Alert archive / Minnesota / Wind Advisories in 2007
Wind Advisory 6, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at May 6, 2007, 4:10 AM CDT for 9 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 6, 2007, 4:10 AM CDT (09:10 UTC)
- Expired
- May 6, 2007, 9:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Martin County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Steele County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Watonwan County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 9.2 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
- 1955 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 173 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 060910 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 410 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007 ...STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS THROUGH 9 AM... .EXPECT SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS TO 45 OR 50 MPH DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS SOUTH OF A NEW ULM TO MANKATO TO OWATONNA LINE. A STRONG PRESSURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A DEEP LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER NEBRASKA...AND A LARGE HIGH PRESSURE AREA OVER SOUTHERN CANADA WAS CAUSING THE STRONG WINDS. EXPECT WINDY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...BUT NOT AS STRONG AS SUNDAY MORNING. MNZ074-075-082>085-091>093-061400- /O.EXP.KMPX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070506T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0006.070506T0910Z-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 410 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. EXPECT STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 OR 50 MPH DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. A DEEP LOW PRESSURE AREA WAS MOVING SLOWLY NORTH AND NORTHEAST THROUGH NEBRASKA AND SOUTH DAKOTA. 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. $$ MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-061015- /O.EXP.KMPX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070506T0900Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS 410 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE. $$ MDB
2 follow-up statements
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
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
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, 6:29 AM CDT | Flood Watch | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Martin, Nicollet, Redwood and 3 more | 5 hr |
| May 6, 8:40 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Dakota, Douglas and 24 more | 4 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 |
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.