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Frost Advisory 1, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this frost advisory at May 6, 2017, 2:55 AM CDT for Chippewa County, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin. It took effect at May 7, 2017, 2:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 6, 2017, 2:55 AM CDT (07:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 7, 2017, 2:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 7, 2017, 8:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Chippewa County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 183 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
- 5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3011 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 168 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 220 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
463 WWUS73 KMPX 060755 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 255 AM CDT Sat May 6 2017 WIZ027-028-061600- /O.NEW.KMPX.FR.Y.0001.170507T0700Z-170507T1300Z/ Chippewa-Eau Claire- Including the cities of Chippewa Falls and Eau Claire 255 AM CDT Sat May 6 2017 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CDT SUNDAY... The National Weather Service in Twin Cities/Chanhassen has issued a Frost Advisory, which is in effect from 2 AM to 8 AM CDT Sunday. * TEMPERATURE...32 to 35 degrees. * IMPACTS...sensitive vegetation may be impacted by cold temperatures if precautions are not taken. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Frost Advisory means that widespread frost is expected. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered. && $$
3 follow-up statements
248 WWUS73 KMPX 061621 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 1121 AM CDT Sat May 6 2017 WIZ027-028-070430- /O.CON.KMPX.FR.Y.0001.170507T0700Z-170507T1300Z/ Chippewa-Eau Claire- Including the cities of Chippewa Falls and Eau Claire 1121 AM CDT Sat May 6 2017 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CDT SUNDAY... * TEMPERATURE...32 to 35 degrees. * IMPACTS...sensitive vegetation may be impacted by cold temperatures if precautions are not taken. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Frost Advisory means that widespread frost is expected. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered. && $$
255 WWUS73 KMPX 070239 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 939 PM CDT Sat May 6 2017 WIZ027-028-071100- /O.CON.KMPX.FR.Y.0001.170507T0700Z-170507T1300Z/ Chippewa-Eau Claire- Including the cities of Chippewa Falls and Eau Claire 939 PM CDT Sat May 6 2017 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CDT SUNDAY... * TEMPERATURE...32 to 35 degrees. * IMPACTS...sensitive vegetation may be impacted by cold temperatures if precautions are not taken. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Frost Advisory means that widespread frost is expected. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered. && $$
850 WWUS73 KMPX 070850 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 350 AM CDT Sun May 7 2017 WIZ027-028-071300- /O.CON.KMPX.FR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170507T1300Z/ Chippewa-Eau Claire- Including the cities of Chippewa Falls and Eau Claire 350 AM CDT Sun May 7 2017 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * TEMPERATURE...32 to 35 degrees. * IMPACTS...sensitive vegetation may be impacted by cold temperatures if precautions are not taken. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Frost Advisory means that widespread frost is expected. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered. && $$
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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.