Alert archive / Minnesota / High Wind Warnings in 2007
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this high wind warning at May 6, 2007, 8:40 AM CDT for 30 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at May 6, 2007, 9:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 4 hr. 33 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 6, 2007, 8:40 AM CDT (13:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 6, 2007, 9:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 6, 2007, 1:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 30 counties
Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Pope County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Steele County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Washington County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:41 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 9:00 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Donnelly, MN | SHINGLE DAMAGE TO ROOF. TIME ESTIMATED BY SPOTTER. |
| May 6, 9:00 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Fairmont, MN | LARGE TREE BRANCHES DOWN IN CITY AND COUNTY-WIDE. |
| May 6, 9:15 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Fairmont, MN | ALSO SUSTAINED WINDS OF 44 MPH. |
| May 6, 9:19 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Alexandria, MN | MEASURED BY MNDOT RWIS SENSOR ON INTERSTATE 94 AT MILEPOST 104. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 AND 42 MPH WERE REPORTED AT 912 AM AND 919 AM RESPECTIVELY. ADDITIONAL GUSTS OF 62 MPH WERE REPORTED AT 922 AND 923 AM. |
| May 6, 9:20 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Mankato, MN | |
| May 6, 9:30 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Winnebago, MN | NUMEROUS LARGE TREE BRANCHES DOWN. POWER OUTAGES REPORTED. |
| May 6, 9:35 AM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | Madison, MN | |
| May 6, 9:35 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Fairmont, MN | ALSO SUSTAINED WINDS OF 44 MPH. |
| May 6, 9:35 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | Mankato, MN | ALSO SUSTAINED WINDS OF 51 MPH. |
| May 6, 9:47 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 4 Sw Belle Plaine, MN | MEASURED BY MNDOT RWIS SENSOR ON US HIGHWAY 169 AT MILEPOST 86. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 52 MPH BEGAN AT 942 AM WITH AT LEAST 40 MPH WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH 1007 AM. MEASURED GUSTS OF 64 AND 60 WERE ALSO MEASURED AT 942 AM AND 1005 AM RESPECTIVELY. |
| May 6, 9:55 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Mankato, MN | |
| May 6, 9:55 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Fairmont, MN | ALSO SUSTAINED WINDS OF 45 MPH. |
| May 6, 10:12 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 2 Wsw New Prague, MN | MEASURED BY MNDOT RWIS SENSOR ON MINNESOTA HIGHWAY 19 AT MILEPOST 149. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 41 MPH WERE REPORTED AT 1004 AM WITH ADDITIONAL REPORTS OF SUSTAINED WINDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH REPORTED UNTIL 1037 AM. ADDITIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 62 AND 65 MPH WERE REPORTE |
| May 6, 10:14 AM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | Waseca, MN | |
| May 6, 10:15 AM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 43 | Fairmont, MN | |
| May 6, 10:15 AM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 44 | Mankato, MN | ALSO GUSTS TO 57 MPH. |
| May 6, 10:30 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Mankato, MN | NUMEROUS TREES DOWNED IN TOWN. LARGEST TREES 8 TO 10 INCHES IN DIAMETER. TIME ESTIMATED BY SPOTTER. |
| May 6, 10:35 AM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 45 | Mankato, MN | ALSO GUSTS TO 55 MPH. |
| May 6, 10:37 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 5 Se Prior Lake, MN | 53 MPH WINDS MEASURED IN CREDIT RIVER. RESULTED IN AN 8 INCH TREE BEING BLOWN DOWN AND SEVERAL LARGE BRANCHES BROKEN FROM ANOTHER TREE. |
| May 6, 10:45 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Plymouth, MN | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. |
| May 6, 10:53 AM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 43 | Minneapolis, MN | ALSO GUSTS TO 53 MPH. |
| May 6, 10:55 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Fairmont, MN | ALSO SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH. |
| May 6, 11:00 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ssw Savage, MN | SEVERAL HOMES WITH SIDING TORN OFF IN NEW TOWNHOME COMPLEX. ALSO SEVERAL SMALL DIAMETER TREES BROKEN AT BASE AND LAYING ON SIDE. |
| May 6, 11:00 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Eagan, MN | 2 TO 3 YEAR OLD WOODEN PRIVACY FENCE BLOWN DOWN. |
| May 6, 11:00 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | North Mankato, MN | 3 FOOT DIAMETER TREES UPROOTED. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| May 6, 11:00 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Savage, MN | 2 FOOT DIAMETER TREE DOWN IN FRONT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES IN THE AREA. |
| May 6, 11:00 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | St Paul, MN | 3 INCH DIAMETER LIVE BRANCH BROWN OFF AN ASH TREE IN THE SPOTTER/S BACKYARD. YARD FURNITURE TOSSED ABOUT AS WELL. |
| May 6, 11:05 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Minneapolis, MN | POWER IS OUT AND 4 INCH TREE LIMBS REPORTED DOWN AT 46TH AND BLOOMINGTON IN SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS. |
| May 6, 11:15 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Fairmont, MN | ALSO SUSTAINED WINDS OF 43 MPH. |
| May 6, 11:35 AM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 41 | Faribault, MN | ALSO GUSTS TO 53 MPH. |
| May 6, 11:40 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Bloomington, MN | 20 INCH TREE DOWN AT 108TH AND ZENITH. HIT A HOUSE AND A CAR. |
| May 6, 12:00 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Edina, MN | VERY LONG TREE LIMB WITH A DIAMETER OF APPROXIMATELY 5 INCHES DOWNED. THE WOMAN REPORTING THE DAMAGE SAID THAT THE LIMB DID NOT COME FROM A TREE ON HER PROPERTY. THE WIND ALSO TOSSED AROUND HEAVY LAWN FURNITURE. TIME ESTIMATED AS THE WOMAN DID NOT SEE THE DAMA |
| May 6, 1:00 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Prior Lake, MN | TREE WITH TEN TO TWELVE INCH TRUNK SNAPPED OFF ABOUT EIGHT FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. TIME ESTIMATED. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 63 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
