Life Threatening Cold Weather, Dangerous Wind Chills

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
434 AM CST FRI JAN 18 2008
...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS LOOK TO IMPACT MUCH OF THE REGION
STARTING FRIDAY WITH BLOWING SNOW IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL
ACCOMPANY MUCH COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION TODAY. WIND CHILL READINGS
WILL DROP TO 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO IN WESTERN MINNESOTA DURING THE
DAY. WIND CHILLS WILL FALL TO THE BITTERLY COLD 25 TO 45 BELOW
ZERO RANGE TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL
MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. THESE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE
ANTICIPATED TO LAST THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. THEREFORE A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN MINNESOTA BEGINNING AT 6
AM TODAY AND FOR MUCH OF EASTERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN
BEGINNING AT 6 PM THIS EVENING. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL LAST UNTIL 6
PM SATURDAY. A WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM MIDNIGHT
SATURDAY UNTIL 10 AM SATURDAY FOR AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF A
MORRIS TO CAMBRIDGE MINNESOTA LINE. WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 45 BELOW
ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL
REPLACE THE WARNING FROM 10 AM UNTIL 6 PM SATURDAY.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY AND WARNING MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG
WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS
ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS ON FRIDAY OR
SATURDAY...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.
THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE SOME BLOWING SNOW...NAMELY IN
SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA WHERE ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW FELL
DURING WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. THEREFORE A BLOWING SNOW
ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS AREA TODAY.
A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED
DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS INCLUDES AREAS ALONG
INTERSTATE 90 AND INTERSTATE 35 SOUTH OF OWATONNA
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY
434 AM CST FRI JAN 18 2008
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM
CST SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 10 AM CST SATURDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN
ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM
CST SATURDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL
ACCOMPANY MUCH COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION ON FRIDAY. WIND CHILL
READINGS WILL DROP TO 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO IN WESTERN AND PORTIONS
OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA TODAY. WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO 25 TO 45 BELOW ZERO
TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. THESE DANGEROUS WIND
CHILLS ARE ANTICIPATED TO LAST THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. THEREFORE
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN MINNESOTA BEGINNING
AT 6 AM FRIDAY AND LASTING UNTIL 6 PM SATURDAY. A WIND CHILL
WARNING WILL GO INTO EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 10 AM
SATURDAY. WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 45 BELOW WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING
THIS TIME. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY
UNTIL 6 PM SATURDAY.
THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY AND WARNING MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG
WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS
ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS ON TODAY OR
SATURDAY...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.
MILLE LACS-KANABEC-ISANTI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...MORA...CAMBRIDGE
434 AM CST FRI JAN 18 2008
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM
CST SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 10 AM CST SATURDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN
ISSUED. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL ALSO
BE IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY.
THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY AND WARNING MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS.
THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS ON TODAY
OR SATURDAY...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.
WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASECA...OWATONNA...BLUE EARTH...
ALBERT LEA
434 AM CST FRI JAN 18 2008
...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
CST SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL
CREATE SOME BLOWING SNOW...NAMELY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA WHERE
ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW FELL DURING WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY. THEREFORE A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
THIS AREA FOR DURING THE DAY FRIDAY.
THE BLOWING SNOW THREAT WILL LIKELY DIMINISH BY THIS
EVENING...HOWEVER BITTERLY COLD AIR WILL THEN BECOME A THREAT.
WIND CHILLS TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ARE LIKELY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA TONIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS TONIGHT OR SATURDAY...MAKE
SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.
LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-
WATONWAN-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...
WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...
HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...
ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT
434 AM CST FRI JAN 18 2008
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY.
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL
ACCOMPANY MUCH COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION TODAY. WIND CHILL READINGS
WILL DROP TO 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO IN WESTERN AND PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL MINNESOTA TODAY. WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO 25 TO 35 BELOW
ZERO TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. THESE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS
ARE ANTICIPATED TO LAST THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. THEREFORE A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN MINNESOTA BEGINNING AT 6
AM FRIDAY AND LASTING UNTIL 6 PM SATURDAY.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS ON FRIDAY OR SATURDAY...MAKE SURE
YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS IN AND AROUND THE WIND CHILL
ADVISORY AREA...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.
SHERBURNE-CHISAGO-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-
DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-BLUE EARTH-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-
ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK RIVER...CENTER CITY...MINNEAPOLIS...
BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...
LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...MANKATO...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...
RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...
RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...
PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
434 AM CST FRI JAN 18 2008
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 PM CST SATURDAY.
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL
ACCOMPANY MUCH COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION TODAY. WIND CHILLS WILL DROP
TO 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. THESE
DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE ANTICIPATED TO LAST THROUGH THE DAY
SATURDAY. THEREFORE A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN
MINNESOTA BEGINNING AT 6 AM FRIDAY AND LASTING UNTIL 6 PM
SATURDAY.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS ON FRIDAY NIGHT OR SATURDAY...MAKE
SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.
