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Wind Chill Warning 1, NWS Grand Forks, ND

January 16, 201618 counties in Minnesota; 17 counties in North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this wind chill warning at Jan 16, 2016, 10:05 AM CST for 18 counties in Minnesota; 17 counties in North Dakota. It was in force for 26 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, 10:05 AM CST (16:05 UTC)
Expired
Jan 17, 2016, 12:00 PM CST
In force
26 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 16:04 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, 4.1 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, International Fa, MN at 12:00Z 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, International Fa, MN at 12:00Z on 2016-01-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -11 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
618 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
62 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-11 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
56 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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305 
WWUS43 KFGF 161605
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1005 AM CST SAT JAN 16 2016

NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-054-172100-
/O.UPG.KFGF.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160117T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.WC.W.0001.160116T1605Z-160117T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0004.160117T1800Z-160117T2100Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-
WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...FORT TOTTEN...
MADDOCK...LEEDS...MINNEWAUKAN...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...
LAKOTA...MCVILLE...ANETA...TOLNA...COOPERSTOWN...EDINBURG...
ADAMS...LANKIN
1005 AM CST SAT JAN 16 2016

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 3 PM CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY. A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS
IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 3 PM CST SUNDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 40 AND 50
  BELOW ZERO UNTIL NOON SUNDAY...THEN IN THE 30 BELOW ZERO RANGE
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...THE 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.


$$

MNZ001>005-007-008-013>016-022-023-027>031-040-NDZ008-016-027-029-
030-038-039-049-052-053-172100-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WC.W.0001.160117T0300Z-160117T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0004.160117T1800Z-160117T2100Z/
/O.EXT.KFGF.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160117T0300Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-
EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-GRAND FORKS-
STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...ADA...
TWIN VALLEY...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...KARLSTAD...
LANCASTER...ROSEAU...WARROAD...GREENBUSH...WARREN...STEPHEN...
ARGYLE...NEWFOLDEN...MIDDLE RIVER...GRYGLA...THIEF RIVER FALLS...
RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...FERTILE...MCINTOSH...ERSKINE...
BAGLEY...CLEARBROOK...MAHNOMEN...NAYTAHWAUSH...WAUBUN...ALIDA...
EBRO...LAKE ITASCA...LONG LOST LAKE...LOWER RICE LAKE...
ROY LAKE...UPPER RICE LAKE...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...
BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...PERHAM...NEW YORK MILLS...
PARKERS PRAIRIE...HENNING...BATTLE LAKE...ELBOW LAKE...HOFFMAN...
ASHBY...HERMAN...BARRETT...CAVALIER...WALHALLA...DRAYTON...
PEMBINA...ST. THOMAS...NECHE...GRAFTON...PARK RIVER...
GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...HOPE...MAYVILLE...HILLSBORO...HATTON...
PORTLAND...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...ENDERLIN...GWINNER...
MILNOR...FORMAN...RUTLAND...WAHPETON
1005 AM CST SAT JAN 16 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST SUNDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 3 PM CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST SUNDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND
CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 3 PM CST SUNDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL BE IN THE 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO RANGE
  THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...WITH WIND CHILLS LOWERING TO
  AROUND 45 BELOW ZERO RANGE LATE EVENING TO NOON SUNDAY. WIND
  CHILLS REMAIN IN THE 30 BELOW ZERO RANGE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THE 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.


$$

MNZ006-009-017-024-032-172100-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160117T2100Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH BELTRAMI-HUBBARD-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...REDBY...PONEMAH...
BEMIDJI...PARK RAPIDS...WADENA...MENAHGA
1005 AM CST SAT JAN 16 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST SUNDAY...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 AND 39
  BELOW ZERO THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* 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.

$$

DTR
4 follow-up statements
894 
WWUS43 KFGF 162044
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
244 PM CST SAT JAN 16 2016

MNZ006-009-017-024-032-181800-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0005.160117T1800Z-160118T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KFGF.WC.W.0001.160117T0000Z-160117T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KFGF.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160117T0000Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH BELTRAMI-HUBBARD-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...REDBY...PONEMAH...
BEMIDJI...PARK RAPIDS...WADENA...MENAHGA
244 PM CST SAT JAN 16 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST SUNDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO NOON CST
MONDAY...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 35 AND 45
  BELOW ZERO BETWEEN 6 PM THIS EVENING AND NOON SUNDAY. WIND CHILL
  VALUES SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY MORNING WILL BE IN THE 25 TO
  35 BELOW ZERO RANGE. 

