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Wind Chill Advisory 4, NWS Grand Forks, ND

January 27, 20215 counties in Minnesota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this wind chill advisory at Jan 27, 2021, 1:58 PM CST for 5 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Jan 27, 2021, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 27, 2021, 1:58 PM CST (19:58 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 27, 2021, 6:00 PM CST
Expired
Jan 28, 2021, 6:17 AM CST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND

Counties Beltrami County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Lake of the Woods County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Roseau County, MN

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 161 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:00 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

International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 181 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, International Fa, MN at 12:00Z on 2021-01-27Temperature 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, International Fa, MN at 12:00Z on 2021-01-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -27 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
808 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-27 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
22 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

870 
WWUS43 KFGF 271958
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
158 PM CST Wed Jan 27 2021

MNZ004>006-008-009-281500-
/O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0004.210128T0000Z-210128T1500Z/
Kittson-Roseau-Lake Of The Woods-East Marshall-North Beltrami-
Including the cities of Hallock, Karlstad, Lancaster, Roseau, 
Warroad, Greenbush, Baudette, Newfolden, Middle River, Grygla, 
Red Lake, Redby, and Ponemah
158 PM CST Wed Jan 27 2021

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CST THURSDAY...

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

* WHERE...Kittson, Roseau, Lake Of The Woods, East Marshall and 
  North Beltrami Counties.

* WHEN...From 6 PM this evening 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 outside. Wear appropriate winter clothing. 

&&

$$
PJS
2 follow-up statements
703 
WWUS43 KFGF 280921
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
321 AM CST Thu Jan 28 2021

MNZ004>006-008-009-281500-
/O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210128T1500Z/
Kittson-Roseau-Lake Of The Woods-East Marshall-North Beltrami-
Including the cities of Hallock, Karlstad, Lancaster, Roseau, 
Warroad, Greenbush, Baudette, Newfolden, Middle River, Grygla, 
Red Lake, Redby, and Ponemah
321 AM CST Thu Jan 28 2021

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

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

* WHERE...Roseau, Kittson, Lake Of The Woods, North Beltrami and 
  East Marshall Counties.

* 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 outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and 
gloves. 

&&

$$
622 
WWUS43 KFGF 281217
WSWFGF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
617 AM CST Thu Jan 28 2021

MNZ004>006-008-009-281330-
/O.CAN.KFGF.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210128T1500Z/
Kittson-Roseau-Lake Of The Woods-East Marshall-North Beltrami-
Including the cities of Hallock, Karlstad, Lancaster, Roseau, 
Warroad, Greenbush, Baudette, Newfolden, Middle River, Grygla, 
Red Lake, Redby, and Ponemah
617 AM CST Thu Jan 28 2021

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Cloud cover has now moved into the Lake of the Woods region, 
finally moderating the frigid temperatures there.

$$

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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.