...ARCTIC AIR AND STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS TO CAUSE DANGEROUSLY
COLD WIND CHILLS...
.A COLD FRONT TODAY WILL BRING VERY COLD AIR INTO THE AREA...AS
WELL AS GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS. THE COMBINATION OF TEMPERATURES
IN THE TEENS BELOW ZERO...AND WIND SPEEDS IN THE TEENS...WILL
CAUSE WIND CHILL READINGS TO DROP TO 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO
FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. DIMINISHING WINDS ON SUNDAY
WILL END THE WIND CHILL THREAT...THOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN
VERY COLD.
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON-
CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JO DAVIESS-
STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-
MERCER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE...
VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...MARENGO...
IOWA CITY...TIPTON...CLINTON...MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF...
DAVENPORT...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO...GALENA...
FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING...ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...
ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON...HENNEPIN...ALEDO
320 AM CST FRI JAN 18 2008
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM
CST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
12 PM CST SUNDAY.
TEMPERATURES DIPPING INTO THE TEENS BELOW ZERO...COMBINED WITH
STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS...WILL CAUSE WIND CHILL READINGS TO
DROP TO 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FROM FRIDAY
EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...UNTIL WIND SPEEDS DIMINISH ON
SUNDAY.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS...RESULTING IN FROST
BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST
VENTURE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS COVERING EXPOSED SKIN.
FROSTBITE WILL OCCUR IN A FEW AS 20 MINUTES IN THESE
CONDITIONS.
$$
MAYES/MCCLURE
.A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE
REGION TODAY. WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS
WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.
THIS IN COMBINATION WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT THE
DAY...WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO
ACROSS THE AREA.
PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-DIXON-DAKOTA-
HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN-YANKTON-CLAY-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...
SIOUX CITY...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...WAKEFIELD...
PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...
TRIPP...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...
CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG...YANKTON...
VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...
ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
324 AM CST FRI JAN 18 2008
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CST SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM CST SATURDAY.
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THROUGH THE MORNING
HOURS. AS TEMPERATURES FALL TODAY AND TONIGHT...WIND CHILLS WILL
BE REDUCED TO 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO BY LATER THIS EVENING.
DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE
DROPPING OFF AS WINDS DECREASE AND TEMPERATURES WARM SLIGHTLY.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 20 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE
PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE
THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.
OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-
PIPESTONE-BROOKINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...
ARNOLDS PARK...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...IVANHOE...
MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...BROOKINGS
324 AM CST FRI JAN 18 2008
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO
12 PM CST SATURDAY...
THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING
TO 12 PM CST SATURDAY.
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THROUGH THE MORNING
HOURS. WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING TODAY AND TONIGHT...WIND CHILLS
WILL BE REDUCED TO 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. DANGEROUS WIND
CHILLS WILL CONTINUE INTO MID DAY SATURDAY BEFORE DROPPING OFF AS
WINDS DECREASE AND TEMPERATURES WARM SLIGHTLY.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 20 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE
PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE
THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.
LYON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-ROCK-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-
MOODY-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...
SANBORN...SPENCER...LUVERNE...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...
LAKE PRESTON...WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...MADISON...FLANDREAU...
MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...
MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS
324 AM CST FRI JAN 18 2008
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 AM CST
SATURDAY...
THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 AM
CST SATURDAY.
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THROUGH THE MORNING
HOURS. WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING TODAY AND TONIGHT...WIND CHILLS
WILL BE REDUCED TO 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. DANGEROUS WIND
CHILLS WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE DROPPING OFF AS
WINDS DECREASE AND TEMPERATURES WARM SLIGHTLY.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 20 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE
PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE
THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.
$$
JM
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY 11 PM TO 8 AM FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST
NEBRASKA AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA...
.A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR AN AREA GENERALLY ALONG
AND NORTHEAST OF A LINE FROM HARTINGTON TO CARROLL...PENDER...TEKAMAH...
AND HARLAN IOWA. A COMBINATION OF VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH WILL RESULT IN LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING WIND
CHILLS FROM AROUND 20 TO 25 BELOW. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE
TOWARD MORNING. THIS SHOULD MAKE WIND CHILLS LESS SEVERE AFTER
SUNRISE EVEN THOUGH LOW TEMPERATURES FROM 4 TO 8 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED.
MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-CEDAR-THURSTON-WAYNE-BURT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MISSOURI VALLEY...HARLAN...
