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Wind Chill Advisory 4, NWS Twin Cities, MN

January 5, 201827 counties in Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind chill advisory at Jan 5, 2018, 2:32 PM CST for 27 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Jan 6, 2018, 3:00 AM CST. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 5, 2018, 2:32 PM CST (20:32 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 6, 2018, 3:00 AM CST
Expired
Jan 6, 2018, 10:00 AM CST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 27 counties

Benton County, MN, Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Kanabec County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Martin County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Pope County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Todd County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Wright County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:35 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, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 89 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 2018-01-05Temperature 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 2018-01-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -47 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
1211 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
74 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-47 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
75 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

234 
WWUS43 KMPX 052032
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
232 PM CST Fri Jan 5 2018

...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS RETURN LATE TONIGHT...

.Wind chill values in the 25 to 30 degrees below zero range will
return to portions of western, southwestern and central Minnesota.
The coldest wind chills can be expected during the early morning
hours through late morning Saturday.

MNZ041>045-047>051-054>059-064>067-073>075-082-083-091-092-060500-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.180106T0900Z-180106T1600Z/
Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Stevens-Pope-Stearns-
Benton-Sherburne-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi-Meeker-
Wright-Yellow Medicine-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Redwood-Brown-
Nicollet-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Martin-Faribault-
Including the cities of Alexandria, Long Prairie, Little Falls, 
Princeton, Mora, 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, Fairmont, and Blue Earth
232 PM CST Fri Jan 5 2018

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM CST
SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. The cold wind chills will
  cause frostbite in as little as 15 minutes to exposed skin.
  Expect wind chills to range from 20 below zero to 30 below 
  zero.

* WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southwest and west 
  central Minnesota.

* WHEN...From 3 AM to 10 AM CST Saturday.

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
440 
WWUS43 KMPX 060239
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
839 PM CST Fri Jan 5 2018

MNZ041>045-047>051-054>059-064>067-073>075-082-083-091-092-061045-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.180106T0900Z-180106T1600Z/
Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Stevens-Pope-Stearns-
Benton-Sherburne-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi-Meeker-
Wright-Yellow Medicine-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Redwood-Brown-
Nicollet-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Martin-Faribault-
Including the cities of Alexandria, Long Prairie, Little Falls, 
Princeton, Mora, 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, Fairmont, and Blue Earth
839 PM CST Fri Jan 5 2018

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM CST
SATURDAY...

* 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 20 below zero to 35 
  below zero.

* WHERE...Areas along and west of a line from Mora, to Buffalo, to
  Mankato and Blue Earth.

* WHEN...From 3 AM to 10 AM CST Saturday.

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.

$$
801 
WWUS43 KMPX 060837
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
237 AM CST Sat Jan 6 2018

MNZ041>045-047>051-054>059-064>067-073>075-082-083-091-092-061600-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.180106T0900Z-180106T1600Z/
Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Stevens-Pope-Stearns-
Benton-Sherburne-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi-Meeker-
Wright-Yellow Medicine-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Redwood-Brown-
Nicollet-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Martin-Faribault-
Including the cities of Alexandria, Long Prairie, Little Falls, 
Princeton, Mora, 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, Fairmont, and Blue Earth
237 AM CST Sat Jan 6 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 15 below zero to 30 
  below zero.

* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central, 
  southwest and west central Minnesota.

* WHEN...Until 10 AM CST this 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.

$$

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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.