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Frost Advisory 2, NWS Twin Cities, MN

May 5, 20216 counties in Wisconsin; 20 counties in Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this frost advisory at May 5, 2021, 2:42 PM CDT for 6 counties in Wisconsin; 20 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at May 6, 2021, 3:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 5, 2021, 2:42 PM CDT (19:42 UTC)
In effect from
May 6, 2021, 3:00 AM CDT
Expired
May 6, 2021, 8:00 AM CDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 26 counties

Anoka County, MN, Brown County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Washington County, MN, Wright County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN, Chippewa County, WI, Dunn County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI, Pepin County, WI, Pierce County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:45 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, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 13 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 2021-05-05Temperature 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 2021-05-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -10 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1720 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
94 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

689 
WWUS73 KMPX 051942
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
242 PM CDT Wed May 5 2021

MNZ054-056>059-061-063>070-073>078-WIZ023>028-060900-
/O.NEW.KMPX.FR.Y.0002.210506T0800Z-210506T1300Z/
Lac Qui Parle-Chippewa-Kandiyohi-Meeker-Wright-Anoka-Washington-
Yellow Medicine-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Carver-Scott-Dakota-
Redwood-Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-St. Croix-Pierce-
Dunn-Pepin-Eau Claire-
Including the cities of Madison, Montevideo, Willmar, Litchfield,
Monticello, Blaine, Stillwater, Granite Falls, Olivia, 
Hutchinson, Gaylord, Chanhassen, Chaska, Victoria, Shakopee, 
Hastings, Redwood Falls, New Ulm, St Peter, Le Sueur, Faribault, 
Red Wing, Hudson, River Falls, Menomonie, Durand, Chippewa Falls,
and Eau Claire
242 PM CDT Wed May 5 2021

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM CDT THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 32 will result in frost 
  formation.

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

* WHEN...From 3 AM to 8 AM CDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

Borghoff
3 follow-up statements
863 
WWUS73 KMPX 060210
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
910 PM CDT Wed May 5 2021

MNZ054-056>059-061-063>070-073>078-WIZ023>028-061300-
/O.CON.KMPX.FR.Y.0002.210506T0800Z-210506T1300Z/
Lac Qui Parle-Chippewa-Kandiyohi-Meeker-Wright-Anoka-Washington-
Yellow Medicine-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Carver-Scott-Dakota-
Redwood-Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-St. Croix-Pierce-
Dunn-Pepin-Eau Claire-
Including the cities of Madison, Montevideo, Willmar, Litchfield,
Monticello, Blaine, Stillwater, Granite Falls, Olivia, 
Hutchinson, Gaylord, Chanhassen, Chaska, Victoria, Shakopee, 
Hastings, Redwood Falls, New Ulm, St Peter, Le Sueur, Faribault, 
Red Wing, Hudson, River Falls, Menomonie, Durand, Chippewa Falls,
and Eau Claire
910 PM CDT Wed May 5 2021

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 32 will result in frost 
  formation.

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

* WHEN...From 3 AM to 8 AM CDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$
168 
WWUS73 KMPX 060807
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
307 AM CDT Thu May 6 2021

MNZ054-056>059-061-063>070-073>078-WIZ023>028-061300-
/O.CON.KMPX.FR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210506T1300Z/
Lac Qui Parle-Chippewa-Kandiyohi-Meeker-Wright-Anoka-Washington-
Yellow Medicine-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Carver-Scott-Dakota-
Redwood-Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-St. Croix-Pierce-
Dunn-Pepin-Eau Claire-
Including the cities of Madison, Montevideo, Willmar, Litchfield,
Monticello, Blaine, Stillwater, Granite Falls, Olivia, 
Hutchinson, Gaylord, Chanhassen, Chaska, Victoria, Shakopee, 
Hastings, Redwood Falls, New Ulm, St Peter, Le Sueur, Faribault, 
Red Wing, Hudson, River Falls, Menomonie, Durand, Chippewa Falls,
and Eau Claire
307 AM CDT Thu May 6 2021

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 33 will result in frost 
  formation.

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

* WHEN...Until 8 AM CDT this morning.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$
807 
WWUS73 KMPX 061306
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
806 AM CDT Thu May 6 2021

MNZ054-056>059-061-063>070-073>078-WIZ023>028-061415-
/O.EXP.KMPX.FR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210506T1300Z/
Lac Qui Parle-Chippewa-Kandiyohi-Meeker-Wright-Anoka-Washington-
Yellow Medicine-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Carver-Scott-Dakota-
Redwood-Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-St. Croix-Pierce-
Dunn-Pepin-Eau Claire-
Including the cities of Madison, Montevideo, Willmar, Litchfield,
Monticello, Blaine, Stillwater, Granite Falls, Olivia, 
Hutchinson, Gaylord, Chanhassen, Chaska, Victoria, Shakopee, 
Hastings, Redwood Falls, New Ulm, St Peter, Le Sueur, Faribault, 
Red Wing, Hudson, River Falls, Menomonie, Durand, Chippewa Falls,
and Eau Claire
806 AM CDT Thu May 6 2021

...FROST ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 5, 2:40 PM CDTFire Weather WatchMPXBenton, Chippewa, Douglas, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi and 14 more13 hr

Nearby

Frost Advisories in Minnesota, 2021Frost Advisories in Wisconsin, 2021Every frost advisory in 2021

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.