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Frost Advisory 3, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this frost advisory at May 18, 2017, 2:20 PM CDT for 5 counties in Minnesota; 6 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at May 19, 2017, 12:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 18, 2017, 2:20 PM CDT (19:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 19, 2017, 12:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 19, 2017, 7:10 AM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Chisago County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Kanabec County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Barron County, WI, Chippewa County, WI, Dunn County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI, Polk County, WI, Rusk County, WI
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 111 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
- 696 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -64 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
193 WWUS73 KMPX 181920 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 220 PM CDT Thu May 18 2017 MNZ043>045-052-053-WIZ014>016-025-027-028-190330- /O.NEW.KMPX.FR.Y.0003.170519T0500Z-170519T1300Z/ Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Isanti-Chisago-Polk-Barron-Rusk-Dunn- Chippewa-Eau Claire- Including the cities of Little Falls, Princeton, Mora, Cambridge, Center City, Osceola, Rice Lake, Ladysmith, Menomonie, Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire 220 PM CDT Thu May 18 2017 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM CDT FRIDAY... The National Weather Service in Twin Cities/Chanhassen has issued a Frost Advisory, which is in effect from midnight tonight to 8 AM CDT Friday. * TEMPERATURE...32 to 35 degrees. * IMPACTS...sensitive vegetation may be damaged or killed 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
865 WWUS73 KMPX 190309 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 1009 PM CDT Thu May 18 2017 MNZ043>045-052-053-WIZ014>016-025-027-028-191115- /O.CON.KMPX.FR.Y.0003.170519T0500Z-170519T1300Z/ Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Isanti-Chisago-Polk-Barron-Rusk-Dunn- Chippewa-Eau Claire- Including the cities of Little Falls, Princeton, Mora, Cambridge, Center City, Osceola, Rice Lake, Ladysmith, Menomonie, Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire 1009 PM CDT Thu May 18 2017 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT FRIDAY... * TEMPERATURE...32 to 35 degrees. * IMPACTS...sensitive vegetation may be damaged or killed if precautions are not taken. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Frost Advisory means that widespread frost is expected. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered. && $$
600 WWUS73 KMPX 190806 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 306 AM CDT Fri May 19 2017 MNZ043>045-052-053-WIZ014>016-025-027-028-191300- /O.CON.KMPX.FR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170519T1300Z/ Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Isanti-Chisago-Polk-Barron-Rusk-Dunn- Chippewa-Eau Claire- Including the cities of Little Falls, Princeton, Mora, Cambridge, Center City, Osceola, Rice Lake, Ladysmith, Menomonie, Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire 306 AM CDT Fri May 19 2017 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * TEMPERATURE...32 to 36 degrees. * IMPACTS...sensitive vegetation may be damaged or killed 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. && $$
854 WWUS73 KMPX 191210 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 710 AM CDT Fri May 19 2017 ...Frost advisory is cancelled... .Temperatures are in the upper 30s and will continue to warm throughout the day. MNZ043>045-052-053-WIZ014>016-025-027-028-191315- /O.CAN.KMPX.FR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170519T1300Z/ Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Isanti-Chisago-Polk-Barron-Rusk-Dunn- Chippewa-Eau Claire- Including the cities of Little Falls, Princeton, Mora, Cambridge, Center City, Osceola, Rice Lake, Ladysmith, Menomonie, Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire 710 AM CDT Fri May 19 2017 ...FROST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Twin Cities/Chanhassen has cancelled the Frost Advisory. Temperatures are in the upper 30s and will continue to warm throughout the day. $$ jrb
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 7:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Anoka, Dakota, Ramsey | 30 min |
| May 17, 7:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey | 3 hr |
| May 17, 7:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Goodhue | 49 min |
| May 17, 8:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Goodhue | 27 min |
| May 17, 8:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Washington | 53 min |
| May 18, 9:00 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | MPX | Eau Claire | 23 hr |
| May 18, 9:00 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | MPX | Buffalo, Pepin | 23 hr |
| May 18, 11:02 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Eau Claire | 4 days |
| May 18, 2:45 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Buffalo, Pepin | 6 days |
Nearby
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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.