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Wind Chill Advisory 3, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 8, 2021, 1:32 PM CST for 35 counties in Minnesota; 9 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Feb 8, 2021, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 8, 2021, 1:32 PM CST (19:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 8, 2021, 9:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 9, 2021, 10:00 AM CST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 44 counties
Anoka County, MN, Benton County, MN, Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Kanabec County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Steele County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Washington County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Wright County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN, Barron County, WI, Chippewa County, WI, Dunn County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI, Pepin County, WI, Pierce County, WI, Polk County, WI, Rusk County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 5 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:32 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, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 6 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
- 706 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 119 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
178 WWUS43 KMPX 081932 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 132 PM CST Mon Feb 8 2021 ...VERY COLD AIR IN PLACE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS... .Arctic high pressure will remain in place through this week. Highs in the single digits above or below zero are expected each day with lows in the teens or 20s below zero. Combined with the wind, wind chill values each night will drop to 25 below to 35 below zero in many locations. Some improvement is expected each afternoon, but that will last only briefly. A Wind Chill Advisory is in effect across the entire area for tonight. MNZ044-045-050>054-056>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016- 023>028-091000- /O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0003.210209T0300Z-210209T1600Z/ Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Benton-Sherburne-Isanti-Chisago-Lac Qui Parle- Chippewa-Kandiyohi-Meeker-Wright-Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington- Yellow Medicine-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Carver-Scott-Dakota- Redwood-Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Watonwan-Blue Earth- Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-Freeborn-Polk-Barron-Rusk- St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-Eau Claire- Including the cities of Princeton, Mora, Sauk Rapids, Elk River, Cambridge, Center City, Madison, Montevideo, Willmar, Litchfield, Monticello, Minneapolis, Blaine, St Paul, Stillwater, Granite Falls, Olivia, Hutchinson, Gaylord, Chanhassen, Chaska, Victoria, Shakopee, Hastings, Redwood Falls, New Ulm, St Peter, Le Sueur, Faribault, Red Wing, St James, Mankato, Waseca, Owatonna, Fairmont, Blue Earth, Albert Lea, Osceola, Rice Lake, Ladysmith, Hudson, River Falls, Menomonie, Durand, Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire 132 PM CST Mon Feb 8 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST TUESDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 30 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Wisconsin and central, east central, south central, southeast, southwest and west central Minnesota. * WHEN...From 9 PM this evening to 10 AM CST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. && $$ MNZ041>043-047>049-055-091000- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210209T1800Z/ Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Stevens-Pope-Stearns-Swift- Including the cities of Alexandria, Long Prairie, Little Falls, Morris, Glenwood, St Cloud, and Benson 132 PM CST Mon Feb 8 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 35 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of central and west central Minnesota. * WHEN...Until noon CST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. && $$
3 follow-up statements
218 WWUS43 KMPX 090120 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 720 PM CST Mon Feb 8 2021 ...VERY COLD AIR IN PLACE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS... .Arctic high pressure will remain in place through this week. Highs in the single digits above or below zero are expected each day with lows in the teens or 20s below zero. Combined with the wind, wind chill values each night will drop to 25 below to 35 below zero in many locations. Some improvement is expected each afternoon, but that will last only briefly. A Wind Chill Advisory is in effect across the entire area for tonight. MNZ041>043-047>049-055-091100- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210209T1800Z/ Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Stevens-Pope-Stearns-Swift- Including the cities of Alexandria, Long Prairie, Little Falls, Morris, Glenwood, St Cloud, and Benson 720 PM CST Mon Feb 8 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 35 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of central and west central Minnesota. * WHEN...Until noon CST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. && $$ MNZ044-045-050>054-056>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016- 023>028-091100- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0003.210209T0300Z-210209T1600Z/ Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Benton-Sherburne-Isanti-Chisago-Lac Qui Parle- Chippewa-Kandiyohi-Meeker-Wright-Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington- Yellow Medicine-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Carver-Scott-Dakota- Redwood-Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Watonwan-Blue Earth- Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-Freeborn-Polk-Barron-Rusk- St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-Eau Claire- Including the cities of Princeton, Mora, Sauk Rapids, Elk River, Cambridge, Center City, Madison, Montevideo, Willmar, Litchfield, Monticello, Minneapolis, Blaine, St Paul, Stillwater, Granite Falls, Olivia, Hutchinson, Gaylord, Chanhassen, Chaska, Victoria, Shakopee, Hastings, Redwood Falls, New Ulm, St Peter, Le Sueur, Faribault, Red Wing, St James, Mankato, Waseca, Owatonna, Fairmont, Blue Earth, Albert Lea, Osceola, Rice Lake, Ladysmith, Hudson, River Falls, Menomonie, Durand, Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire 720 PM CST Mon Feb 8 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST TUESDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 30 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Wisconsin and central, east central, south central, southeast, southwest and west central Minnesota. * WHEN...From 9 PM this evening to 10 AM CST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. && $$
