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Wind Chill Advisory 4, NWS Grand Forks, ND
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.
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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.
- 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
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.