* IMPACTS...THE 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.


$$

MNZ001>005-007-008-013>016-022-023-027>031-040-NDZ008-016-027-029-
030-038-039-049-052-053-181800-
/O.EXT.KFGF.WC.W.0001.160117T0000Z-160117T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KFGF.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160117T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KFGF.WC.Y.0004.160117T1800Z-160118T1800Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-
EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-GRAND FORKS-
STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...ADA...
TWIN VALLEY...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...KARLSTAD...
LANCASTER...ROSEAU...WARROAD...GREENBUSH...WARREN...STEPHEN...
ARGYLE...NEWFOLDEN...MIDDLE RIVER...GRYGLA...THIEF RIVER FALLS...
RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...FERTILE...MCINTOSH...ERSKINE...
BAGLEY...CLEARBROOK...MAHNOMEN...NAYTAHWAUSH...WAUBUN...ALIDA...
EBRO...LAKE ITASCA...LONG LOST LAKE...LOWER RICE LAKE...
ROY LAKE...UPPER RICE LAKE...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...
BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...PERHAM...NEW YORK MILLS...
PARKERS PRAIRIE...HENNING...BATTLE LAKE...ELBOW LAKE...HOFFMAN...
ASHBY...HERMAN...BARRETT...CAVALIER...WALHALLA...DRAYTON...
PEMBINA...ST. THOMAS...NECHE...GRAFTON...PARK RIVER...
GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...HOPE...MAYVILLE...HILLSBORO...HATTON...
PORTLAND...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...ENDERLIN...GWINNER...
MILNOR...FORMAN...RUTLAND...WAHPETON
244 PM CST SAT JAN 16 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST SUNDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO NOON CST
MONDAY...


* WIND CHILL VALUES...EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 35 AND 45 BELOW
  ZERO BETWEEN 6 PM THIS EVENING AND NOON SUNDAY. WIND CHILL
  VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO
  MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...THE 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.


$$

NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-054-181800-
/O.EXT.KFGF.WC.Y.0004.160117T1800Z-160118T1800Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160117T1800Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-
WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...FORT TOTTEN...
MADDOCK...LEEDS...MINNEWAUKAN...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...
LAKOTA...MCVILLE...ANETA...TOLNA...COOPERSTOWN...EDINBURG...
ADAMS...LANKIN
244 PM CST SAT JAN 16 2016

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


* WIND CHILL VALUES...EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 35 AND 50 BELOW
  ZERO BETWEEN THROUGH NOON SUNDAY. WIND CHILL VALUES SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING WILL BE IN THE 25 TO 35 BELOW
  ZERO RANGE.

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

* WIND CHILL VALUES...EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 35 AND 50 
  BELOW ZERO UNTIL 11 AM SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS 
  OCCURRING AROUND 6 PM THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THE 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.

$$

DTR
123 
WWUS43 KFGF 170442
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1042 PM CST SAT JAN 16 2016

MNZ006-009-017-024-032-181800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160117T1800Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0005.160117T1800Z-160118T1800Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH BELTRAMI-HUBBARD-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...REDBY...PONEMAH...
BEMIDJI...PARK RAPIDS...WADENA...MENAHGA
1042 PM CST SAT JAN 16 2016

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

* WIND CHILL VALUES...EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 15 AND 45 
  BELOW ZERO UNTIL 11 AM SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS 
  OCCURRING AROUND 5 AM SUNDAY. 

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

* WIND CHILL VALUES...EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 AND 40 
  BELOW ZERO BETWEEN NOON SUNDAY AND 11 AM MONDAY...WITH THE 
  COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 10 PM SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 30 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.

