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Wind Chill Advisory 18, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this wind chill advisory at Dec 23, 2020, 3:05 PM CST for 18 counties in Minnesota; 17 counties in North Dakota. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 23, 2020, 3:05 PM CST (21:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 24, 2020, 3:00 PM CST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
All 35 counties
Becker County, MN, Beltrami County, MN, Clay County, MN, Clearwater County, MN, Grant County, MN, Hubbard County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Lake of the Woods County, MN, Mahnomen County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Norman County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Pennington County, MN, Polk County, MN, Red Lake County, MN, Roseau County, MN, Wadena County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Barnes County, ND, Benson County, ND, Cass County, ND, Cavalier County, ND, Eddy County, ND, Grand Forks County, ND, Griggs County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Ramsey County, ND, Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND, Steele County, ND, Towner County, ND, Traill County, ND, Walsh County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:08 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
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 290 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
- 518 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 211 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Grand Forks, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill advisory went out at Dec 23, 1:35 PM CST, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 23, 1:35 PM CST, 1 hour 30 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 23, 6:58 AM CST, 8 hours 7 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 658 AM CST Wed Dec 23 2020 MNZ001>004-007-015-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ007-008-016-026>030-038- 039-049-052>054-241300- West Polk-Norman-Clay-Kittson-West Marshall-East Polk-Mahnomen- South Clearwater-Hubbard-West Becker-East Becker-Wilkin- West Otter Tail-East Otter Tail-Wadena-Grant-Cavalier-Pembina- Eastern Walsh-Nelson-Grand Forks-Griggs-Steele-Traill-Barnes-Cass- Ransom-Sargent-Richland-Western Walsh- 658 AM CST Wed Dec 23 2020 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern North Dakota, west central and northwest Minnesota. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Wind gusts up to 55 mph and some falling snow will result in blowing snow with visibilities less than a quarter mile, especially in open country. The snow will taper off across the northern Red River Valley first, but will take longer to end across west central Minnesota. Snowfall amounts may only range around an inch in the Northern Valley, but west central Minnesota could still pick up 3 to 6 inches. Wind chills will drop to 25 below to 35 below zero. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday Wind chills of 25 below to 35 below zero Thursday morning will moderate during the day. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated. NDZ006-014-015-024-241300- Towner-Benson-Ramsey-Eddy- 658 AM CST Wed Dec 23 2020 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern North Dakota. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Wind gusts up to 55 mph will result in some blowing snow and reduced visibilities, especially in open country. Wind chills will drop to 25 below to 35 below zero. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday Wind chills of 25 below to 35 below zero Thursday morning will moderate during the day. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated. MNZ005-006-008-009-013-014-016-017-241300- Roseau-Lake Of The Woods-East Marshall-North Beltrami-Pennington- Red Lake-North Clearwater-South Beltrami- 658 AM CST Wed Dec 23 2020 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northwest Minnesota. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Wind gusts up to 50 mph will result in some blowing snow and reduced visibilities, especially in open areas. 2 to 6 inches of snow is expected across northwest Minnesota. Wind chills will drop to 25 below to 35 below zero. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday Wind chills of 25 below to 35 below zero Thursday morning will moderate during the day. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 23, 9:34 AM CST, 5 hours 31 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 6:29 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | FGF | Becker, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Otter Tail, Polk and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Dec 23, 12:37 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FGF | Beltrami, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington, Red Lake, Roseau | 2 hr |
Nearby
Wind Chill Advisories in Minnesota, 2020Wind Chill Advisories in North Dakota, 2020Every wind chill advisory in 2020
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.