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Wind Chill Advisory 9, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 1, 2018, 2:10 PM CST for 9 counties in Minnesota; 9 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Feb 1, 2018, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 1, 2018, 2:10 PM CST (20:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 1, 2018, 9:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 2, 2018, 10:00 AM CST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Benton County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Kanabec County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Todd 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), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:09 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, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 81 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
- 1235 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -61 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -24 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
013 WWUS43 KMPX 012010 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 210 PM CST Thu Feb 1 2018 ...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO NORTHWEST WISCONSIN TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING... .Wind chills around 25 below zero are expected tonight into Friday morning across central Minnesota into west central Wisconsin. A wind chill advisory is in effect from 9 PM this evening until 10 AM Friday, for areas generally along and north of a line from Alexandria to Cambridge, and east of a Taylors Falls to Zumbrota line across west central Wisconsin. MNZ041>045-050-052-053-078-WIZ014>016-023>028-020415- /O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0009.180202T0300Z-180202T1600Z/ Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Benton-Isanti-Chisago- Goodhue-Polk-Barron-Rusk-St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-Chippewa- Eau Claire- Including the cities of Alexandria, Long Prairie, Little Falls, Princeton, Mora, Foley, Cambridge, Center City, Red Wing, Osceola, Rice Lake, Ladysmith, Hudson, River Falls, Prescott, Menomonie, Durand, Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire 210 PM CST Thu Feb 1 2018 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST FRIDAY... * 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 northwest and west central Wisconsin and central, east central, southeast and west central Minnesota. * WHEN...From 9 PM this evening to 10 AM CST Friday. 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. $$
3 follow-up statements
519 WWUS43 KMPX 020321 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 921 PM CST Thu Feb 1 2018 ...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO NORTHWEST WISCONSIN TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING... .Wind chills around 25 below zero are expected tonight into Friday morning across central Minnesota into west central Wisconsin. A wind chill advisory is in effect until 10 AM Friday morning, for areas generally along and north of a line from Alexandria to Cambridge, and east of a Taylors Falls to Zumbrota line across west central Wisconsin. MNZ041>045-050-052-053-078-WIZ014>016-023>028-021130- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-180202T1600Z/ Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Benton-Isanti-Chisago- Goodhue-Polk-Barron-Rusk-St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-Chippewa- Eau Claire- Including the cities of Alexandria, Long Prairie, Little Falls, Princeton, Mora, Foley, Cambridge, Center City, Red Wing, Osceola, Rice Lake, Ladysmith, Hudson, River Falls, Prescott, Menomonie, Durand, Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire 921 PM CST Thu Feb 1 2018 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Wind chill values around 25 below zero are expected. The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 30 minutes to exposed skin. * WHERE...Northwest and west central Wisconsin and portions of central and southeast Minnesota. * WHEN...Until 10 AM CST Friday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and the wind will combine to create low wind chills. Frost bite and hypothermia can occur if precautions are not taken. Make sure you wear a hat and gloves. $$
017 WWUS43 KMPX 020859 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 259 AM CST Fri Feb 2 2018 ...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH 10 AM THIS MORNING... .Wind chill values of 20 to 25 degrees below zero are expected through mid morning. A wind chill advisory is in effect until 10 am, for areas generally along and north of a line from Alexandria to Cambridge, and east of a Taylors Falls to Zumbrota line across west central Wisconsin. MNZ041>045-050-052-053-078-WIZ014>016-023>028-021600- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-180202T1600Z/ Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Benton-Isanti-Chisago- Goodhue-Polk-Barron-Rusk-St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-Chippewa- Eau Claire- Including the cities of Alexandria, Long Prairie, Little Falls, Princeton, Mora, Foley, Cambridge, Center City, Red Wing, Osceola, Rice Lake, Ladysmith, Hudson, River Falls, Prescott, Menomonie, Durand, Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire 259 AM CST Fri Feb 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 20 to 25 degrees below zero. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Wisconsin and central, east central, southeast 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. $$
978 WWUS43 KMPX 021558 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 958 AM CST Fri Feb 2 2018 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY EXPIRING AT 10 AM CST... MNZ041>045-050-052-053-078-WIZ014>016-023>028-021700- /O.EXP.KMPX.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-180202T1600Z/ Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Benton-Isanti-Chisago- Goodhue-Polk-Barron-Rusk-St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-Chippewa- Eau Claire- Including the cities of Alexandria, Long Prairie, Little Falls, Princeton, Mora, Foley, Cambridge, Center City, Red Wing, Osceola, Rice Lake, Ladysmith, Hudson, River Falls, Prescott, Menomonie, Durand, Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire 958 AM CST Fri Feb 2 2018 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... Wind chills temperatures have moderated, so the Advisory will be allowed to expire at 10 AM. $$
Nearby
Wind Chill Advisories in Minnesota, 2018Wind Chill Advisories in Wisconsin, 2018Every wind chill advisory in 2018
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.