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Frost Advisory 9, NWS Twin Cities, MN

October 17, 2021Chippewa County, Eau Claire County, Rusk County, Wisconsin

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this frost advisory at Oct 17, 2021, 2:25 PM CDT for Chippewa County, Eau Claire County, Rusk County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Oct 18, 2021, 3:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 17, 2021, 2:25 PM CDT (19:25 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 18, 2021, 3:00 AM CDT
Expired
Oct 18, 2021, 8:00 AM CDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN

Counties Chippewa County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI, Rusk County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:29 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, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 188 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 2021-10-17Temperature 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 2021-10-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 54 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
2109 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
54 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
102 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

528 
WWUS73 KMPX 171925
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
225 PM CDT Sun Oct 17 2021

WIZ016-027-028-180330-
/O.NEW.KMPX.FR.Y.0009.211018T0800Z-211018T1300Z/
Rusk-Chippewa-Eau Claire-
Including the cities of Ladysmith, Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire
225 PM CDT Sun Oct 17 2021

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

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 34 will result in frost 
  formation.

* WHERE...Rusk, Chippewa and Eau Claire Counties.

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

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
458 
WWUS73 KMPX 180323
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1023 PM CDT Sun Oct 17 2021

WIZ016-027-028-181130-
/O.CON.KMPX.FR.Y.0009.211018T0800Z-211018T1300Z/
Rusk-Chippewa-Eau Claire-
Including the cities of Ladysmith, Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire
1023 PM CDT Sun Oct 17 2021

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

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 34 will result in frost 
  formation.

* WHERE...Eau Claire, Rusk and Chippewa Counties.

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

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

Borghoff
872 
WWUS73 KMPX 180940
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
440 AM CDT Mon Oct 18 2021

WIZ016-027-028-181300-
/O.CON.KMPX.FR.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-211018T1300Z/
Rusk-Chippewa-Eau Claire-
Including the cities of Ladysmith, Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire
440 AM CDT Mon Oct 18 2021

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

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 34 will result in frost 
  formation.

* WHERE...Eau Claire, Rusk and Chippewa Counties.

* 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.

&&

$$

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.