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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
632 PM CST MON JAN 20 2025
MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-210845-
/O.EXT.KMPX.EC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-250121T1600Z/
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-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHIPPEWA FALLS, RICE LAKE, EAU CLAIRE,
CHANHASSEN, WASECA, MANKATO, LADYSMITH, ST CLOUD, MORRIS, BENSON,
FAIRMONT, LITTLE FALLS, VICTORIA, ALBERT LEA, OLIVIA, ST JAMES,
CAMBRIDGE, CENTER CITY, HASTINGS, OWATONNA, GAYLORD, MINNEAPOLIS,
GRANITE FALLS, WILLMAR, RED WING, MONTICELLO, OSCEOLA,
ALEXANDRIA, PRINCETON, MADISON, RIVER FALLS, LITCHFIELD,
STILLWATER, HUTCHINSON, MONTEVIDEO, LONG PRAIRIE, FARIBAULT,
DURAND, SAUK RAPIDS, CHASKA, ST PETER, LE SUEUR, NEW ULM,
MENOMONIE, REDWOOD FALLS, BLAINE, ST PAUL, ELK RIVER, MORA,
HUDSON, GLENWOOD, SHAKOPEE, AND BLUE EARTH
632 PM CST MON JAN 20 2025
..EXTREME COLD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST TUESDAY
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 35 AND 40
DEGREES BELOW ZERO.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL, SOUTH CENTRAL,
SOUTHEAST, SOUTHWEST, AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST AND
WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM CST TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE
ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PERSONS ARE URGED TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. IF YOU
MUST GO OUTSIDE, DRESS IN LAYERS. SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHES WILL
KEEP YOU WARMER THAN A SINGLE HEAVY COAT. COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO
REDUCE YOUR RISK OF FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA. GLOVES, A SCARF, AND A
HAT WILL KEEP YOU FROM LOSING YOUR BODY HEAT.
KEEP PETS INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
MAKE FREQUENT CHECKS ON OLDER FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS. ENSURE
PORTABLE HEATERS ARE USED CORRECTLY. DO NOT USE GENERATORS OR GRILLS
INSIDE.
JPC
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