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.

$$

MNZ001>005-007-008-013>016-022-023-027>031-040-NDZ008-016-027-029-
030-038-039-049-052-053-181800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160117T1800Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0004.160117T1800Z-160118T1800Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-
EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-GRAND FORKS-
STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...ADA...
TWIN VALLEY...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...KARLSTAD...
LANCASTER...ROSEAU...WARROAD...GREENBUSH...WARREN...STEPHEN...
ARGYLE...NEWFOLDEN...MIDDLE RIVER...GRYGLA...THIEF RIVER FALLS...
RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...FERTILE...MCINTOSH...ERSKINE...
BAGLEY...CLEARBROOK...MAHNOMEN...NAYTAHWAUSH...WAUBUN...ALIDA...
EBRO...LAKE ITASCA...LONG LOST LAKE...LOWER RICE LAKE...
ROY LAKE...UPPER RICE LAKE...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...
BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...PERHAM...NEW YORK MILLS...
PARKERS PRAIRIE...HENNING...BATTLE LAKE...ELBOW LAKE...HOFFMAN...
ASHBY...HERMAN...BARRETT...CAVALIER...WALHALLA...DRAYTON...
PEMBINA...ST. THOMAS...NECHE...GRAFTON...PARK RIVER...
GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...HOPE...MAYVILLE...HILLSBORO...HATTON...
PORTLAND...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...ENDERLIN...GWINNER...
MILNOR...FORMAN...RUTLAND...WAHPETON
1042 PM CST SAT JAN 16 2016

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

* WIND CHILL VALUES...EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 AND 45 
  BELOW ZERO UNTIL 11 AM SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS 
  OCCURRING AROUND 5 AM SUNDAY. 

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

* WIND CHILL VALUES...EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 20 AND 39 
  BELOW ZERO BETWEEN NOON SUNDAY AND 11 AM MONDAY...WITH THE 
  COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 6 AM MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 30 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.

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.

$$

NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-054-181800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160117T1800Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0004.160117T1800Z-160118T1800Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-
WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...FORT TOTTEN...
MADDOCK...LEEDS...MINNEWAUKAN...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...
LAKOTA...MCVILLE...ANETA...TOLNA...COOPERSTOWN...EDINBURG...
ADAMS...LANKIN
1042 PM CST SAT JAN 16 2016

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

* WIND CHILL VALUES...EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 30 AND 45 
  BELOW ZERO UNTIL 11 AM SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS 
  OCCURRING AROUND 5 AM SUNDAY. 

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

* WIND CHILL VALUES...EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 AND 40 
  BELOW ZERO BETWEEN NOON SUNDAY AND 11 AM MONDAY...WITH THE 
  COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 3 AM MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS 
  LITTLE AS 30 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.

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.

$$
825 
WWUS43 KFGF 170938
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
338 AM CST SUN JAN 17 2016

MNZ006-009-017-024-032-181800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160117T1800Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0005.160117T1800Z-160118T1800Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH BELTRAMI-HUBBARD-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...REDBY...PONEMAH...
BEMIDJI...PARK RAPIDS...WADENA...MENAHGA
338 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...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 45 BELOW THROUGH NOON...THEN 30 TO 40
  BELOW THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...THE 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.

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.

$$

MNZ001>005-007-008-013>016-022-023-027>031-040-NDZ008-016-027-029-
030-038-039-049-052-053-181800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160117T1800Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0004.160117T1800Z-160118T1800Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-
EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-GRAND FORKS-
STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...ADA...
TWIN VALLEY...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...KARLSTAD...
LANCASTER...ROSEAU...WARROAD...GREENBUSH...WARREN...STEPHEN...
ARGYLE...NEWFOLDEN...MIDDLE RIVER...GRYGLA...THIEF RIVER FALLS...
RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...FERTILE...MCINTOSH...ERSKINE...
BAGLEY...CLEARBROOK...MAHNOMEN...NAYTAHWAUSH...WAUBUN...ALIDA...
EBRO...LAKE ITASCA...LONG LOST LAKE...LOWER RICE LAKE...
ROY LAKE...UPPER RICE LAKE...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...
BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...PERHAM...NEW YORK MILLS...
PARKERS PRAIRIE...HENNING...BATTLE LAKE...ELBOW LAKE...HOFFMAN...
ASHBY...HERMAN...BARRETT...CAVALIER...WALHALLA...DRAYTON...
PEMBINA...ST. THOMAS...NECHE...GRAFTON...PARK RIVER...
GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...HOPE...MAYVILLE...HILLSBORO...HATTON...
PORTLAND...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...ENDERLIN...GWINNER...
MILNOR...FORMAN...RUTLAND...WAHPETON
338 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...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 45 BELOW THROUGH NOON...THEN 30 TO 40
  BELOW THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...THE 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.

