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Wind Chill Advisory 9, NWS Twin Cities, MN

December 17, 20166 counties in Wisconsin

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind chill advisory at Dec 17, 2016, 8:03 AM CST for 6 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Dec 17, 2016, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 17 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 17, 2016, 8:03 AM CST (14:03 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 17, 2016, 6:00 PM CST
Expired
Dec 18, 2016, 11:23 AM CST
In force
17 hr
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN

Counties Barron County, WI, Chippewa County, WI, Dunn County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI, Pepin County, WI, Rusk County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 12:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 159 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 12:00Z on 2016-12-17Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2016-12-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 27 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
95 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
27 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
144 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

026 
WWUS43 KMPX 171403
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
803 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2016

...BLOWING SNOW LINGERING... 

...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...

.ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED...BUT OCCASIONAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SURFACE VISIBILITIES
WILL OCCASIONALLY DROP TO ONE MILE OR LESS IN OPEN COUNTRY DUE TO
THE GUSTY WINDS. THE MAIN WEATHER HAZARD WILL BE STEADY OR FALLING
TEMPERATURES THE REST OF DAY...ALONG WITH WIND CHILL VALUES
DROPPING TO 20 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILLS WILL PLUNGE
TO 35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THIS EVENING...AND
REMAIN IN THAT RANGE INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

MNZ047>049-054>058-064-065-073-172215-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-161217T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0002.161217T1800Z-161218T1800Z/
STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-
MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST CLOUD...
MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...
GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS
803 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2016

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

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW ZERO TO 45 BELOW ZERO
  BETWEEN NOON AND NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS
  OCCURRING AROUND 2 AM SUNDAY.

* 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.

&&

$$

MNZ051-059>063-066>070-074>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ023-024-172215-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-161218T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0002.161218T0000Z-161218T1800Z/
SHERBURNE-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-
CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-
BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-ST. CROIX-
PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK RIVER...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...
BLAINE...ST PAUL...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...
SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...NEW ULM...ST PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...
RED WING...ST JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...
BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...HUDSON...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT
803 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2016

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST SUNDAY...

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW ZERO TO 45 BELOW ZERO
  BETWEEN 6 PM THIS EVENING AND NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST
  WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 6 AM SUNDAY.

* 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.

&&

$$

MNZ050-052-053-WIZ014-172215-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-161217T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0002.161218T0000Z-161218T1800Z/
BENTON-ISANTI-CHISAGO-POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOLEY...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...
OSCEOLA
803 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2016

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST SUNDAY...

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW ZERO TO 40 BELOW ZERO
  BETWEEN 6 PM THIS EVENING AND NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST
  WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 5 AM SUNDAY.

* 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.

&&

$$

WIZ015-016-172215-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-161217T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0009.161218T0000Z-161218T1800Z/
BARRON-RUSK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH
803 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST SUNDAY...

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 20 BELOW ZERO TO 30 BELOW ZERO
  BETWEEN 6 PM THIS EVENING AND NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST
  WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 7 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.

&&

$$

WIZ025>028-172215-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-161218T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0009.161218T0000Z-161218T1800Z/
DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MENOMONIE...DURAND...CHIPPEWA FALLS...
EAU CLAIRE
803 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST SUNDAY...

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 20 BELOW ZERO TO 30 BELOW ZERO
  BETWEEN 6 PM THIS EVENING AND NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST
  WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 7 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.

&&

$$

MNZ041-042-172215-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-161217T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0002.161217T1800Z-161218T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE
803 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2016

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

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW ZERO TO 45 BELOW ZERO
  BETWEEN NOON AND NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS
  OCCURRING AROUND 3 AM SUNDAY.

* 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.

&&

$$

MNZ043>045-172215-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-161217T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0002.161218T0000Z-161218T1800Z/
MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA
803 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2016

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST SUNDAY...

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW ZERO TO 45 BELOW ZERO
  BETWEEN 6 PM THIS EVENING AND NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST
  WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 5 AM SUNDAY.

* 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.

&&

$$

JLT
4 follow-up statements
547 
WWUS43 KMPX 172011
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
211 PM CST SAT DEC 17 2016

...BLOWING SNOW LINGERING...

...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...

.OCCASIONAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. SURFACE VISIBILITIES WILL
OCCASIONALLY DROP TO ONE MILE OR LESS IN OPEN COUNTRY DUE TO THE
GUSTY WINDS. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO 20 TO 35 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO BY THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WIND CHILLS
WILL PLUNGE TO 35 TO 45 BELOW ZERO ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THIS
OVERNIGHT...AND REMAIN IN THAT RANGE INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

MNZ041-042-047>049-054>058-064-065-073-180415-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-161218T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS...
GLENWOOD...ST CLOUD...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...
LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS
211 PM CST SAT DEC 17 2016

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

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 20 BELOW ZERO TO 45 BELOW 
  ZERO UNTIL NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS 
  OCCURRING AROUND 5 AM SUNDAY. 

* 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.

