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Wind Chill Advisory 8, NWS Twin Cities, MN

February 19, 202026 counties in Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 19, 2020, 3:35 PM CST for 26 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Feb 20, 2020, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 19, 2020, 3:35 PM CST (21:35 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 20, 2020, 12:00 AM CST
Expired
Feb 20, 2020, 9:00 AM CST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 26 counties

Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Pope County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Rice County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Steele County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Todd County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:38 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, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 86 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 2020-02-19Temperature 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 2020-02-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -81 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
1297 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
88 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-81 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
69 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

702 
WWUS43 KMPX 192135
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
335 PM CST Wed Feb 19 2020

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST AND
SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

.Dangerous wind chills of 25 to 30 degrees below zero will are 
expected to develop after midnight across portions of west and
south central Minnesota. Temperatures will improve after sunrise,
but hazardous wind chills are still expected through 9 AM.

MNZ041-042-047>049-054>058-064>067-073>077-082>085-091>093-200545-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0008.200220T0600Z-200220T1500Z/
Douglas-Todd-Stevens-Pope-Stearns-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-
Kandiyohi-Meeker-Yellow Medicine-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Redwood-
Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-
Martin-Faribault-Freeborn-
Including the cities of Alexandria, Long Prairie, Morris, 
Glenwood, St Cloud, Madison, Benson, Montevideo, Willmar, 
Litchfield, Granite Falls, Olivia, Hutchinson, Gaylord, 
Redwood Falls, New Ulm, St Peter, Le Sueur, Faribault, St James, 
Mankato, Waseca, Owatonna, Fairmont, Blue Earth, and Albert Lea
335 PM CST Wed Feb 19 2020

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
CST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 
  35 below zero.

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

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM CST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite
  on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a
hat, and gloves. 

&&

$$

BPH
2 follow-up statements
218 
WWUS43 KMPX 200417
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1017 PM CST Wed Feb 19 2020

...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST AND
SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

.Dangerous wind chills of 25 to 30 degrees below zero will are
expected to develop after midnight across portions of south
central, western, and central Minnesota. Temperatures will 
improve after sunrise, but hazardous wind chills are still 
expected through 9 AM.

MNZ041-042-047>049-054>058-064>067-073>077-082>085-091>093-201230-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0008.200220T0600Z-200220T1500Z/
Douglas-Todd-Stevens-Pope-Stearns-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-
Kandiyohi-Meeker-Yellow Medicine-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Redwood-
Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-
Martin-Faribault-Freeborn-
Including the cities of Alexandria, Long Prairie, Morris, 
Glenwood, St Cloud, Madison, Benson, Montevideo, Willmar, 
Litchfield, Granite Falls, Olivia, Hutchinson, Gaylord, 
Redwood Falls, New Ulm, St Peter, Le Sueur, Faribault, St James, 
Mankato, Waseca, Owatonna, Fairmont, Blue Earth, and Albert Lea
1017 PM CST Wed Feb 19 2020

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 30 
  below zero.

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

* WHEN...Until 9 AM CST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause 
  frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a
hat, and gloves. 

&&

$$
839 
WWUS43 KMPX 200941
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
341 AM CST Thu Feb 20 2020

MNZ041-042-047>049-054>058-064>067-073>077-082>085-091>093-201500-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-200220T1500Z/
Douglas-Todd-Stevens-Pope-Stearns-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-
Kandiyohi-Meeker-Yellow Medicine-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Redwood-
Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-
Martin-Faribault-Freeborn-
Including the cities of Alexandria, Long Prairie, Morris, 
Glenwood, St Cloud, Madison, Benson, Montevideo, Willmar, 
Litchfield, Granite Falls, Olivia, Hutchinson, Gaylord, 
Redwood Falls, New Ulm, St Peter, Le Sueur, Faribault, St James, 
Mankato, Waseca, Owatonna, Fairmont, Blue Earth, and Albert Lea
341 AM CST Thu Feb 20 2020

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 30 below 
  zero.

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

* WHEN...Until 9 AM CST this morning.

* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause 
  frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a
hat, and gloves. 

&&

$$

Borghoff

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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.