Alert archive / North Dakota / Wind Chill Advisories in 2021
Wind Chill Advisory 1, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this wind chill advisory at Jan 23, 2021, 3:00 PM CST for 8 counties in North Dakota; 6 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Jan 24, 2021, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 23, 2021, 3:00 PM CST (21:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 24, 2021, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 24, 2021, 12:00 PM CST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
Counties Kittson County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Pennington County, MN, Polk County, MN, Red Lake County, MN, Roseau County, MN, Benson County, ND, Cavalier County, ND, Grand Forks County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Ramsey County, ND, Towner County, ND, Walsh County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 299 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
- 787 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 132 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 216 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
956 WWUS43 KFGF 232100 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 300 PM CST Sat Jan 23 2021 MNZ001-004-005-007-008-013-014-NDZ006>008-014>016-026-027-054- 241800- /O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0001.210124T0600Z-210124T1800Z/ West Polk-Kittson-Roseau-West Marshall-East Marshall-Pennington- Red Lake-Towner-Cavalier-Pembina-Benson-Ramsey-Eastern Walsh- Nelson-Grand Forks-Western Walsh- Including the cities of Crookston, East Grand Forks, Hallock, Karlstad, Lancaster, Roseau, Warroad, Greenbush, Warren, Stephen, Argyle, Newfolden, Middle River, Grygla, Thief River Falls, Red Lake Falls, Cando, Langdon, Cavalier, Walhalla, Drayton, Pembina, Neche, St. Thomas, Fort Totten, Maddock, Leeds, Minnewaukan, Devils Lake, Grafton, Park River, Lakota, Mcville, Aneta, Tolna, Grand Forks, Edinburg, Adams, and Lankin 300 PM CST Sat Jan 23 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST SUNDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 30 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of northwest Minnesota and northeast North Dakota. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to noon CST Sunday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. && $$
2 follow-up statements
295 WWUS43 KFGF 240544 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 1144 PM CST Sat Jan 23 2021 MNZ001-004-005-007-008-013-014-NDZ006>008-014>016-026-027-054- 241800- /O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0001.210124T0600Z-210124T1800Z/ West Polk-Kittson-Roseau-West Marshall-East Marshall-Pennington- Red Lake-Towner-Cavalier-Pembina-Benson-Ramsey-Eastern Walsh- Nelson-Grand Forks-Western Walsh- Including the cities of Crookston, East Grand Forks, Hallock, Karlstad, Lancaster, Roseau, Warroad, Greenbush, Warren, Stephen, Argyle, Newfolden, Middle River, Grygla, Thief River Falls, Red Lake Falls, Cando, Langdon, Cavalier, Walhalla, Drayton, Pembina, Neche, St. Thomas, Fort Totten, Maddock, Leeds, Minnewaukan, Devils Lake, Grafton, Park River, Lakota, Mcville, Aneta, Tolna, Grand Forks, Edinburg, Adams, and Lankin 1144 PM CST Sat Jan 23 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 30 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of northwest Minnesota and northeast North Dakota. * WHEN...Until noon CST Sunday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. && $$
939 WWUS43 KFGF 240930 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 330 AM CST Sun Jan 24 2021 MNZ001-004-005-007-008-013-014-NDZ006>008-014>016-026-027-054- 241800- /O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210124T1800Z/ West Polk-Kittson-Roseau-West Marshall-East Marshall-Pennington- Red Lake-Towner-Cavalier-Pembina-Benson-Ramsey-Eastern Walsh- Nelson-Grand Forks-Western Walsh- Including the cities of Crookston, East Grand Forks, Hallock, Karlstad, Lancaster, Roseau, Warroad, Greenbush, Warren, Stephen, Argyle, Newfolden, Middle River, Grygla, Thief River Falls, Red Lake Falls, Cando, Langdon, Cavalier, Walhalla, Drayton, Pembina, Neche, St. Thomas, Fort Totten, Maddock, Leeds, Minnewaukan, Devils Lake, Grafton, Park River, Lakota, Mcville, Aneta, Tolna, Grand Forks, Edinburg, Adams, and Lankin 330 AM CST Sun Jan 24 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 30 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of northwest Minnesota and northeast North Dakota. * WHEN...Until noon CST today. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. && $$
Nearby
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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.