Alert archive / Minnesota / High Wind Warnings in 2005
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this high wind warning at Nov 8, 2005, 7:37 PM CST for 19 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Nov 9, 2005, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 8, 2005, 7:37 PM CST (01:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 9, 2005, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Nov 9, 2005, 3:29 AM CST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Martin County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Pope County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:42 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 00:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 104 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1541 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 353 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 440 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS73 KMPX 090137 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 737 PM CST TUE NOV 8 2005 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA LATE TONIGHT...AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE REST OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA LATE TONIGHT...AND A WIND ADVISORY WILL GO INTO EFFECT FOR THE REST OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN BEGINNING EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE DAKOTAS WILL DRAG A STRONG COLD FRONT OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST TONIGHT. IT WILL TURN VERY WINDY AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THIS SYSTEM OVER WESTERN MINNESOTA LATER TONIGHT...AND OVER MUCH OF THE REST OF UPPER MIDWEST ON WEDNESDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON. HIGHER GUSTS TO NEAR 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-067-073>075-082>084-091>093-090945- /O.NEW.KMPX.HW.W.0001.051109T0600Z-051109T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMPX.WI.Y.0005.051109T1200Z-051109T2200Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN- BLUE EARTH-WASECA-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER... ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 737 PM CST TUE NOV 8 2005 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT TONIGHT...WILL RESULT IN STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING IN THE WAKE OF IT. IT WILL TURN VERY WINDY OVER WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS OF OF 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ MNZ042>045-049>053-058>063-066-068>070-076>078-085-090945- /O.EXT.KMPX.WI.Y.0005.051109T0900Z-051109T2200Z/ TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI- CHISAGO-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD- CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-STEELE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS... PRINCETON...MORA...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE... CENTER CITY...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE... ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE... BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...OWATONNA 737 PM CST TUE NOV 8 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 4 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 4 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT TONIGHT...WILL RESULT IN STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING IN THE WAKE OF IT. IT WILL TURN VERY WINDY OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AT TIMES TO NEAR 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ WIZ014>016-023>028-090945- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0005.051109T1200Z-051109T2200Z/ POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE... BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN... CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 737 PM CST TUE NOV 8 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT TONIGHT...WILL RESULT IN STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING IN THE WAKE OF IT. IT WILL TURN VERY WINDY OVER WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AT TIMES TO NEAR 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ JPR
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KMPX 090520 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1120 PM CST TUE NOV 8 2005 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT. WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE REST OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA LATE TONIGHT...AND A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE REST OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT IS SURGING THROUGH EASTERN MINNESOTA LATE THIS EVENING. VERY STRONG WINDS ARE SWEEPING THROUGH WESTERN MINNESOTA AND THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE INTO EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN OVERNIGHT. THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY BUT THEN DECREASE OVER WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA IN THE AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON. HIGHER GUSTS TO NEAR 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND. MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-067-073>075-082>084-091>093-091200- /O.CON.KMPX.HW.W.0001.051109T0600Z-051109T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0005.051109T1200Z-051109T2200Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN- BLUE EARTH-WASECA-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER... ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 1120 PM CST TUE NOV 8 2005 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM CST WEDNESDAY. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS OF OF 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ MNZ042>045-049>053-058>063-066-068>070-076>078-085-WIZ014>016- 023>028-091330- /O.EXT.KMPX.WI.Y.0005.051109T0600Z-051109T2200Z/ TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI- CHISAGO-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD- CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-STEELE-POLK-BARRON-RUSK- ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS... PRINCETON...MORA...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE... CENTER CITY...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE... ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE... BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...OWATONNA...AMERY... BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON... NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE... DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 1120 PM CST TUE NOV 8 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT TONIGHT...WILL RESULT IN STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING IN THE WAKE OF IT. IT WILL TURN VERY WINDY OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AT TIMES TO NEAR 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ JPR
000 WWUS73 KMPX 090929 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 329 AM CST WED NOV 9 2005 ...WIND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH MINNESOTA AND PART OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHANHASSEN IS CONTINUING A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS SITUATED NORTHWEST OF LAKE SUPERIOR EARLY THIS WEDNESDAY MORNING. ARCTIC AIR IS SURGING SOUTHWARD ACROSS MINNESOTA IN THE WAKE OF THIS LOW. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND. MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-067-073>075-082>084-091>093-091730- /O.CAN.KMPX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051109T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMPX.WI.Y.0005.051109T0929Z-051109T2200Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN- BLUE EARTH-WASECA-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER... ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 329 AM CST WED NOV 9 2005 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND. $$ MNZ042>045-049>053-058>063-066-068>070-076>078-085-WIZ014>016- 023>028-091730- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-051109T2200Z/ TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI- CHISAGO-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD- CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-STEELE-POLK-BARRON-RUSK- ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS... PRINCETON...MORA...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE... CENTER CITY...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE... ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE... BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...OWATONNA...AMERY... BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON... NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE... DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 329 AM CST WED NOV 9 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND. $$
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Minnesota, 2005Every high wind warning in 2005
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.