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.

$$

NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-054-181800-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160117T1800Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0004.160117T1800Z-160118T1800Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-
WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...FORT TOTTEN...
MADDOCK...LEEDS...MINNEWAUKAN...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...
LAKOTA...MCVILLE...ANETA...TOLNA...COOPERSTOWN...EDINBURG...
ADAMS...LANKIN
338 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...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...35 TO 45 BELOW THROUGH NOON...THEN 30 TO 40
  BELOW THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...THE 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.

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
108 
WWUS43 KFGF 171756
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1156 AM CST SUN JAN 17 2016

MNZ006-009-017-024-032-181800-
/O.EXP.KFGF.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160117T1800Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0005.160117T1800Z-160118T1800Z/
LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-SOUTH BELTRAMI-HUBBARD-WADENA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAUDETTE...RED LAKE...REDBY...PONEMAH...
BEMIDJI...PARK RAPIDS...WADENA...MENAHGA
1156 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...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO THROUGH MONDAY
  MORNING.

* 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.

$$

MNZ001>005-007-008-013>016-022-023-027>031-040-NDZ008-016-027-029-
030-038-039-049-052-053-181800-
/O.EXP.KFGF.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160117T1800Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0004.160117T1800Z-160118T1800Z/
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-
PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-
EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-PEMBINA-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-GRAND FORKS-
STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...ADA...
TWIN VALLEY...HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...KARLSTAD...
LANCASTER...ROSEAU...WARROAD...GREENBUSH...WARREN...STEPHEN...
ARGYLE...NEWFOLDEN...MIDDLE RIVER...GRYGLA...THIEF RIVER FALLS...
RED LAKE FALLS...FOSSTON...FERTILE...MCINTOSH...ERSKINE...
BAGLEY...CLEARBROOK...MAHNOMEN...NAYTAHWAUSH...WAUBUN...ALIDA...
EBRO...LAKE ITASCA...LONG LOST LAKE...LOWER RICE LAKE...
ROY LAKE...UPPER RICE LAKE...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...
BRECKENRIDGE...FERGUS FALLS...PERHAM...NEW YORK MILLS...
PARKERS PRAIRIE...HENNING...BATTLE LAKE...ELBOW LAKE...HOFFMAN...
ASHBY...HERMAN...BARRETT...CAVALIER...WALHALLA...DRAYTON...
PEMBINA...ST. THOMAS...NECHE...GRAFTON...PARK RIVER...
GRAND FORKS...FINLEY...HOPE...MAYVILLE...HILLSBORO...HATTON...
PORTLAND...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...ENDERLIN...GWINNER...
MILNOR...FORMAN...RUTLAND...WAHPETON
1156 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...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO THROUGH MONDAY
  MORNING.

* 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.

$$

NDZ006-007-014-015-024-026-028-054-181800-
/O.EXP.KFGF.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160117T1800Z/
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0004.160117T1800Z-160118T1800Z/
TOWNER-CAVALIER-BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRIGGS-
WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANDO...LANGDON...FORT TOTTEN...
MADDOCK...LEEDS...MINNEWAUKAN...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...
LAKOTA...MCVILLE...ANETA...TOLNA...COOPERSTOWN...EDINBURG...
ADAMS...LANKIN
1156 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...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO THROUGH MONDAY
  MORNING.

* 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.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 16, 10:05 AM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryFGFBecker, Clay, Clearwater, Grant, Kittson, Mahnomen and 8 more50 hr
Jan 16, 2:44 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryFGFBeltrami, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods, Wadena45 hr

Nearby

Wind Chill Warnings in Minnesota, 2016Wind Chill Warnings in North Dakota, 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.