929 WWUS43 KMPX 090903 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 303 AM CST Tue Feb 9 2021 ...VERY COLD AIR IN PLACE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS... .Arctic high pressure will remain in place through this week. Highs in the single digits above or below zero are expected each day with lows in the teens or 20s below zero. Combined with the wind, wind chill values each night will drop to 25 below to 35 below zero in many locations. Some improvement will be felt Tuesday evening through Wednesday as winds diminish, but a return to arctic air is then expected beginning Thursday lingering into the weekend. A Wind Chill Advisory is in effect across the entire area for this morning. MNZ041>043-047-048-091715- /O.EXT.KMPX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210210T0000Z/ Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Stevens-Pope- Including the cities of Alexandria, Long Prairie, Little Falls, Morris, and Glenwood 303 AM CST Tue Feb 9 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 35 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of central and west central Minnesota. * WHEN...Until 6 PM CST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. && $$ MNZ049-055-091715- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210209T1800Z/ Stearns-Swift- Including the cities of St Cloud and Benson 303 AM CST Tue Feb 9 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 35 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of central and west central Minnesota. * WHEN...Until noon CST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. && $$ MNZ044-045-050>054-056>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016- 023>028-091600- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-210209T1600Z/ Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Benton-Sherburne-Isanti-Chisago-Lac Qui Parle- Chippewa-Kandiyohi-Meeker-Wright-Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington- Yellow Medicine-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Carver-Scott-Dakota- Redwood-Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Watonwan-Blue Earth- Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-Freeborn-Polk-Barron-Rusk- St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-Eau Claire- Including the cities of Princeton, Mora, Sauk Rapids, Elk River, Cambridge, Center City, Madison, Montevideo, Willmar, Litchfield, Monticello, Minneapolis, Blaine, St Paul, Stillwater, Granite Falls, Olivia, Hutchinson, Gaylord, Chanhassen, Chaska, Victoria, Shakopee, Hastings, Redwood Falls, New Ulm, St Peter, Le Sueur, Faribault, Red Wing, St James, Mankato, Waseca, Owatonna, Fairmont, Blue Earth, Albert Lea, Osceola, Rice Lake, Ladysmith, Hudson, River Falls, Menomonie, Durand, Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire 303 AM CST Tue Feb 9 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 30 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Wisconsin and central, east central, south central, southeast, southwest and west central Minnesota. * WHEN...Until 10 AM CST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. && $$
047 WWUS43 KMPX 091603 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 1003 AM CST Tue Feb 9 2021 ...VERY COLD AIR IN PLACE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS... .A Wind Chill Advisory is in effect for parts of central Minnesota today. Additional Advisories and potentially Warnings are expected as Arctic high pressure remains in place through this week. Highs in the single digits above or below zero are expected each day with lows in the teens or 20s below zero. Combined with the wind, wind chill values each night will drop to 25 below to 35 below zero in many locations. Some improvement will be felt Tuesday evening through Wednesday as winds diminish, but a return to Arctic air is then expected on Thursday through the weekend. MNZ044-045-050>054-056>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016- 023>028-091715- /O.EXP.KMPX.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-210209T1600Z/ Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Benton-Sherburne-Isanti-Chisago-Lac Qui Parle- Chippewa-Kandiyohi-Meeker-Wright-Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington- Yellow Medicine-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Carver-Scott-Dakota- Redwood-Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Watonwan-Blue Earth- Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-Freeborn-Polk-Barron-Rusk- St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-Eau Claire- Including the cities of Princeton, Mora, Sauk Rapids, Elk River, Cambridge, Center City, Madison, Montevideo, Willmar, Litchfield, Monticello, Minneapolis, Blaine, St Paul, Stillwater, Granite Falls, Olivia, Hutchinson, Gaylord, Chanhassen, Chaska, Victoria, Shakopee, Hastings, Redwood Falls, New Ulm, St Peter, Le Sueur, Faribault, Red Wing, St James, Mankato, Waseca, Owatonna, Fairmont, Blue Earth, Albert Lea, Osceola, Rice Lake, Ladysmith, Hudson, River Falls, Menomonie, Durand, Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire 1003 AM CST Tue Feb 9 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... Temperatures have warmed slightly so the Wind Chill Advisory will be allowed to expire. $$ MNZ041>043-047-048-100000- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210210T0000Z/ Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Stevens-Pope- Including the cities of Alexandria, Long Prairie, Little Falls, Morris, and Glenwood 1003 AM CST Tue Feb 9 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills. Wind chills of 25 below to 30 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of central and west central Minnesota. * WHEN...Until 6 PM CST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. && $$ MNZ049-055-091800- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210209T1800Z/ Stearns-Swift- Including the cities of St Cloud and Benson 1003 AM CST Tue Feb 9 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills. Wind chills around 25 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of central and west central Minnesota. * WHEN...Until noon CST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. && $$
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.