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Frost Advisory 2, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this frost advisory at May 22, 2022, 2:31 PM CDT for 7 counties in Minnesota; 6 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at May 23, 2022, 2:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 22, 2022, 2:31 PM CDT (19:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 23, 2022, 2:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 23, 2022, 6:17 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Benton County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Kanabec County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Todd County, MN, Barron County, WI, Chippewa County, WI, Dunn County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI, Polk County, WI, Rusk County, WI
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 99 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
- 8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -23 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1238 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
393 WWUS73 KMPX 221931 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 231 PM CDT Sun May 22 2022 MNZ042>045-050-052-053-WIZ014>016-025-027-028-230500- /O.NEW.KMPX.FR.Y.0002.220523T0700Z-220523T1300Z/ Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Benton-Isanti-Chisago-Polk- Barron-Rusk-Dunn-Chippewa-Eau Claire- Including the cities of Long Prairie, Little Falls, Princeton, Mora, Sauk Rapids, Cambridge, Center City, Osceola, Rice Lake, Ladysmith, Menomonie, Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire 231 PM CDT Sun May 22 2022 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Temperatures as low as 34 will result in frost formation. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Wisconsin and central and east central Minnesota. * WHEN...From 2 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
714 WWUS73 KMPX 230250 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 950 PM CDT Sun May 22 2022 MNZ042>045-050-052-053-WIZ014>016-025-027-028-231100- /O.CON.KMPX.FR.Y.0002.220523T0700Z-220523T1300Z/ Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Benton-Isanti-Chisago-Polk- Barron-Rusk-Dunn-Chippewa-Eau Claire- Including the cities of Long Prairie, Little Falls, Princeton, Mora, Sauk Rapids, Cambridge, Center City, Osceola, Rice Lake, Ladysmith, Menomonie, Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire 950 PM CDT Sun May 22 2022 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Temperatures as low as 34 will result in frost formation. * WHERE...along and north of a line from Long Prairie to Taylors Falls in Minnesota and St. Croix Falls to Eau Claire in Wisconsin. * WHEN...From 2 AM to 8 AM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if left uncovered. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. && $$
325 WWUS73 KMPX 230832 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 332 AM CDT Mon May 23 2022 MNZ042>045-050-052-053-WIZ014>016-025-027-028-231300- /O.CON.KMPX.FR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-220523T1300Z/ Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Benton-Isanti-Chisago-Polk- Barron-Rusk-Dunn-Chippewa-Eau Claire- Including the cities of Long Prairie, Little Falls, Princeton, Mora, Sauk Rapids, Cambridge, Center City, Osceola, Rice Lake, Ladysmith, Menomonie, Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire 332 AM CDT Mon May 23 2022 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Temperatures as low as 34 will result in frost formation. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Wisconsin and central and east 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. && $$
134 WWUS73 KMPX 231117 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 617 AM CDT Mon May 23 2022 MNZ042>045-050-052-053-WIZ014>016-025-027-028-231230- /O.CAN.KMPX.FR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-220523T1300Z/ Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Benton-Isanti-Chisago-Polk- Barron-Rusk-Dunn-Chippewa-Eau Claire- Including the cities of Long Prairie, Little Falls, Princeton, Mora, Sauk Rapids, Cambridge, Center City, Osceola, Rice Lake, Ladysmith, Menomonie, Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire 617 AM CDT Mon May 23 2022 ...FROST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Cloud cover and warmer temperatures this morning have mitigated frost concerns. Therefore, the frost advisory for this morning has been cancelled. $$
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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.