Alert archive / Minnesota / Wind Advisories in 2007
Wind Advisory 18, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Oct 18, 2007, 2:48 PM CDT for 16 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Oct 18, 2007, 10:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 18, 2007, 2:48 PM CDT (19:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 18, 2007, 10:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 19, 2007, 10:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Faribault 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, Watonwan County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:48 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 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 119 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
- 21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 473 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 96 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 295 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 181948 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 248 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2007 ...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT...CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER CENTRAL MINNESOTA ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WILL RESULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN AND WESTERN MINNESOTA...IN AND ALONG THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH...ARE EXPECTED AFTER 10 PM TONIGHT...LASTING THROUGH 10 AM FRIDAY MORNING. THE AREA OF MINNESOTA AFFECTED LIES TO THE WEST OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA...TO WILLMAR...TO BLUE EARTH. MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073>075-082-083-091-092-190400- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0018.071019T0300Z-071019T1500Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN- BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH 248 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT FRIDAY. A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER CENTRAL MINNESOTA ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WILL RESULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN AND WESTERN MINNESOTA...IN AND ALONG THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH...ARE EXPECTED AFTER 10 PM TONIGHT...LASTING THROUGH 10 AM FRIDAY MORNING. THE AREA OF MINNESOTA AFFECTED LIES TO THE WEST OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA...TO WILLMAR...TO BLUE EARTH. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ KAT
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KMPX 190301 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1001 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2007 ...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT...CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER NORTHEAST MINNESOTA THIS EVENING...WILL RESULT IN THE CONTINUATION OF GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN AND WESTERN MINNESOTA...IN AND ALONG THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH...ARE EXPECTED DURING THE NIGHT...LASTING THROUGH 10 AM FRIDAY MORNING. THE AREA OF MINNESOTA AFFECTED LIES TO THE WEST OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA...TO WILLMAR...TO BLUE EARTH. MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073>075-082-083-091-092-191115- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-071019T1500Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN- BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH 1001 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT FRIDAY. A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER NORTHEAST MINNESOTA THIS EVENING...WILL RESULT IN THE CONTINUATION OF GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN AND WESTERN MINNESOTA...IN AND ALONG THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH...ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT...LASTING THROUGH 10 AM FRIDAY MORNING. THE AREA OF MINNESOTA AFFECTED LIES TO THE WEST OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA...TO WILLMAR...TO BLUE EARTH. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000
WWUS73 KMPX 190837
NPWMPX
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
337 AM CDT FRI OCT 19 2007
...WIND ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY THROUGH 10 AM
THIS MORNING...
.A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN MINNESOTA THROUGH
10 AM THIS MORNING. THE AREA OF MINNESOTA AFFECTED LIES TO THE
WEST OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA...TO WILLMAR TO BLUE EARTH.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER LAKE SUPERIOR...WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT
NORTHEAST AND WEAKEN OVER ONTARIO TODAY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF
20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH...ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH MID MORNING OVER WESTERN MINNESOTA. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS
ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TO UNDER 30 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073>075-082-083-091-092-191500-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-071019T1500Z/
DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-
BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...
MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS...
OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...
MANKATO...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH
337 AM CDT FRI OCT 19 2007
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER LAKE SUPERIOR...WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT
NORTHEAST AND WEAKEN OVER ONTARIO TODAY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF
20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH...ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH MID MORNING OVER WESTERN MINNESOTA. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS
ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TO UNDER 30 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
$$000 WWUS73 KMPX 191455 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 955 AM CDT FRI OCT 19 2007 ...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA TODAY...BUT SPEEDS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA... .THE WIND ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 10 AM. GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...BUT SUSTAINED SPEEDS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW 30 MPH FOR MUCH OF THE TIME. WIND GUSTS COULD REACH 35 MPH AT TIMES...HOWEVER. THE SPEEDS SHOULD DECREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE GUSTY WINDS...PUSHES NORTHWARD FROM LAKE SUPERIOR AND INTO NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO. MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073>075-082-083-091-092-191600- /O.EXP.KMPX.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-071019T1500Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN- BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH 955 AM CDT FRI OCT 19 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING. GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...BUT SUSTAINED SPEEDS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW 30 MPH FOR MUCH OF THE TIME. WIND GUSTS COULD REACH 35 MPH AT TIMES...HOWEVER. THE SPEEDS SHOULD DECREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE GUSTY WINDS...PUSHES NORTHWARD FROM LAKE SUPERIOR AND INTO NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO. $$ KAT
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.