Alert archive / Minnesota / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 4, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this high wind warning at Oct 26, 2008, 3:10 AM CDT for 16 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Oct 26, 2008, 9:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 10 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 26, 2008, 3:10 AM CDT (08:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 26, 2008, 9:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 26, 2008, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Martin County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Steele County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:09 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, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 103 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
- 1928 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 73 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 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 260810 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 310 AM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...POTENT WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE AREA TODAY INTO THIS EVENING... .NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT PASSED WILL INCREASE IN SPEED RAPIDLY THROUGH THE MID TO LATE MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION. THE HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED PRIMARILY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...WHERE A HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THIS INCLUDES MANKATO...REDWOOD FALLS...AND THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH THE EVENING. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES ALEXANDRIA...EAU CLAIRE...ST CLOUD...AND THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA. WIND SPEEDS WITHIN THE HIGH WIND WARNING AREA OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA WILL BE SUSTAINED BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH WITH PERIODIC GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH THROUGH MUCH OF THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WHILE THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE INTO THE EVENING...SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH APPEAR LIKELY THROUGH THE EVENING AND A SUBSEQUENT WIND ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR THAT TIME. ACROSS THE WIND ADVISORY AREA OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN MINNESOTA AND INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY AND INTO THE EVENING. MNZ047-054>056-064-065-073>075-082>085-091>093-261615- /O.UPG.KMPX.HW.A.0001.081026T1200Z-081027T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.HW.W.0004.081026T1400Z-081027T0000Z/ STEVENS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE- REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN- FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM... ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 310 AM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT PASSED WILL INCREASE IN SPEED RAPIDLY THROUGH THE MID TO LATE MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION. WIND SPEEDS IN SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA WILL BE SUSTAINED BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH WITH PERIODIC GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH THROUGH MUCH OF THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WHILE THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE INTO THE EVENING...SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH APPEAR LIKELY THROUGH THE EVENING AND A SUBSEQUENT WIND ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR THAT TIME. 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. USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVELING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON INTERSTATE 90...AND IF CONSIDERING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN OPEN EXPANSIVE AREAS SUCH AS LAKES. $$ MNZ041-048-057-261615- /O.UPG.KMPX.HW.A.0001.081026T1200Z-081027T0500Z/ /O.EXB.KMPX.WI.Y.0012.081026T1400Z-081027T0600Z/ DOUGLAS-POPE-KANDIYOHI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...GLENWOOD...WILLMAR 310 AM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM CDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM CDT MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT PASSED WILL INCREASE IN SPEED RAPIDLY THROUGH THE MID TO LATE MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION. ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY AND INTO THE EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVELING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON INTERSTATE 94...AND IF CONSIDERING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN OPEN EXPANSIVE AREAS SUCH AS LAKES. $$ MNZ042>045-049>053-058>063-066>070-076>078-WIZ014>016-023>028- 261615- /O.EXT.KMPX.WI.Y.0012.081026T1400Z-081027T0600Z/ TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEARNS-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI- CHISAGO-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD- SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-POLK-BARRON-RUSK- ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS... PRINCETON...MORA...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE... CENTER CITY...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE... ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA... SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...AMERY... BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON... NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE... DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 310 AM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM CDT MONDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM CDT MONDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT PASSED WILL INCREASE IN SPEED RAPIDLY THROUGH THE MID TO LATE MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION. ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN MINNESOTA AND INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY AND INTO THE EVENING. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE ENTIRE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVELING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON INTERSTATES 35 AND 94...AND IF CONSIDERING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN OPEN EXPANSIVE AREAS SUCH AS LAKES. