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Wind Chill Advisory 2, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this wind chill advisory at Jan 11, 2016, 2:28 PM CST for 18 counties in Minnesota; 17 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Jan 11, 2016, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 11, 2016, 2:28 PM CST (20:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 11, 2016, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2016, 12:00 PM CST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
All 35 counties
Becker County, MN, Beltrami County, MN, Clay County, MN, Clearwater County, MN, Grant County, MN, Hubbard County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Lake of the Woods County, MN, Mahnomen County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Norman County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Pennington County, MN, Polk County, MN, Red Lake County, MN, Roseau County, MN, Wadena County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Barnes County, ND, Benson County, ND, Cass County, ND, Cavalier County, ND, Eddy County, ND, Grand Forks County, ND, Griggs County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Ramsey County, ND, Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND, Steele County, ND, Towner County, ND, Traill County, ND, Walsh County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:32 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
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 290 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
- 769 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 143 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 193 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
917 WWUS43 KFGF 112028 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 228 PM CST MON JAN 11 2016 MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024- 026>030-038-039-049-052>054-121800- /O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0002.160112T0000Z-160112T1800Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS- WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE- EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER- PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT- RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...ADA... TWIN VALLEY...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...KARLSTAD... LANCASTER...ROSEAU...WARROAD...GREENBUSH...BAUDETTE...WARREN... STEPHEN...ARGYLE...NEWFOLDEN...MIDDLE RIVER...GRYGLA...RED LAKE... REDBY...PONEMAH...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... FERTILE...MCINTOSH...ERSKINE...BAGLEY...CLEARBROOK...BEMIDJI... MAHNOMEN...NAYTAHWAUSH...WAUBUN...ALIDA...EBRO...LAKE ITASCA... LONG LOST LAKE...LOWER RICE LAKE...ROY LAKE...UPPER RICE LAKE... PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE... FERGUS FALLS...PERHAM...NEW YORK MILLS...PARKERS PRAIRIE... HENNING...BATTLE LAKE...WADENA...MENAHGA...ELBOW LAKE...HOFFMAN... ASHBY...HERMAN...BARRETT...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER... WALHALLA...DRAYTON...PEMBINA...ST. THOMAS...NECHE...FORT TOTTEN... MADDOCK...LEEDS...MINNEWAUKAN...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... PARK RIVER...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...MCVILLE...ANETA...TOLNA... GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...HOPE...MAYVILLE... HILLSBORO...HATTON...PORTLAND...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON... ENDERLIN...GWINNER...MILNOR...FORMAN...RUTLAND...WAHPETON... EDINBURG...ADAMS...LANKIN 228 PM CST MON JAN 11 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST TUESDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...EXPECT WIND CHILLS FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO BETWEEN 6 PM THIS EVENING AND 11 AM TUESDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 3 AM TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES TO EXPOSED SKIN. THERE WILL ALSO BE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG AND WEST OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO UNDER 1 MILE AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY EVENING. 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. $$ DK
3 follow-up statements
524 WWUS43 KFGF 120350 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 950 PM CST MON JAN 11 2016 MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024- 026>030-038-039-049-052>054-121800- /O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160112T1800Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS- WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE- EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER- PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT- RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...ADA... TWIN VALLEY...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...KARLSTAD... LANCASTER...ROSEAU...WARROAD...GREENBUSH...BAUDETTE...WARREN... STEPHEN...ARGYLE...NEWFOLDEN...MIDDLE RIVER...GRYGLA...RED LAKE... REDBY...PONEMAH...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... FERTILE...MCINTOSH...ERSKINE...BAGLEY...CLEARBROOK...BEMIDJI... MAHNOMEN...NAYTAHWAUSH...WAUBUN...ALIDA...EBRO...LAKE ITASCA... LONG LOST LAKE...LOWER RICE LAKE...ROY LAKE...UPPER RICE LAKE... PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE... FERGUS FALLS...PERHAM...NEW YORK MILLS...PARKERS PRAIRIE... HENNING...BATTLE LAKE...WADENA...MENAHGA...ELBOW LAKE...HOFFMAN... ASHBY...HERMAN...BARRETT...