Alert archive / Minnesota / Wind Chill Advisories in 2018
Wind Chill Advisory 1, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind chill advisory at Jan 1, 2018, 10:54 AM CST for 42 counties in Minnesota; 9 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Jan 1, 2018, 8:00 PM CST. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 1, 2018, 10:54 AM CST (16:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 1, 2018, 8:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 2, 2018, 10:00 AM CST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 51 counties
Anoka County, MN, Benton County, MN, Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Kanabec County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Pope County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Steele County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Todd County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Washington County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Wright County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN, Barron County, WI, Chippewa County, WI, Dunn County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI, Pepin County, WI, Pierce County, WI, Polk County, WI, Rusk County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 17 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
- 787 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
346 WWUS43 KMPX 011654 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 1054 AM CST Mon Jan 1 2018 ...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AGAIN TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .Wind chill values will fall into the 25 to 35 degrees below zero range again tonight and Tuesday morning. Cover exposed skin and dress in layers when outside during these kind of conditions. If traveling, make sure you have warm clothes in your car and that someone knows your travel plans. A Wind Chill Advisory is in effect from 8 pm this evening through 10 am Tuesday for central and south central Minnesota and west central Wisconsin. MNZ041>044-047>051-054>059-064>067-073>075-082>085-091>093-020100- /O.EXP.KMPX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-180101T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0001.180102T0200Z-180102T1600Z/ Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Stevens-Pope-Stearns-Benton- Sherburne-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi-Meeker-Wright- Yellow Medicine-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Redwood-Brown-Nicollet- Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-Freeborn- Including the cities of Alexandria, Long Prairie, Little Falls, Princeton, Morris, Glenwood, St Cloud, Foley, Elk River, Madison, Benson, Montevideo, Willmar, Litchfield, Monticello, Granite Falls, Olivia, Hutchinson, Gaylord, Redwood Falls, New Ulm, St Peter, St James, Mankato, Waseca, Owatonna, Fairmont, Blue Earth, and Albert Lea 1054 AM CST Mon Jan 1 2018 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST TUESDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM CST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 30 minutes to exposed skin. Expect wind chills to range from 25 below zero to 35 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central, southwest and west central Minnesota. * WHEN...Wind Chill Advisory from 8 PM this evening to 10 AM CST Tuesday. 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. $$ MNZ045-052-053-076>078-WIZ014>016-023>028-020100- /O.EXP.KMPX.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-180101T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0001.180102T0200Z-180102T1600Z/ Kanabec-Isanti-Chisago-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Polk-Barron-Rusk- St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-Chippewa-Eau Claire- Including the cities of Mora, Cambridge, Center City, Le Sueur, Faribault, Red Wing, Osceola, Rice Lake, Ladysmith, Hudson, River Falls, Prescott, Menomonie, Durand, Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire 1054 AM CST Mon Jan 1 2018 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST TUESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM CST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 30 minutes to exposed skin. Expect wind chills to range from 25 below zero to 30 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Wisconsin and east central, south central and southeast Minnesota. * WHEN...Wind Chill Advisory from 8 PM this evening to 10 AM CST Tuesday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and the wind will combine to create low wind chills. Frost bite and hypothermia can occur if precautions are not taken. Make sure you wear a hat and gloves. $$ MNZ060>063-068>070-020100- /O.EXP.KMPX.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-180101T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0001.180102T0200Z-180102T1600Z/ Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington-Carver-Scott-Dakota- Including the cities of Minneapolis, Blaine, St Paul, Stillwater, Chaska, Shakopee, and Hastings 1054 AM CST Mon Jan 1 2018 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST TUESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM CST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 30 minutes to exposed skin. Expect wind chills around 25 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of east central Minnesota including the Twin Cities metro area. * WHEN...Wind Chill Advisory from 8 PM this evening to 10 AM CST Tuesday. 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. $$
3 follow-up statements