&&

$$

MNZ043>045-050>053-059>063-066>070-074>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014-
023-024-180415-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0002.161218T0000Z-161218T1800Z/
MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-
WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-
SCOTT-DAKOTA-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-
BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-ST. CROIX-
PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...
FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...
MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST PAUL...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...
GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...HASTINGS...NEW ULM...ST PETER...
LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...
OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...OSCEOLA...
HUDSON...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT
211 PM CST SAT DEC 17 2016

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST SUNDAY...

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW ZERO TO 45 BELOW ZERO
  BETWEEN 6 PM THIS EVENING AND NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST
  WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 6 AM SUNDAY.

* 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.

&&

$$

WIZ015-016-025>028-180415-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0009.161218T0000Z-161218T1800Z/
BARRON-RUSK-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH...MENOMONIE...
DURAND...CHIPPEWA FALLS...EAU CLAIRE
211 PM CST SAT DEC 17 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST SUNDAY...

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 15 BELOW ZERO TO 30 BELOW ZERO
  BETWEEN 6 PM THIS EVENING AND NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST
  WIND CHILLS OCCURRING AROUND 7 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.

&&

$$

JLT
713 
WWUS43 KMPX 180120
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
720 PM CST SAT DEC 17 2016

...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...

.WIND CHILL VALUES TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM
20 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO AS ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE MOVES IN. THE
LOWEST WIND CHILL READINGS WILL OCCUR ACROSS WEST CENTRAL THROUGH
SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AROUND DAYBREAK SUNDAY. WIND CHILL
WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH
NOON ON SUNDAY.

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014-023-024-180930-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-161218T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-
BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-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-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST CLOUD...
FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MADISON...BENSON...
MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...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...HUDSON...RIVER FALLS...
PRESCOTT
720 PM CST SAT DEC 17 2016

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

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW ZERO TO 45 BELOW ZERO
  UNTIL NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING
  AROUND 6 AM SUNDAY.

* 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.

&&

$$

WIZ015-016-025>028-180930-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-161218T1800Z/
BARRON-RUSK-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH...MENOMONIE...
DURAND...CHIPPEWA FALLS...EAU CLAIRE
720 PM CST SAT DEC 17 2016

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

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 20 BELOW ZERO TO 30 BELOW ZERO
  UNTIL NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING
  AROUND 7 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.

&&

$$
834 
WWUS43 KMPX 180859
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
259 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2016

...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS THROUGH NOON TODAY...

.WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 20 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO
AROUND SUNRISE...AND GRADUALLY WARM DURING THE MORNING. WIND CHILL
WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH
NOON ON SUNDAY.

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014-023-024-181700-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-161218T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-
BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-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-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST CLOUD...
FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MADISON...BENSON...
MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...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...HUDSON...RIVER FALLS...
PRESCOTT
259 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2016

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

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW ZERO TO 40 BELOW ZERO
  UNTIL NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING
  AROUND 6 AM.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AVOID GOING OUTSIDE IF POSSIBLE. OTHERWISE MAKE SURE TO DRESS IN
LAYERS...COVER EXPOSED SKIN...AND HAVE WARM CLOTHES AND A PHONE
WITH YOU IF TRAVELING.

&&

$$

WIZ015-016-025>028-181700-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-161218T1800Z/
BARRON-RUSK-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH...MENOMONIE...
DURAND...CHIPPEWA FALLS...EAU CLAIRE
259 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2016

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

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 20 BELOW ZERO TO 30 BELOW ZERO
  UNTIL NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OCCURRING
  AROUND 6 AM.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRESS IN LAYERS...COVER EXPOSED SKIN...AND HAVE WARM CLOTHES AND A
PHONE WITH YOU IF TRAVELING.

&&

$$

JRB
780 
WWUS43 KMPX 181723
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1123 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2016

...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS SLOWLY IMPROVING THIS AFTERNOON...

.AVERAGE WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW -35F WILL END BY THE EARLY
AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL CONTINUE IN THE -10F
TO -35F RANGE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE WORST
CONDITIONS WILL BE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN WHERE A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY WILL BE EXTENDED THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

WIZ015-016-025>028-190130-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-161218T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0010.161218T1800Z-161219T0600Z/
BARRON-RUSK-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICE LAKE...LADYSMITH...MENOMONIE...
DURAND...CHIPPEWA FALLS...EAU CLAIRE
1123 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

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

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 20 BELOW ZERO TO 35 BELOW ZERO
  BETWEEN NOON AND MIDNIGHT MONDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS
  OCCURRING AROUND 10 PM THIS EVENING.

* 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.

&&

$$

WIZ014-023-024-190130-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0010.161218T1800Z-161219T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-161218T1800Z/
POLK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSCEOLA...HUDSON...RIVER FALLS...
PRESCOTT
1123 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2016

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

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

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 20 BELOW ZERO TO 35 BELOW ZERO
  BETWEEN NOON AND MIDNIGHT MONDAY...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS
  OCCURRING AROUND 8 PM THIS EVENING.

* 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.

&&

$$

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-181830-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-161218T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-
BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST CLOUD...
FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MADISON...BENSON...
MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...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
1123 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2016

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

* EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM 25 BELOW ZERO TO 40 BELOW ZERO
  UNTIL NOON.

* 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.

&&

$$

JLT

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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.