Alert archive / Minnesota / Wind Advisories in 2007
Wind Advisory 17, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Sep 29, 2007, 4:41 AM CDT for 18 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Sep 29, 2007, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 29, 2007, 4:41 AM CDT (09:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 29, 2007, 11:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Sep 29, 2007, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 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, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:42 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, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 107 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
- 2434 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 195 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 290941 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 441 AM CDT SAT SEP 29 2007 ...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY IN SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING AND BECOME SUSTAINED AT SPEEDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THESE INCREASING WINDS ARE IN RESPONSE TO A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE HIGH PLAINS. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE JUST DOWNSLOPE OF THE BUFFALO RIDGE PEAK. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT BY SUNDOWN. THE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AN AREA IN MINNESOTA GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY FROM ROUGHLY MONTEVIDEO TO WASECA. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BECAUSE THE WINDS WILL BE CROSSING INTERSTATE 90...USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING ON THIS ROADWAY IN SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA TODAY. MNZ054-056-064-065-073>075-082>084-091>093-291700- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0017.070929T1600Z-070929T2300Z/ LAC QUI PARLE-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN- NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...WASECA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 441 AM CDT SAT SEP 29 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING AND BECOME SUSTAINED AT SPEEDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THESE INCREASING WINDS ARE IN RESPONSE TO A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE HIGH PLAINS. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE JUST DOWNSLOPE OF THE BUFFALO RIDGE PEAK. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT BY SUNDOWN. THE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AN AREA IN MINNESOTA GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY FROM ROUGHLY MONTEVIDEO TO WASECA. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BECAUSE THE WINDS WILL BE CROSSING INTERSTATE 90...USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING ON THIS ROADWAY IN SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA TODAY. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KMPX 291630 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1130 AM CDT SAT SEP 29 2007 ...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY IN SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON AND BECOME SUSTAINED AT SPEEDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THESE INCREASING WINDS ARE IN RESPONSE TO A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE HIGH PLAINS. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE JUST DOWNSLOPE OF THE BUFFALO RIDGE PEAK. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT BY SUNDOWN. THE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AN AREA IN MINNESOTA GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY FROM ROUGHLY MONTEVIDEO TO WASECA. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO ALSO INCLUDE AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF A WILLMAR TO ALEXANDRIA LINE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BECAUSE THE WINDS WILL BE CROSSING INTERSTATE 90...USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING ON THIS ROADWAY IN SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA TODAY. MNZ041-047-048-055-057-292300- /O.EXA.KMPX.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-070929T2300Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-SWIFT-KANDIYOHI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... BENSON...WILLMAR 1130 AM CDT SAT SEP 29 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING AND BECOME SUSTAINED AT SPEEDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THESE INCREASING WINDS ARE IN RESPONSE TO A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE HIGH PLAINS. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE JUST DOWNSLOPE OF THE BUFFALO RIDGE PEAK. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT BY SUNDOWN. THE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AN AREA IN MINNESOTA GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY FROM ROUGHLY MONTEVIDEO TO WASECA. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO ALSO INCLUDE AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF A WILLMAR TO ALEXANDRIA LINE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BECAUSE THE WINDS WILL BE CROSSING INTERSTATE 90...USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING ON THIS ROADWAY IN SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA TODAY. $$ MNZ054-056-064-065-073>075-082>084-091>093-292300- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-070929T2300Z/ LAC QUI PARLE-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN- NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...WASECA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 1130 AM CDT SAT SEP 29 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING AND BECOME SUSTAINED AT SPEEDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THESE INCREASING WINDS ARE IN RESPONSE TO A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE HIGH PLAINS. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE JUST DOWNSLOPE OF THE BUFFALO RIDGE PEAK. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT BY SUNDOWN. THE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AN AREA IN MINNESOTA GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY FROM ROUGHLY MONTEVIDEO TO WASECA. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO ALSO INCLUDE AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF A WILLMAR TO ALEXANDRIA LINE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BECAUSE THE WINDS WILL BE CROSSING INTERSTATE 90...USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING ON THIS ROADWAY IN SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA TODAY. $$ MDB
000 WWUS73 KMPX 292318 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 618 PM CDT SAT SEP 29 2007 ...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT ACROSS WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AT SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF SATURDAY EVENING AND INTO SUNDAY ACROSS AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY...AND THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR. WIND SPEEDS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA...SO THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM SATURDAY. MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073>075-082>084-091>093-300030- /O.EXP.KMPX.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-070929T2300Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN- BLUE EARTH-WASECA-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...WASECA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 618 PM CDT SAT SEP 29 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AT SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF SATURDAY EVENING AND INTO SUNDAY ACROSS AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY...AND THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR. WIND SPEEDS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA...SO THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM SATURDAY. $$ KAT
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Minnesota, 2007Every wind advisory in 2007
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.