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Wind Chill Advisory 3, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind chill advisory at Jan 3, 2018, 2:19 PM CST for 8 counties in Minnesota; 9 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Jan 3, 2018, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 3, 2018, 2:19 PM CST (20:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 3, 2018, 9:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 4, 2018, 2:37 AM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Blue Earth County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Martin County, MN, Steele County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Watonwan 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), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:18 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
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 76 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
- 781 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 81 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 125 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
172 WWUS43 KMPX 032019 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 219 PM CST Wed Jan 3 2018 ...Bitterly cold again overnight... .Bitter cold air will move into the region tonight, with temperatures generally in the 10 below to 15 below zero range. Winds will make it feel even colder, with wind chill readings ranging from 25 below to 30 below zero later tonight into Thursday morning. Limit or avoid outdoor exposure, but if you must go out, dress in layers and keep exposed skin to a minimum. MNZ078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-040430- /O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0003.180104T0300Z-180104T1600Z/ Goodhue-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault- Freeborn-Polk-Barron-Rusk-St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-Chippewa- Eau Claire- Including the cities of 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 219 PM CST Wed Jan 3 2018 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST THURSDAY... * 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 south central and southeast Minnesota. * WHEN...From 9 PM this evening to 10 AM CST Thursday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The coldest wind chills should occur from 3 AM until 9 AM Thursday morning. 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. $$
2 follow-up statements
909 WWUS43 KMPX 040353 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 953 PM CST Wed Jan 3 2018 MNZ078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-041200- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-180104T1600Z/ Goodhue-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault- Freeborn-Polk-Barron-Rusk-St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-Chippewa- Eau Claire- Including the cities of Red Wing, St James, Mankato, Waseca, Owatonna, Fairmont, Blue Earth, Albert Lea, Osceola, Rice Lake, Ladysmith, Hudson, River Falls, Prescott, Menomonie, Durand, Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire 953 PM CST Wed Jan 3 2018 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THURSDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 30 minutes to exposed skin. Expect wind chills near 25 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Wisconsin and south central and southeast Minnesota. * WHEN...Until 10 AM CST Thursday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and the wind will combine to create low wind chills. Frost bite and hypothermia can occur if precautions are not taken. Make sure you wear a hat and gloves. $$
228 WWUS43 KMPX 040837 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 237 AM CST Thu Jan 4 2018 ...Little Wind and Higher Temperatures... .The wind chill advisory which was in effect through this morning will be cancelled early as wind speeds remained light and temperatures have average slightly higher than expected. However, wind chill values will still hold between 10 to 20 degrees below zero through the morning. MNZ078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-040945- /O.CAN.KMPX.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-180104T1600Z/ Goodhue-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault- Freeborn-Polk-Barron-Rusk-St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-Chippewa- Eau Claire- Including the cities of 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 237 AM CST Thu Jan 4 2018 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 7:55 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | Benton, Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Mille Lacs, Morrison and 5 more | 15 hr |
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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.