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Wind Advisory 20, NWS Twin Cities, MN

November 4, 200737 counties in Minnesota; 9 counties in Wisconsin

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Nov 4, 2007, 4:11 AM CST for 37 counties in Minnesota; 9 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Nov 4, 2007, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for 21 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 4, 2007, 4:11 AM CST (10:11 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 4, 2007, 9:00 PM CST
Expired
Nov 5, 2007, 6:00 PM CST
In force
21 hr
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 46 counties

Anoka County, MN, Benton County, MN, Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Chisago 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, Meeker County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Pope County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Steele County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Washington County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Wright County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN, Barron County, WI, Chippewa County, WI, Dunn County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI, Pepin County, WI, Pierce County, WI, Polk County, WI, Rusk County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:17 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, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 14 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2007-11-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2007-11-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 139 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2049 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
139 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
268 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS73 KMPX 041011
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
411 AM CST SUN NOV 4 2007

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS TODAY AND
RAPIDLY INTENSIFY TONIGHT AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE NORTHERN GREAT
LAKES. THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT THROUGH
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA TONIGHT. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...HELPING TO USHER MUCH COLDER
TEMPERATURES INTO THE AREA. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST IN EXCESS OF
40 MPH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ON MONDAY...WITH
A FEW WIND GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH...PARTICULARLY ALONG THE MINNESOTA
VALLEY.

MNZ041-047>051-054>059-064>067-073>075-041815-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0020.071105T0300Z-071105T2100Z/
DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-
CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-
SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...
ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...
WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...
HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER
411 AM CST SUN NOV 4 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM CST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
3 PM CST MONDAY. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT
THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20
TO 30 MPH BY MIDNIGHT...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. THE STRONG
WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ON MONDAY...WITH
LOCALIZED GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH POSSIBLE.

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.

$$

MNZ053-060>063-068>070-076>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
041815-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0020.071105T0600Z-071106T0000Z/
CHISAGO-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
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...CENTER CITY...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...
ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...
LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...
OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...AMERY...
BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...
NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...
DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
411 AM CST SUN NOV 4 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM CST MONDAY. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT
THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20
TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. THE STRONG
WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ON MONDAY...WITH
LOCALIZED GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH POSSIBLE..

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.

$$

TRH
7 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KMPX 041805
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1205 PM CST SUN NOV 4 2007

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS IS
EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY OVERNIGHT AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE
NORTHERN GREAT LAKES. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PLUNGE SOUTHWARD
BEHIND THE LOW WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED...ALONG WITH
COLDER TEMPERATURES OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND
WESTERN WISCONSIN. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ON MONDAY.
A FEW WIND GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED...PARTICULARLY
ALONG THE MINNESOTA VALLEY.

MNZ041-047>051-054>059-064>067-073>075-050215-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0020.071105T0300Z-071105T2100Z/
DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-
CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-
SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...
ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...
WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...
HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER
1205 PM CST SUN NOV 4 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM
CST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM
CST MONDAY. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT
THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO
20 TO 30 MPH BY MIDNIGHT...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. THE
STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ON MONDAY...
WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH POSSIBLE.

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.

$$

MNZ053-060>063-068>070-076>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
050215-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0020.071105T0600Z-071106T0000Z/
CHISAGO-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
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...CENTER CITY...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...
ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...
LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...
OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...AMERY...
BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...
NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...
DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
1205 PM CST SUN NOV 4 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
CST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
CST MONDAY. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT
THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO
20 TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. THE
STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ON MONDAY...
WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH POSSIBLE..

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 042303 RRA
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1205 PM CST SUN NOV 4 2007

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS IS
EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY OVERNIGHT AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE
NORTHERN GREAT LAKES. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PLUNGE SOUTHWARD
BEHIND THE LOW WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED...ALONG WITH
COLDER TEMPERATURES OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND
WESTERN WISCONSIN. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ON MONDAY.
A FEW WIND GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED...PARTICULARLY
ALONG THE MINNESOTA VALLEY.

MNZ041-047>051-054>059-064>067-073>075-050215-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0020.071105T0300Z-071105T2100Z/
DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-
CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-
SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...
ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...
WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...
HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER
1205 PM CST SUN NOV 4 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM
CST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM
CST MONDAY. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT
THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO
20 TO 30 MPH BY MIDNIGHT...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. THE
STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ON MONDAY...
WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH POSSIBLE.

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.

$$

MNZ053-060>063-068>070-076>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
050215-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0020.071105T0600Z-071106T0000Z/
CHISAGO-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
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...CENTER CITY...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...
ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...
LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...
OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...AMERY...
BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...
NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...
DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
1205 PM CST SUN NOV 4 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
CST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
CST MONDAY. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT
THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO
20 TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. THE
STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ON MONDAY...
WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH POSSIBLE..

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 050214
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
814 PM CST SUN NOV 4 2007

...STRONG WINDS TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND PERSIST ON MONDAY...

.A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE IN THE DAY ON MONDAY
FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AS WELL AS WEST
CENTRAL WISCONSIN. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...CURRENTLY OVER
MINNESOTA...WILL STRENGTHEN OVERNIGHT WHILE MOVING TO LAKE
SUPERIOR. THE LOW WILL DEEPEN EVEN MORE ON MONDAY WHILE CONTINUING
ON TO THE NORTHEAST. A COLD FRONT TRAILING FROM THE LOW WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT. IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT...NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP...ALONG WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
THE MOST SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS
SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA WITH
GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH.

MNZ041-047>051-054>059-064>067-073>075-051015-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0020.071105T0300Z-071105T2100Z/
DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-
CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-
SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...
ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...
WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...
HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER
814 PM CST SUN NOV 4 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST MONDAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING
THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH
DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF MONDAY...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
THE MOST SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED ON MONDAY WITH
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH EXPECTED ALONG WITH GUSTS
APPROACHING 50 MPH.