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER... WALHALLA...DRAYTON...PEMBINA...ST. THOMAS...NECHE...FORT TOTTEN... MADDOCK...LEEDS...MINNEWAUKAN...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... PARK RIVER...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...MCVILLE...ANETA...TOLNA... GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...HOPE...MAYVILLE... HILLSBORO...HATTON...PORTLAND...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON... ENDERLIN...GWINNER...MILNOR...FORMAN...RUTLAND...WAHPETON... EDINBURG...ADAMS...LANKIN 950 PM CST MON JAN 11 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... * WIND CHILL VALUES...EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 TO 35BELOW ZERO UNTIL 11 AM TUESDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 4 AM TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...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. $$
249 WWUS43 KFGF 120935 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 335 AM CST TUE JAN 12 2016 MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024- 026>030-038-039-049-052>054-121800- /O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160112T1800Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS- WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE- EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER- PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT- RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...ADA... TWIN VALLEY...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...KARLSTAD... LANCASTER...ROSEAU...WARROAD...GREENBUSH...BAUDETTE...WARREN... STEPHEN...ARGYLE...NEWFOLDEN...MIDDLE RIVER...GRYGLA...RED LAKE... REDBY...PONEMAH...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... FERTILE...MCINTOSH...ERSKINE...BAGLEY...CLEARBROOK...BEMIDJI... MAHNOMEN...NAYTAHWAUSH...WAUBUN...ALIDA...EBRO...LAKE ITASCA... LONG LOST LAKE...LOWER RICE LAKE...ROY LAKE...UPPER RICE LAKE... PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE... FERGUS FALLS...PERHAM...NEW YORK MILLS...PARKERS PRAIRIE... HENNING...BATTLE LAKE...WADENA...MENAHGA...ELBOW LAKE...HOFFMAN... ASHBY...HERMAN...BARRETT...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER... WALHALLA...DRAYTON...PEMBINA...ST. THOMAS...NECHE...FORT TOTTEN... MADDOCK...LEEDS...MINNEWAUKAN...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... PARK RIVER...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...MCVILLE...ANETA...TOLNA... GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...HOPE...MAYVILLE... HILLSBORO...HATTON...PORTLAND...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON... ENDERLIN...GWINNER...MILNOR...FORMAN...RUTLAND...WAHPETON... EDINBURG...ADAMS...LANKIN 335 AM CST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * WIND CHILL VALUES...EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO 35 BELOW ZERO UNTIL NOON...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING PRIOR TO SUNRISE. * IMPACTS...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. $$
612 WWUS43 KFGF 121750 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1150 AM CST TUE JAN 12 2016 MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024- 026>030-038-039-049-052>054-121900- /O.EXP.KFGF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160112T1800Z/ WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS- WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE- EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER- PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON- GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT- RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...ADA... TWIN VALLEY...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...KARLSTAD... LANCASTER...ROSEAU...WARROAD...GREENBUSH...BAUDETTE...WARREN... STEPHEN...ARGYLE...NEWFOLDEN...MIDDLE RIVER...GRYGLA...RED LAKE... REDBY...PONEMAH...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON... FERTILE...MCINTOSH...ERSKINE...BAGLEY...CLEARBROOK...BEMIDJI... MAHNOMEN...NAYTAHWAUSH...WAUBUN...ALIDA...EBRO...LAKE ITASCA... LONG LOST LAKE...LOWER RICE LAKE...ROY LAKE...UPPER RICE LAKE... PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE... FERGUS FALLS...PERHAM...NEW YORK MILLS...PARKERS PRAIRIE... HENNING...BATTLE LAKE...WADENA...MENAHGA...ELBOW LAKE...HOFFMAN... ASHBY...HERMAN...BARRETT...CANDO...LANGDON...CAVALIER... WALHALLA...DRAYTON...PEMBINA...ST. THOMAS...NECHE...FORT TOTTEN... MADDOCK...LEEDS...MINNEWAUKAN...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON... PARK RIVER...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...MCVILLE...ANETA...TOLNA... GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...HOPE...MAYVILLE... HILLSBORO...HATTON...PORTLAND...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON... ENDERLIN...GWINNER...MILNOR...FORMAN...RUTLAND...WAHPETON... EDINBURG...ADAMS...LANKIN 1150 AM CST TUE JAN 12 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY... ALTHOUGH THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON IT WILL REMAIN VERY COLD THIS AFTERNOON. $$
Nearby
Wind Chill Advisories in Minnesota, 2016Wind Chill Advisories in North Dakota, 2016Every wind chill advisory 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.