- 1733 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 381 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 369 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 061340 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 840 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007 ...VERY STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS THROUGH NOON ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEARLY 60 MPH...WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF AN ALEXANDRIA TO WILLMAR AND REDWOOD FALLS LINE. ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...WHERE A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY BEGIN DIMINISHING DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS. THE WINDY CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING IN RESPONSE TO A DEEP LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...AND A LARGE HIGH PRESSURE AREA OVER THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES. MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-061700- /O.NEW.KMPX.HW.W.0001.070506T1400Z-070506T1700Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS 840 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEARLY 60 MPH...WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF AN ALEXANDRIA TO WILLMAR AND REDWOOD FALLS LINE. THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY BEGIN DIMINISHING DURING 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. $$ MNZ074-075-082>085-091>093-061445- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-070506T1400Z/ BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 840 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING. EXPECT STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH UNTIL MID MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ LS
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KMPX 061407 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 907 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007 ...VERY STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS THROUGH NOON ACROSS WEST CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEARLY 60 MPH... WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF AN ALEXANDRIA TO WILLMAR TO MANKATO TO ALBERT LEA. THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DIMINISHING BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDY CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING IN RESPONSE TO A DEEP LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...AND A LARGE HIGH PRESSURE AREA OVER THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES. MNZ074-075-082>084-091>093-061700- /O.EXP.KMPX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-070506T1400Z/ /O.EXA.KMPX.HW.W.0001.070506T1400Z-070506T1700Z/ BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...WASECA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 907 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEARLY 60 MPH... WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING ACROSS WEST CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF AN ALEXANDRIA TO WILLMAR TO MANKATO TO ALBERT LEA LINE. THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY BEGIN DIMINISHING DURING 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. $$ MNZ085-061515- /O.EXP.KMPX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-070506T1400Z/ STEELE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OWATONNA 907 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING. EXPECT SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH THROUGH THE MORNING. $$ MNZ067-076-061700- /O.EXA.KMPX.HW.W.0001.070506T1400Z-070506T1700Z/ SIBLEY-LE SUEUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAYLORD...LE SUEUR 907 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEARLY 60 MPH... WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF AN ALEXANDRIA TO WILLMAR TO MANKATO TO ALBERT LEA LINE. THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY BEGIN DIMINISHING DURING 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. $$ MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-061700- /O.CON.KMPX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070506T1700Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS 907 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEARLY 60 MPH... WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF AN ALEXANDRIA TO WILLMAR TO MANKATO TO ALBERT LEA LINE. THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY BEGIN DIMINISHING DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ LS/RAH
000 WWUS73 KMPX 061547 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1047 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007 ...VERY STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS WEST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .A HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 1 PM FOR THE TWIN CITIES ON WESTWARD TO HUTCHINSON AND SOUTHWARD THROUGH OWATONNA AND RED WING. SOUTHEAST WINDS NEAR 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA BETWEEN 11 AM AND 1 PM. A HIGH WIND WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH NOON FOR ALL OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...OR ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA TO ALBERT LEA. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...WITH GUST ABOVE 60 MPH...HAVE BEEN COMMON OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS IN THESE AREAS...ESPECIALLY FROM MORRIS TO CANBY AND FROM NEW ULM...MANKATO AND WASECA ON SOUTHWARD TO THE IOWA BORDER. TREES AND POWER LINES HAVE BEEN BLOWN DOWN. THE WINDY CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING IN RESPONSE TO A DEEP LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...AND A LARGE HIGH PRESSURE AREA OVER THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES. THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DIMINISH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. MNZ060-062-063-066-068>070-077-078-085-061800- /O.EXB.KMPX.HW.W.0001.070506T1600Z-070506T1800Z/ HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-RICE- GOODHUE-STEELE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER... HUTCHINSON...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...FARIBAULT... RED WING...OWATONNA 1047 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEARLY 60 MPH... WILL OCCUR INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON FROM THE TWIN CITIES ON WESTWARD TO HUTCHINSON AND SOUTHWARD TO OWATONNA AND RED WING. THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DIMINISHING DURING 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. $$ MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-067-073>076-082>084-091>093-061700- /O.CON.KMPX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070506T1700Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR- WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER... LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH... ALBERT LEA 1047 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEARLY 60 MPH... WILL OCCUR FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA TO WILLMAR TO MANKATO TO ALBERT LEA. THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY BEGIN DIMINISHING DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ RAH
