNDAY...WITH
  THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING BETWEEN 6 AM AND 9 AM SUNDAY.

* THESE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST
BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

MNZ088-096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-170515-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0005.160117T0300Z-160117T1800Z/
WINONA-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-
MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINONA...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON
306 PM CST SAT JAN 16 2016

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

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 20 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO 
  LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND 
  CHILLS OCCURRING BETWEEN 6 AM AND 9 AM SUNDAY. 

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

IAZ010-011-029-030-WIZ053>055-061-170515-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0005.160117T0600Z-160117T1800Z/
WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...OELWEIN...VIROQUA...
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
306 PM CST SAT JAN 16 2016

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

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 20 BELOW ZERO TO 35 BELOW 
  ZERO BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND 
  CHILLS OCCURRING BETWEEN 6 AM AND 10 AM SUNDAY. 

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

WETENKAMP
250 
WWUS43 KARX 170332
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
932 PM CST SAT JAN 16 2016

...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...

.BITTER TO DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THROUGH SUNDAY. WIND CHILL
VALUES WILL FALL TO 35 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO ACROSS PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA. ELSEWHERE...EXPECT WIND
CHILLS FROM 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO.

IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ079-086-087-094-095-171145-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160117T1800Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-
FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN
932 PM CST SAT JAN 16 2016

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

* DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS FROM 35 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO
  FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST
  WIND CHILLS OCCURRING BETWEEN 6 AM AND 9 AM SUNDAY.

* THESE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROST
BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

MNZ088-096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-171145-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160117T1800Z/
WINONA-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-
MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINONA...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON
932 PM CST SAT JAN 16 2016

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

* WIND CHILLS FROM 20 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO THROUGH NOON
  SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING BETWEEN 6 AM AND
  9 AM SUNDAY.

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

IAZ010-011-029-030-WIZ053>055-061-171145-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0005.160117T0600Z-160117T1800Z/
WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-
GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...OELWEIN...VIROQUA...
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
932 PM CST SAT JAN 16 2016

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

* WIND CHILLS FROM 20 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO THROUGH NOON
  SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING BETWEEN 6 AM AND
  10 AM SUNDAY.

* THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 
  MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$
105 
WWUS43 KARX 170926
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
326 AM CST SUN JAN 17 2016

...DANGEROUS COLD WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING...

...BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...

.DANGEROUS COLD WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE 35 BELOW TO 40 BELOW
ZERO RANGE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA. THESE WIND CHILLS ARE
THEN EXPECTED TO MODERATE ONLY SLIGHTLY THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE
25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW RANGE...REMAINING BITTERLY COLD THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING.

ELSEWHERE...PLAN ON BITTER COLD WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 20 TO 35
BELOW ZERO TODAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ079-086-087-094-095-171730-
/O.EXB.KARX.WC.Y.0005.160117T1800Z-160118T1800Z/
/O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160117T1800Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-
FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN
326 AM CST SUN JAN 17 2016

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON CST MONDAY.

* DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS FROM 35 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO WILL
  CONTINUE THIS MORNING...MODERATING SLIGHTLY INTO THE 25 BELOW
  TO 35 BELOW RANGE THIS AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY
  MORNING.

* THESE DANGEROUS COLD WIND CHILL VALUES THIS MORNING WILL CAUSE
  FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

IAZ010-011-029-030-MNZ088-096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053>055-
061-171730-
/O.EXT.KARX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160118T1800Z/
WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-WINONA-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK-
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...OELWEIN...WINONA...
MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...
SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
326 AM CST SUN JAN 17 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY...

* WIND CHILLS FROM 20 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE TODAY
  THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* THESE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE
  AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

DAS
304 
WWUS43 KARX 171424
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
824 AM CST SUN JAN 17 2016

...DANGEROUS COLD WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING...

...BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS CONTINUE THIS MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...

.WIND CHILLS AS OF 8 AM THIS MORNING REMAINED IN THE -30 TO -40
RANGE ACROSS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST
IOWA. ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE AREA WIND CHILLS WERE IN THE -20 TO -30
RANGE. THESE WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE MUCH OF THE MORNING...AND
ARE EXPECTED TO ONLY SLIGHTLY MODERATE FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
WILL MAINLY BE IN THE -20 TO -35 RANGE...WITH THE COLDER VALUES
ACROSS PORTION OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA.

IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ079-086-087-094-095-172230-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160117T1800Z/
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0005.160117T1800Z-160118T1800Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-
FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN
824 AM CST SUN JAN 17 2016

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

* DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS FROM 35 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO WILL
  CONTINUE THIS MORNING...MODERATING SLIGHTLY INTO THE 25 BELOW TO
  35 BELOW RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WIND CHILLS WILL THEN
  CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* THE DANGEROUS COLD WIND CHILL VALUES THIS MORNING COULD CAUSE
  FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

IAZ010-011-029-030-MNZ088-096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053>055-
061-172230-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160118T1800Z/
WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-WINONA-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK-
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...OELWEIN...WINONA...
MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...
SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
824 AM CST SUN JAN 17 2016

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

* WIND CHILLS FROM 20 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE TODAY 
  THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 

* THESE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS
  LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$
RRS
567 
WWUS43 KARX 171743
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1143 AM CST SUN JAN 17 2016

...BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...

.AS OF LATE THIS MORNING...WIND CHILLS WERE MOSTLY IN THE -20 TO
-35 RANGE ACROSS THE AREA...WITH THE COLDER VALUES OVER PARTS OF
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA. WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING
A BIT AND WIND CHILLS EASING OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST IOWA AND
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...THE WIND CHILL WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE AT NOON.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY THEN CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE -20 TO -35
RANGE...WITH THE COLDER OF THE VALUES ACROSS PORTION OF SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA.

IAZ008-009-018-019-MNZ079-086-087-094-095-180145-
/O.EXP.KARX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160117T1800Z/
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0005.160117T1800Z-160118T1800Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-
FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN
1143 AM CST SUN JAN 17 2016

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

* BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS OF -25 TO -35 WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
  AREA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* THESE WIND CHILLS COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 20 TO 30
  MINUTES ON EXPOSED SKIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

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
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

IAZ010-011-029-030-MNZ088-096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053>055-
061-180145-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160118T1800Z/
WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-WINONA-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK-
BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-
CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...OELWEIN...WINONA...
MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...
SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
1143 AM CST SUN JAN 17 2016

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

* WIND CHILLS FROM 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE TODAY 
  THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 

* THESE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN
OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$
RRS

The office that day

Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 16, 4:12 AM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryARXDodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Wabasha and 1 more56 hr

Nearby

Wind Chill Warnings in Minnesota, 2016Wind Chill Warnings in Iowa, 2016Every wind chill warning in 2016

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.