937 WWUS43 KMPX 020152 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 752 PM CST Mon Jan 1 2018 ...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AGAIN TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .Wind chill values will fall into the 25 to 35 degrees below zero range again tonight and Tuesday morning. Cover exposed skin and dress in layers when outside during these kind of conditions. If traveling, make sure you have warm clothes in your car and that someone knows your travel plans. A Wind Chill Advisory is in effect until 10 am Tuesday for central and south central Minnesota and west central Wisconsin. MNZ041>045-047>059-064>067-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016- 023>028-021100- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0001.180102T0200Z-180102T1600Z/ Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Stevens-Pope-Stearns- Benton-Sherburne-Isanti-Chisago-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa- Kandiyohi-Meeker-Wright-Yellow Medicine-Renville-McLeod-Sibley- Redwood-Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Watonwan-Blue Earth- Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-Freeborn-Polk-Barron-Rusk- St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-Eau Claire- 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, Granite Falls, Olivia, Hutchinson, Gaylord, Redwood Falls, New Ulm, St Peter, Le Sueur, Faribault, Red Wing, St James, Mankato, Waseca, Owatonna, Fairmont, Blue Earth, Albert Lea, Osceola, Rice Lake, Ladysmith, Hudson, River Falls, Prescott, Menomonie, Durand, Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire 752 PM CST Mon Jan 1 2018 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST TUESDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 30 minutes to exposed skin. Expect wind chills to range from 25 below zero to 35 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Wisconsin and central, east central, south central, southeast, southwest and west central Minnesota. * WHEN...Until 10 AM CST Tuesday. 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. $$ MNZ060>063-068>070-021100- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0001.180102T0200Z-180102T1600Z/ Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington-Carver-Scott-Dakota- Including the cities of Minneapolis, Blaine, St Paul, Stillwater, Chaska, Shakopee, and Hastings 752 PM CST Mon Jan 1 2018 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST TUESDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 30 minutes to exposed skin. Expect wind chills around 25 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of east central Minnesota. * WHEN...Until 10 AM CST Tuesday. 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. $$ Borghoff
873 WWUS43 KMPX 020834 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 234 AM CST Tue Jan 2 2018 ...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS FINALLY MODERATING THIS MORNING... .Wind chill values in the 25 to 35 below zero range will continue this morning. Cover exposed skin and dress in layers when outside during these kind of conditions. If traveling, make sure you have warm clothes in your car and that someone knows your travel plans. A Wind Chill Advisory is in effect until 10 am for central and south central Minnesota and west central Wisconsin. MNZ041>045-047>059-064>067-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016- 023>028-021600- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-180102T1600Z/ Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Stevens-Pope-Stearns- Benton-Sherburne-Isanti-Chisago-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa- Kandiyohi-Meeker-Wright-Yellow Medicine-Renville-McLeod-Sibley- Redwood-Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Watonwan-Blue Earth- Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-Freeborn-Polk-Barron-Rusk- St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-Eau Claire- 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, Granite Falls, Olivia, Hutchinson, Gaylord, Redwood Falls, New Ulm, St Peter, Le Sueur, Faribault, Red Wing, St James, Mankato, Waseca, Owatonna, Fairmont, Blue Earth, Albert Lea, Osceola, Rice Lake, Ladysmith, Hudson, River Falls, Prescott, Menomonie, Durand, Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire 234 AM CST Tue Jan 2 2018 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 30 minutes to exposed skin. Expect wind chills to range from 25 below zero to 35 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Wisconsin and central, east central, south central, southeast, southwest and west central Minnesota. * WHEN...Until 10 AM CST Tuesday. 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. $$ MNZ060>063-068>070-021600- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-180102T1600Z/ Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington-Carver-Scott-Dakota- Including the cities of Minneapolis, Blaine, St Paul, Stillwater, Chaska, Shakopee, and Hastings 234 AM CST Tue Jan 2 2018 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 30 minutes to exposed skin. Expect wind chills around 25 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of east central Minnesota. * WHEN...Until 10 AM CST Tuesday. 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. $$ Borghoff
326 WWUS43 KMPX 021602 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 1002 AM CST Tue Jan 2 2018 ...Wind Chills Slowly Improving Today... .The current wind chill advisory will be allowed to expire. However, behind the next surge of cold air, another wind chill advisory or warning could be issued later today for the overnight period. MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 021715- /O.EXP.KMPX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-180102T1600Z/ Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Stevens-Pope-Stearns- Benton-Sherburne-Isanti-Chisago-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa- Kandiyohi-Meeker-Wright-Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington- Yellow Medicine-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Carver-Scott-Dakota- Redwood-Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Watonwan-Blue Earth- Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-Freeborn-Polk-Barron-Rusk- St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-Eau Claire- Including the cities of Alexandria, Long Prairie, Little Falls, Princeton, Mora, Morris, Glenwood, St Cloud, Foley, Elk River, Cambridge, Center City, Madison, Benson, Montevideo, Willmar, Litchfield, Monticello, Minneapolis, Blaine, St Paul, Stillwater, Granite Falls, Olivia, Hutchinson, Gaylord, Chaska, Shakopee, Hastings, Redwood Falls, New Ulm, St Peter, Le Sueur, Faribault, Red Wing, St James, Mankato, Waseca, Owatonna, Fairmont, Blue Earth, Albert Lea, Osceola, Rice Lake, Ladysmith, Hudson, River Falls, Prescott, Menomonie, Durand, Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire 1002 AM CST Tue Jan 2 2018 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... $$
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.