000 WWUS73 KMPX 061652 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1152 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007 ...VERY STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS WEST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .A HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 1 PM FOR THE TWIN CITIES ON WESTWARD TO HUTCHINSON AND SOUTHWARD THROUGH FAIRMONT...ALBERT LEA...AND RED WING. SOUTHEAST WINDS NEAR 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA BETWEEN THROUGH 1 PM. DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA...INCLUDING DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES. A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA THROUGH 9 PM TONIGHT. THE ADVISORY AREA LIES TO THE WEST OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA TO SAINT JAMES. SOUTHEAST WINDS FROM 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID EVENING IN THESE AREAS. THE WINDY CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING IN RESPONSE TO A DEEP LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...AND A LARGE HIGH PRESSURE AREA OVER THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES. MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-070100- /O.CAN.KMPX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070506T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0007.070506T1652Z-070507T0200Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES 1152 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SOUTHEAST WINDS FROM 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID EVENING TO THE WEST OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA TO SAINT JAMES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ MNZ067-075-076-083-084-091>093-061800- /O.EXT.KMPX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070506T1800Z/ SIBLEY-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAYLORD...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR... MANKATO...WASECA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 1152 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEARLY 60 MPH... WILL OCCUR THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY BEGIN DIMINISHING DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ MNZ060-062-063-066-068>070-077-078-085-061800- /O.CON.KMPX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070506T1800Z/ HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-RICE- GOODHUE-STEELE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER... HUTCHINSON...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...FARIBAULT... RED WING...OWATONNA 1152 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEARLY 60 MPH... WILL OCCUR INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON FROM THE TWIN CITIES ON WESTWARD TO HUTCHINSON AND SOUTHWARD TO OWATONNA AND RED WING. THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DIMINISHING DURING 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. $$ KAT/LS/RAH
000 WWUS73 KMPX 061808 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 108 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007 ...STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS INTO THIS EVENING ACROSS WEST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .A WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 PM FOR THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA ON WESTWARD TO HUTCHINSON AND SOUTHWARD THROUGH BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...OWATONNA AND RED WING. SOUTHEAST WINDS FROM 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR IN THESE AREAS THROUGH MID EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL AND THE REST OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA UNTIL 9 PM AS WELL. THE ADVISORY AREA LIES TO THE WEST OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA TO FAIRMONT. SOUTHEAST WINDS FROM 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID EVENING IN THESE AREAS. THE WINDY CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING IN RESPONSE TO A DEEP LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...AND A LARGE HIGH PRESSURE AREA OVER THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES. MNZ060-062-063-066>070-075>078-083>085-091>093-070200- /O.EXP.KMPX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070506T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KMPX.WI.Y.0007.070506T1808Z-070507T0200Z/ HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA- NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN- FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER... HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE... ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...MANKATO...WASECA... OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 108 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTHEAST WINDS FROM 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID EVENING FROM THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA ON WESTWARD THROUGH HUTCHINSON AND SOUTHWARD THROUGH BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...OWATONNA AND RED WING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-070200- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070507T0200Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES 108 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHEAST WINDS FROM 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID EVENING TO THE WEST OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA TO FAIRMONT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ RAH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 12:23 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn and 13 more | 4 hr |
| May 6, 4:10 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Nicollet and 3 more | 5 hr |
| May 6, 6:29 AM CDT | Flood Watch | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Martin, Nicollet, Redwood and 3 more | 5 hr |
| May 6, 11:48 AM CDT | Flood Watch | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Martin, Nicollet, Redwood and 3 more | 16 hr |
| May 6, 11:52 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota, Douglas and 24 more | 8 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.