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Wind Chill Advisory 8, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this wind chill advisory at Dec 19, 2021, 2:52 PM CST for 6 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Dec 20, 2021, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 19, 2021, 2:52 PM CST (20:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 20, 2021, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 20, 2021, 9:59 AM CST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
Counties Benson County, ND, Cavalier County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Ramsey County, ND, Towner County, ND, Walsh County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:54 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, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 235 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
- 1262 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 217 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 312 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
898 WWUS43 KFGF 192052 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 252 PM CST Sun Dec 19 2021 NDZ006-007-014-015-026-054-201800- /O.NEW.KFGF.WC.Y.0008.211220T0600Z-211220T1800Z/ Towner-Cavalier-Benson-Ramsey-Nelson-Western Walsh- Including the cities of Cando, Langdon, Fort Totten, Maddock, Leeds, Minnewaukan, Devils Lake, Lakota, Mcville, Aneta, Tolna, Edinburg, Adams, and Lankin 252 PM CST Sun Dec 19 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST MONDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 30 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of northeast North Dakota. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to noon CST Monday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution while outside. Wear appropriate winter clothing. && $$
2 follow-up statements
872 WWUS43 KFGF 200918 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 318 AM CST Mon Dec 20 2021 NDZ006-007-014-015-026-054-201800- /O.CON.KFGF.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-211220T1800Z/ Towner-Cavalier-Benson-Ramsey-Nelson-Western Walsh- Including the cities of Cando, Langdon, Fort Totten, Maddock, Leeds, Minnewaukan, Devils Lake, Lakota, Mcville, Aneta, Tolna, Edinburg, Adams, and Lankin 318 AM CST Mon Dec 20 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 25 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of northeast North Dakota. * WHEN...Until noon CST today. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution while outside. Wear appropriate winter clothing. && $$
069 WWUS43 KFGF 201559 WSWFGF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 959 AM CST Mon Dec 20 2021 NDZ006-007-014-015-026-054-201700- /O.CAN.KFGF.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-211220T1800Z/ Towner-Cavalier-Benson-Ramsey-Nelson-Western Walsh- Including the cities of Cando, Langdon, Fort Totten, Maddock, Leeds, Minnewaukan, Devils Lake, Lakota, Mcville, Aneta, Tolna, Edinburg, Adams, and Lankin 959 AM CST Mon Dec 20 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Wind chills around -20 will continue to slowly improve through the rest of the morning. $$
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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.