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Wind Chill Advisory 4, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 9, 2021, 1:57 PM CST for 7 counties in Wisconsin; 13 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Feb 9, 2021, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 9, 2021, 1:57 PM CST (19:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 9, 2021, 9:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 10, 2021, 10:05 AM CST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Benton County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Kanabec County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Swift County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN, Barron County, WI, Chippewa County, WI, Dunn County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI, Polk County, WI, Rusk County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:02 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, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 51 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
- 726 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 95 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 191 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
326 WWUS43 KMPX 091957 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 157 PM CST Tue Feb 9 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MN AND WEST CENTRAL WI... .A Wind Chill Advisory is in effect again tonight for much of west central and central Minnesota, into parts of west central Wisconsin, where wind chills from 20 below to 30 below will be common through Wednesday morning. Additional Advisories and potentially Warnings are expected Thursday through the weekend as a reinforcing shot of Arctic air plunges into the region. MNZ044-045-049-050-052-053-WIZ014>016-100600- /O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.210210T0300Z-210210T1800Z/ Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Stearns-Benton-Isanti-Chisago-Polk-Barron-Rusk- Including the cities of Princeton, Mora, St Cloud, Sauk Rapids, Cambridge, Center City, Osceola, Rice Lake, and Ladysmith 157 PM CST Tue Feb 9 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 30 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of northwest Wisconsin and central and east central Minnesota. * WHEN...From 9 PM this evening to noon CST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. && $$ WIZ023-025-027-028-100600- /O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.210210T0300Z-210210T1600Z/ St. Croix-Dunn-Chippewa-Eau Claire- Including the cities of Hudson, Menomonie, Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire 157 PM CST Tue Feb 9 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 25 below zero. * WHERE...St. Croix, Dunn, Chippewa and Eau Claire Counties. * WHEN...From 9 PM this evening to 10 AM CST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. && $$ MNZ051-054>058-064-100600- /O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.210210T0600Z-210210T1700Z/ Sherburne-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi-Meeker- Yellow Medicine- Including the cities of Elk River, Madison, Benson, Montevideo, Willmar, Litchfield, and Granite Falls 157 PM CST Tue Feb 9 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 25 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of central and west central Minnesota. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 11 AM CST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. && $$ MNZ041>043-047-048-100600- /O.EXT.KMPX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210210T1800Z/ Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Stevens-Pope- Including the cities of Alexandria, Long Prairie, Little Falls, Morris, and Glenwood 157 PM CST Tue Feb 9 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills. Wind chills of 25 below to 30 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of central and west central Minnesota. * WHEN...Until noon CST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. && $$
3 follow-up statements
242 WWUS43 KMPX 100331 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 931 PM CST Tue Feb 9 2021 ...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING... .A Wind Chill Advisory is in effect again tonight for much of west central and central Minnesota, into parts of west central Wisconsin, where wind chills from 20 below to 30 below will be common through Wednesday morning. Additional advisories and potentially warnings are expected Thursday through the weekend as a reinforcing shot of Arctic air plunges into the region. MNZ041>043-047-048-101145- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210210T1800Z/ Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Stevens-Pope- Including the cities of Alexandria, Long Prairie, Little Falls, Morris, and Glenwood 931 PM CST Tue Feb 9 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 30 below zero. * WHERE...Douglas, Morrison, Todd, Stevens and Pope Counties. * WHEN...Until noon CST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. && $$ MNZ044-045-049-050-052-053-WIZ014>016-101145- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210210T1800Z/ Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Stearns-Benton-Isanti-Chisago-Polk-Barron-Rusk- Including the cities of Princeton, Mora, St Cloud, Sauk Rapids, Cambridge, Center City, Osceola, Rice Lake, and Ladysmith 931 PM CST Tue Feb 9 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 25 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of northwest Wisconsin and central and east central Minnesota. * WHEN...Until noon CST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. && $$ WIZ023-025-027-028-101145- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210210T1600Z/ St. Croix-Dunn-Chippewa-Eau Claire- Including the cities of Hudson, Menomonie, Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire 931 PM CST Tue Feb 9 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 20 below zero. * WHERE...St. Croix, Chippewa, Dunn and Eau Claire Counties. * WHEN...Until 10 AM CST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. && $$ MNZ051-054>058-064-101145- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.210210T0600Z-210210T1700Z/ Sherburne-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi-Meeker- Yellow Medicine- Including the cities of Elk River, Madison, Benson, Montevideo, Willmar, Litchfield, and Granite Falls 931 PM CST Tue Feb 9 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 25 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of central and west central Minnesota. * WHEN...Until 11 AM CST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. && $$ Borghoff