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.

$$

MNZ053-060>063-068>070-076>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
051015-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0020.071105T0600Z-071106T0000Z/
CHISAGO-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
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...CENTER CITY...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...
ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...
LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...
OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...AMERY...
BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...
NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...
DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
814 PM CST SUN NOV 4 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
CST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
CST MONDAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING
THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH
BEFORE DAYBREAK MONDAY...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY WITH
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH EXPECTED ALONG WITH GUSTS
APPROACHING 50 MPH.

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.

$$

RAH
000 
WWUS73 KMPX 050943
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
343 AM CST MON NOV 5 2007

...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THIS MORNING...AND SPREAD INTO WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN LATER TODAY...

.A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TODAY FOR MUCH OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...OVER CENTRAL WISCONSIN EARLY
THIS MORNING...WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN DURING THE DAY...AS IT
MOVES TOWARD MICHIGAN. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30
MPH...AND OCCASIONAL GUSTS ABOVE 40 MPH...HAVE ALREADY BEEN
REPORTED EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA
AND ALONG THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
SPREAD EASTWARD DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING AND THE
AFTERNOON. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25
TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...WITH GUSTS
APPROACHING 45 MPH.

MNZ041-047>051-054>059-064>067-073>075-051745-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-071105T2100Z/
DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-
CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-
SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...
ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...
WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...
HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER
343 AM CST MON NOV 5 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...AND OCCASIONAL GUSTS
ABOVE 40 MPH...HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED EARLY THIS MORNING
ACROSS PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND ALONG THE MINNESOTA
RIVER VALLEY. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD EASTWARD DURING
THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING AND THE AFTERNOON. THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH
WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 45
MPH.

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.

$$

MNZ053-060>063-068>070-076>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
051745-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-071106T0000Z/
CHISAGO-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
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...CENTER CITY...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...
ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...
LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...
OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...AMERY...
BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...
NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...
DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
343 AM CST MON NOV 5 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...AND OCCASIONAL GUSTS
ABOVE 40 MPH...HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED EARLY THIS MORNING
ACROSS PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND ALONG THE MINNESOTA
RIVER VALLEY. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD EASTWARD DURING
THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING AND THE AFTERNOON. THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH
WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...WITH GUSTS AROUND 40
MPH.

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
000 
WWUS73 KMPX 051816
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1216 PM CST MON NOV 5 2007

...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN TODAY...

.A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TODAY FOR MUCH OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN. A SEASONALLY DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE EAST END
OF LAKE SUPERIOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WINDS.

NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH... AND OCCASIONAL GUSTS
ABOVE 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.

MNZ041-047>051-054>059-064>067-073>075-052100-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-071105T2100Z/
DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-
CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-
SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...
ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...
WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...
HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER
1216 PM CST MON NOV 5 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THIS AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

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.

$$

MNZ053-060>063-068>070-076>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
060000-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-071106T0000Z/
CHISAGO-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
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...CENTER CITY...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...
ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...
LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...
OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...AMERY...
BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...
NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...
DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
1216 PM CST MON NOV 5 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE
ADVISORY AREA...WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH.

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 051935
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
135 PM CST MON NOV 5 2007

...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN TODAY...

.A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TODAY FOR MUCH OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN. A SEASONALLY DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE EAST
END OF LAKE SUPERIOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WINDS.

NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH... AND OCCASIONAL GUSTS
ABOVE 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.

MNZ041-047>049-054>059-064>067-073>075-060000-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-071106T0000Z/
DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-
REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...
ST. CLOUD...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...
LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...
GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER
135 PM CST MON NOV 5 2007

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.

NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THIS AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

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.

$$

MNZ053-060>063-068>070-076>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
060000-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-071106T0000Z/
CHISAGO-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
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...CENTER CITY...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...
ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...
LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...
OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...AMERY...
BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...
NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...
DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
135 PM CST MON NOV 5 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE
ADVISORY AREA...WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH.

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.

$$

MNZ050-051-052100-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-071105T2100Z/
BENTON-SHERBURNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOLEY...ELK RIVER
135 PM CST MON NOV 5 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THIS AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

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 052355
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
555 PM CST MON NOV 5 2007

...WINDS TO CONTINUE DIMINISHING GRADUALLY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTHERN ONTARIO CONTINUES MOVING
EAST...THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DROP IN SPEED ACROSS CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. NORTHWEST WINDS
OF 15 TO 25 MPH CAN STILL BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE NIGHT...WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO OVER 30 MPH.

SOME OF THE HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS OBSERVED TODAY WERE 45 MPH AT THE
MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...44 MPH AT
MANKATO...41 MPH AT EAU CLAIRE...AND 40 MPH AT BOTH ALEXANDRIA AND
REDWOOD FALLS.

MNZ041-047>049-053>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
060100-
/O.EXP.KMPX.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-071106T0000Z/
DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-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-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...
ST. CLOUD...CENTER CITY...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...
WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...
ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...
GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...REDWOOD FALLS...
NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...
ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...
ALBERT LEA...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...
LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...
MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...
BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
555 PM CST MON NOV 5 2007

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTHERN ONTARIO CONTINUES MOVING
EAST...THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DROP IN SPEED ACROSS CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. NORTHWEST WINDS
OF 15 TO 25 MPH CAN STILL BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE NIGHT...WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO OVER 30 MPH.

SOME OF THE HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS OBSERVED TODAY WERE 45 MPH AT THE
MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...44 MPH AT
MANKATO...41 MPH AT EAU CLAIRE...AND 40 MPH AT BOTH ALEXANDRIA AND
REDWOOD FALLS.

$$

MTF

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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.