HARTINGTON...PENDER...WAYNE...TEKAMAH
402 AM CST FRI JAN 18 2008
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM
CST SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY FOR LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH SUBZERO
TEMPERATURES TO CREATE WIND CHILLS FROM 20 TO 25 BELOW. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO DECREASE GRADUALLY TOWARD MORNING. EVEN THOUGH
TEMPERATURES WILL STILL BE QUITE COLD AFTER SUNRISE...WIND CHILLS
SHOULD BE LESS SEVERE.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.
$$
POLLACK
...BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS IN OPEN AREAS
TODAY...THEN DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY...
.AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING.
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH BEHIND
THE FRONT...COMBINED WITH A LIGHT DUSTING TO A HALF INCH OF SNOW
AND A FRESH POWDERY SNOW PACK ALREADY IN PLACE...WILL CAUSE
WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TODAY. THIS WILL BE
ESPECIALLY REALIZED ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND WIND PRONE AREAS
ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA...WHERE LOCALIZED
NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS CANNOT BE RULED OUT. ANOTHER CONCERN
WILL BE FALLING TEMPERATURES BEHIND THE ARCTIC COLD FRONT TODAY.
WIND CHILLS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM 15 BELOW TO 20
BELOW ZERO.
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THIS EVENING...REDUCING THE
BLOWING SNOW THREAT.. HOWEVER...FALLING TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT WILL
COMBINE WITH THE WINDS TO PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS IN
THE 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO RANGE BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL CONTINUE ON SATURDAY AS TEMPERATURES
STRUGGLE INTO THE 5 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE ZERO RANGE. THIS WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE VERY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE 15 BELOW TO
30 BELOW ZERO RANGE.
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED-
MOWER-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN...
ROCHESTER...AUSTIN
415 AM CST FRI JAN 18 2008
...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING
TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
CST SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM
THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH WILL
DEVELOP BEHIND AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT SWEEPING THROUGH THE AREA
THIS MORNING...CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL
COMBINE WITH A DUSTING TO HALF INCH OF NEW SNOWFALL AND POWDERY
SNOW PACK ALREADY IN PLACE...TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING
SNOW...WITH SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. SOME LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL
BE POSSIBLE FOR AREAS SEEING THE STRONGEST WINDS. WIND CHILLS WILL
TUMBLE INTO THE 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO RANGE IN THE AFTERNOON...ADDING
TO THE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20
BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL EXIST ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY.
A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED
DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND BRISK WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.
ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-WABASHA-WINONA-HOUSTON-TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-
TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-
RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...WINONA...MEDFORD...
NEILLSVILLE...BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...
MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...
PLATTEVILLE
415 AM CST FRI JAN 18 2008
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
CST SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY.
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT TO
PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20
BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO WILL EXIST ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND BRISK WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.
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DAS
...A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THROUGH 4 PM
OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA...
...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 11
AM SATURDAY...
.A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. A
NORTHWEST WIND AT 15 TO 30 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE COLD FRONT
CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF CENTRAL IOWA TONIGHT WITH A
BRISK WIND CONTINUING THUS DROPPING WIND CHILLS TO ADVISORY CRITERIA.
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN-
WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-
BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS...
HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY..SAC CITY...
ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...
GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...
BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO
420 AM CST FRI JAN 18 2008
...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM
CST THIS AFTERNOON...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM
CST SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLOWING
SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM
CST THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED.
THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 AM CST SATURDAY.
A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA BEGINNING THIS MORNING THROUGH
3 PM. WITH ALL THE FRESH SNOW OVER A LARGE PORTION OF CENTRAL IOWA
AND AN EXPECTED WIND SPEED OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
GUSTS...CONDITIONS ARE GOOD FOR BLOWING SNOW. THE BLOWING SNOW
WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW A MILE...ESPECIALLY THIS
AFTERNOON. THE WIND WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY
EVENING THEN ANOTHER PUSH OF COLD AIR WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL IOWA
BY MID EVENING. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BETWEEN 10 TO
20 MPH WITH WIND CHILLS TEMPERATURES DROPPING BETWEEN 20 TO 25
DEGREES BELOW ZERO.
A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED
DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.
AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-ADAMS-UNION-
CLARKE-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...
DES MOINES...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...
CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON
420 AM CST FRI JAN 18 2008
...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM
CST THIS AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLOWING
SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM
CST THIS AFTERNOON.
A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA BEGINNING THIS MORNING THROUGH
3 PM. WITH ALL THE FRESH SNOW OVER A LARGE PORTION OF CENTRAL IOWA
AND AN EXPECTED WIND SPEED OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
GUSTS...CONDITIONS ARE GOOD FOR BLOWING SNOW. THE BLOWING SNOW
WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW A MILE...ESPECIALLY THIS
AFTERNOON.
A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED
DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.
FAB