489 WWUS43 KMPX 100943 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 343 AM CST Wed Feb 10 2021 ...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING... .A Wind Chill Advisory is in effect this morning for parts of central and west central MN and western WI where wind chills from 20 below to 30 below are occurring. Additional advisories and potentially warnings are expected Thursday through the weekend as a reinforcing shot of Arctic air plunges into the region. MNZ041>043-047-048-101745- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210210T1800Z/ Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Stevens-Pope- Including the cities of Alexandria, Long Prairie, Little Falls, Morris, and Glenwood 343 AM CST Wed Feb 10 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 30 below zero. * WHERE...Douglas, Morrison, Todd, Stevens and Pope Counties. * WHEN...Until noon CST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. && $$ MNZ044-045-049-050-052-053-WIZ014>016-101745- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210210T1800Z/ Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Stearns-Benton-Isanti-Chisago-Polk-Barron-Rusk- Including the cities of Princeton, Mora, St Cloud, Sauk Rapids, Cambridge, Center City, Osceola, Rice Lake, and Ladysmith 343 AM CST Wed Feb 10 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 25 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of northwest Wisconsin and central and east central Minnesota. * WHEN...Until noon CST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. && $$ MNZ051-054>058-064-101700- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210210T1700Z/ Sherburne-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi-Meeker- Yellow Medicine- Including the cities of Elk River, Madison, Benson, Montevideo, Willmar, Litchfield, and Granite Falls 343 AM CST Wed Feb 10 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 25 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of central and west central Minnesota. * WHEN...Until 11 AM CST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. && $$ WIZ023-025-027-028-101600- /O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210210T1600Z/ St. Croix-Dunn-Chippewa-Eau Claire- Including the cities of Hudson, Menomonie, Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire 343 AM CST Wed Feb 10 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 25 below zero. * WHERE...St. Croix, Chippewa, Dunn and Eau Claire Counties. * WHEN...Until 10 AM CST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. && $$
627 WWUS43 KMPX 101605 WSWMPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 1005 AM CST Wed Feb 10 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ENDED BUT WILL DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL RETURN LATER TONIGHT AND LAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .The wind chill advisory has ended for today as the sun comes out and temperatures moderate a little today. However dangerously cold wind chills will return later tonight and last through the weekend. The coldest will be Saturday night into Sunday morning. MNZ041>043-047-048-101715- /O.CAN.KMPX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210210T1800Z/ Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Stevens-Pope- Including the cities of Alexandria, Long Prairie, Little Falls, Morris, and Glenwood 1005 AM CST Wed Feb 10 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The wind chill advisory has ended for today as the sun comes out and temperatures moderate a little today. However dangerously cold wind chills will return later tonight and last through the weekend. The coldest will be Saturday night into Sunday morning. $$ MNZ044-045-049-050-052-053-WIZ014>016-101715- /O.CAN.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210210T1800Z/ Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Stearns-Benton-Isanti-Chisago-Polk-Barron-Rusk- Including the cities of Princeton, Mora, St Cloud, Sauk Rapids, Cambridge, Center City, Osceola, Rice Lake, and Ladysmith 1005 AM CST Wed Feb 10 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The wind chill advisory has ended for today as the sun comes out and temperatures moderate a little today. However dangerously cold wind chills will return later tonight and last through the weekend. The coldest will be Saturday night into Sunday morning. $$ MNZ051-054>058-064-101715- /O.CAN.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210210T1700Z/ Sherburne-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi-Meeker- Yellow Medicine- Including the cities of Elk River, Madison, Benson, Montevideo, Willmar, Litchfield, and Granite Falls 1005 AM CST Wed Feb 10 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The wind chill advisory has ended for today as the sun comes out and temperatures moderate a little today. However dangerously cold wind chills will return later tonight and last through the weekend. The coldest will be Saturday night into Sunday morning. $$ WIZ023-025-027-028-101715- /O.EXP.KMPX.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210210T1600Z/ St. Croix-Dunn-Chippewa-Eau Claire- Including the cities of Hudson, Menomonie, Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire 1005 AM CST Wed Feb 10 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... The wind chill advisory has ended for today as the sun comes out and temperatures moderate a little today. However dangerously cold wind chills will return later tonight and last through the weekend. The coldest will be Saturday night into Sunday morning. $$ jrb
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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.