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WWUS43 KARX 152134
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
334 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...TREACHEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.THE HEART OF THE ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL MOVE OVERHEAD TONIGHT CAUSING
TEMPERATURES TO PLUMMET BACK INTO THE 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO RANGE
WHILE WIND CHILLS TUMBLE TO 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO. THESE DANGEROUS
WIND CHILLS WILL LINGER THROUGH THE MORNING COMMUTE HOURS ON
FRIDAY. THE WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS THE
AIR TEMPERATURE FINALLY CLIMBS INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO.

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-
032>034-041>044-053>055-061-160545-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...
VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
334 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY.

TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET AGAIN THIS EVENING AND BOTTOM OUT IN
THE 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO RANGE OVERNIGHT. THIS VERY FRIGID AIR
COMBINED WITH WINDS IN THE 5 TO 15 MPH RANGE WILL PRODUCE
TREACHEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO RANGE.

THESE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL LINGER THROUGH THE MORNING
COMMUTE HOURS ON FRIDAY. THE WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AS THE TEMPERATURE FINALLY CLIMBS INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS
ABOVE ZERO.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS VERY COLD AIR COMBINED WITH THE WIND
WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT
IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE
NOT TAKEN.

$$

DAS

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE






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WWUS43 KDLH 152113
WSWDLH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
313 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST INTO FRIDAY MORNING
WITH SIGNIFICANT THREAT OF FROSTBITE...

MNZ010>012-018>021-161100-
/O.CON.KDLH.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-
NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-
SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-
313 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY...

DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
NORTHLAND INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL AGAIN
PLUMMET INTO THE 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO RANGE TONIGHT...WITH SOME
LOCATIONS ALONG THE NORTH SHORE...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 61 FROM
LITTLE MARAIS TO GRAND PORTAGE...WITH VALUES TO 55 BELOW.

EXPOSED SKIN CAN FREEZE IN 10 MINUTES OR LESS IN THESE CONDITIONS.
HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH MAY RESULT IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN IN
SUCH EXTREME COLD.

THE ELDERLY...YOUNG CHILDREN...AND THOSE WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS
HAVE AN INCREASED RISK TO THE EXTREME COLD. REMEMBER TO BRING
PETS INDOORS AND INSULATE PIPES ALONG EXTERIOR WALLS.

$$

MNZ025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-161100-
/O.CON.KDLH.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/
NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-
NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-
DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
313 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY...

DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
NORTHLAND INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO
AGAIN PLUMMET INTO THE 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO RANGE TONIGHT.

EXPOSED SKIN CAN FREEZE IN 10 MINUTES OR LESS IN THESE CONDITIONS.
HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH MAY RESULT IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN IN
SUCH EXTREME COLD.

THE ELDERLY...YOUNG CHILDREN...AND THOSE WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS
HAVE AN INCREASED RISK TO THE EXTREME COLD. REMEMBER TO BRING
PETS INDOORS AND INSULATE PIPES ALONG EXTERIOR WALLS.

$$

GSF





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WWUS43 KMPX 151809
WSWMPX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1209 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS CONTINUE...

.A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA...AND
WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN UNTIL NOON ON FRIDAY.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE
THAT YOU DRESS IN LAYERS...AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

SOME IMPROVEMENT IN THE WIND CHILL VALUES IS OCCURRING THIS AFTERNOON
AS WINDS DIMINISH IN WESTERN MINNESOTA AND TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY
RISE ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION...BUT WIND CHILL READINGS CONTINUE BE
25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO.

AS A PERSISTENT WEST WIND CONTINUES TONIGHT IN EAST CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...THE WIND
CHILL READINGS WILL DROP BACK DOWN TO 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO
INTO FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO BE MUCH LIGHTER
ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL AREAS OF MINNESOTA WITH WIND
CHILL VALUES NOT AS LOW.


MNZ041-042-047>049-054>058-064>067-073>075-082-083-091-092-151915-
/O.EXP.KMPX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090115T1800Z/
DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-
BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS...
GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...
LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...
REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...
FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH
1209 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY...

THE WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY.

DECREASING WINDS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON HAS
ALLOWED WIND CHILL READINGS TO DECREASE SOME. HOWEVER...WITH ACTUAL
AIR TEMPERATURES STILL RANGING FROM 15 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...EVEN WINDS OF 5 MPH OR LESS WILL LEAD TO
WIND CHILL READINGS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILLS WILL
REMAIN LOW OVERNIGHT...HOWEVER WARMER TEMPERATURES THAN WEDNESDAY
NIGHT WILL KEEP WIND CHILLS WARMER THAN 35 BELOW ZERO WITH LIGHT
SOUTHERLY WINDS.

ALTHOUGH THE WARNING IS NOW EXPIRED...IT WILL STILL BE VERY
COLD THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND PROPER
PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN IF YOU MUST BE OUTSIDE FOR ANY
EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME.

$$

MNZ043>045-050>053-059>063-068>070-076>078-084-085-093-WIZ014>016-
023>028-160215-
/O.CON.KMPX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/
MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-
WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-
ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...
FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO...
MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...CHASKA...
SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...
WASECA...OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...
RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...
RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...
PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
1209 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY.

BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR COUPLED WITH WEST WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH
WILL CONTINUE WIND CHILL READINGS FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO ACROSS
EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...A PERSISTENT WEST WIND WILL CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT. THE WIND COMBINED WITH LOWS NEAR 20 BELOW ZERO WILL
ALLOW WIND CHILL READINGS TO DROP BACK DOWN TO 30 BELOW TO 40
BELOW ZERO INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE
THAT YOU DRESS IN LAYERS...AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

$$








000
WWUS43 KARX 151805
WSWARX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1205 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...WIND CHILLS NOT AS SEVERE AT MIDDAY...BUT STILL PLENTY DANGEROUS...

.SOME IMPROVEMENT IN AIR TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS HAS OCCURRED
LATE THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MIDDLE AFTERNOON
HOURS. AIR TEMPERATURES WILL WARM ONLY IN A RELATIVE SENSE TO 5
TO 10 BELOW THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...WITH WIND CHILLS MODERATING TO
20 TO 30 BELOW. HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES WILL AGAIN PLUMMET INTO THE
TEENS AND 20S BELOW ZERO BY THE MIDDLE EVENING HOURS...WHILE WINDS
FROM 5 TO 15 MPH WILL CONTINUE. THIS WILL SEND WIND CHILLS BACK
DOWN INTO THE 30 TO 45 BELOW ZERO RANGE IN A REPEAT PERFORMANCE OF
THIS MORNING. THESE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL LINGER THROUGH THE
MORNING COMMUTE HOURS ON FRIDAY. WIND CHILLS WILL FINALLY IMPROVE
BACK TO MORE TOLERABLE... ALBEIT STILL COLD LEVELS...FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-
032>034-041>044-053>055-061-160215-
/O.CON.KARX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1800Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
TAYLOR-CLARK-BUFFALO-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-
ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...
VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
1205 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY.

SOME MODERATION IN TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL TAKE PLACE
THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...WIND CHILLS VALUES WILL STILL BE VERY
DANGEROUS IN THE 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO RANGE.

TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET AGAIN THIS EVENING AND BOTTOM OUT IN
THE 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO RANGE OVERNIGHT. THE FRIGID AIR TEMPERATURES...
COMBINED WITH WINDS IN THE 5 TO 15 MPH RANGE WILL PRODUCE
TREACHEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE 30 TO 50 BELOW ZERO RANGE.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS VERY COLD AIR COMBINED WITH THE WIND
WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT
IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE
NOT TAKEN.

$$

DAS

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE







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