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Wind Chill Advisory 5, NWS Twin Cities, MN

February 10, 202142 counties in Minnesota; 9 counties in Wisconsin

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 10, 2021, 2:05 PM CST for 42 counties in Minnesota; 9 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Feb 10, 2021, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 10, 2021, 2:05 PM CST (20:05 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 10, 2021, 9:00 PM CST
Expired
Feb 11, 2021, 9:00 AM CST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 51 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, Douglas 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, Morrison County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Pope County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Steele County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Todd 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), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:08 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, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 17 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 2021-02-10Temperature 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 2021-02-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -72 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156175Sfc1 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
1243 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
105 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-72 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
95 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

449 
WWUS43 KMPX 102005
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
205 PM CST Wed Feb 10 2021

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS THE
REGION...

.A Wind Chill Advisory is in effect again tonight for most of
Minnesota and Wisconsin, where wind chills from 20 below to 30 
below zero will be common through Thursday morning. Additional 
Advisories and potentially Warnings are expected through the 
weekend as a reinforcing shot of Arctic air plunges into the 
region. The coldest wind chills will be Saturday night into Sunday
morning.

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
110415-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.210211T0300Z-210211T1500Z/
Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Stevens-Pope-Stearns-
Benton-Sherburne-Isanti-Chisago-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-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 Alexandria, Long Prairie, Little Falls, 
Princeton, Mora, Morris, Glenwood, St Cloud, Sauk Rapids, 
Elk River, Cambridge, Center City, Madison, Benson, 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
205 PM CST Wed Feb 10 2021

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CST THURSDAY...

* 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 9 AM CST Thursday.

* 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 and pack warm clothes and a 
charged cell phone with you in your vehicle. Wear appropriate 
clothing, a hat, and gloves.

&&

$$

jrb
2 follow-up statements
977 
WWUS43 KMPX 110240
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
840 PM CST Wed Feb 10 2021

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS THE 
REGION...

.A Wind Chill Advisory is in effect through Thursday morning for 
all of central and southern Minnesota into west central 
Wisconsin, where wind chills as low as 30 degrees below zero can
be expected. 

Additional Advisories, and potentially Warnings, are expected 
through the weekend as a reinforcing shot of Arctic air plunges 
into the region. The coldest wind chills will be Saturday night 
into Sunday morning.

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
111100-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.210211T0300Z-210211T1500Z/
Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Stevens-Pope-Stearns-
Benton-Sherburne-Isanti-Chisago-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-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 Alexandria, Long Prairie, Little Falls, 
Princeton, Mora, Morris, Glenwood, St Cloud, Sauk Rapids, 
Elk River, Cambridge, Center City, Madison, Benson, 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
840 PM CST Wed Feb 10 2021

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 
  30 degrees below zero.

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

* WHEN...Until 9 AM CST Thursday.

* 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 and pack warm clothes and a 
charged cell phone with you in your vehicle. Wear appropriate 
clothing, a hat, and gloves.

&&

$$
948 
WWUS43 KMPX 110905
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
305 AM CST Thu Feb 11 2021

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS THE
REGION...

.A Wind Chill Advisory is in effect through 9AM this morning for 
all of central and southern Minnesota into west central Wisconsin,
where wind chills from -25 to -35 are being observed.

Additional Advisories, and potentially Warnings, are expected
through the weekend as a reinforcing shot of Arctic air plunges
into the region. The coldest wind chills will be Saturday night
into Sunday morning.

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
111500-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-210211T1500Z/
Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Stevens-Pope-Stearns-
Benton-Sherburne-Isanti-Chisago-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-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 Alexandria, Long Prairie, Little Falls, 
Princeton, Mora, Morris, Glenwood, St Cloud, Sauk Rapids, 
Elk River, Cambridge, Center City, Madison, Benson, 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
305 AM CST Thu Feb 11 2021

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 
  30 degrees below zero. 

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

* WHEN...Until 9 AM CST Thursday.

* 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 and pack warm clothes and a
charged cell phone with you in your vehicle. Wear appropriate
clothing, a hat, and gloves.

&&

$$

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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.