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KMPX 261611 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1111 AM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...EXTREMELY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING... .VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY IN THE WAKE OF A POWERFUL COLD FRONT THAT BLASTED ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...WILL CONTINUE OCCURRING ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA TODAY...WHERE A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THIS INCLUDES MANKATO...REDWOOD FALLS...AND THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA WHERE A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT...INCLUDING ALEXANDRIA...EAU CLAIRE...ST CLOUD...AND THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. WHILE THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE THIS EVENING...SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH APPEAR LIKELY THROUGH THE EVENING...WHICH MAY REQUIRE A WIND ADVISORY ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. MNZ047-054>056-064-065-073>075-082>085-091>093-270000- /O.CON.KMPX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-081027T0000Z/ STEVENS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE- REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN- FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM... ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 1111 AM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...WILL CONTINUE OCCURRING ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA TODAY. THIS INCLUDES MANKATO...REDWOOD FALLS...AND THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. 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. USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVELING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON INTERSTATE 90...AND IF CONSIDERING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN OPEN EXPANSIVE AREAS SUCH AS LAKES. $$ MNZ041>045-048>053-057>063-066>070-076>078-WIZ014>016-023>028- 270015- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-081027T0600Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON- SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA- RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE- GOODHUE-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA- EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY... ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD... MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER... HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE... LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE... RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND... RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND... PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 1111 AM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT...INCLUDING IN THE ALEXANDRIA...EAU CLAIRE...ST CLOUD...AND THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVELING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON INTERSTATE 94...AND IF CONSIDERING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN OPEN EXPANSIVE AREAS SUCH AS LAKES. $$
000 WWUS73 KMPX 262054 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 354 PM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THIS EVENING...IN THE WAKE OF A POWERFUL COLD FRONT THAT BLASTED ACROSS THE REGION LAST NIGHT. HOWEVER...THE WIND WAS SHOWING SIGNS OF TAPERING OFF A LITTLE BIT. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH... WILL CONTINUE ACROSS A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND A HIGH WIND WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THIS INCLUDES MANKATO...REDWOOD FALLS... AND THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. LATER THIS EVENING AT 7 PM...AS WINDS CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF A LITTLE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE DOWNGRADED TO A WIND ADVISORY FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THIS EVENING FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE ADVISORY INCLUDES ALEXANDRIA...ST CLOUD...THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA...AND EAU CLAIRE. THE WIND SHOULD CONTINUE TO TAPER SLIGHTLY DURING THE LATE EVENING...AND BY 1 AM... IS EXPECTED TO BE DOWN TO 20 OR 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THERE WILL NOT BE ANY ADVISORY NEEDED FOR LATE TONIGHT. MNZ047-054>056-064-065-073>075-082>085-091>093-270500- /O.EXB.KMPX.WI.Y.0012.081027T0000Z-081027T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMPX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-081027T0000Z/ STEVENS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE- REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN- FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM... ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 354 PM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM CDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS CONTINUED THE HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. AFTER 7 PM... A WIND ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY. VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THIS EVENING...IN THE WAKE OF A POWERFUL COLD FRONT THAT BLASTED ACROSS THE REGION LAST NIGHT. HOWEVER... THE WIND WAS SHOWING SIGNS OF TAPERING OFF A LITTLE BIT. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH... WILL CONTINUE ACROSS A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND A HIGH WIND WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THIS INCLUDES MANKATO...REDWOOD FALLS... AND THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. LATER THIS EVENING AT 7 PM...AS WINDS CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF A LITTLE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE DOWNGRADED TO A WIND ADVISORY FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE WIND SHOULD CONTINUE TO TAPER SLIGHTLY DURING THE LATE EVENING...AND BY 1 AM... IS EXPECTED TO BE DOWN TO 20 OR 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THERE WILL NOT BE ANY ADVISORY NEEDED FOR LATE TONIGHT. $$ MNZ041>045-048>053-057>063-066>070-076>078-WIZ014>016-023>028- 270500- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-081027T0600Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-POPE-STEARNS-BENTON- SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA- RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-LE SUEUR-RICE- GOODHUE-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA- EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...FOLEY... ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD... MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER... HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE... LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE... RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND... RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND... PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 354 PM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING...INCLUDING THE AREAS AROUND ALEXANDRIA... ST CLOUD...LAKE MILLE LACS...THE TWIN CITIES METRO...AND EAU CLAIRE. THE WIND SHOULD CONTINUE TO TAPER SLIGHTLY DURING THE LATE EVENING...AND BY 1 AM... IS EXPECTED TO BE DOWN TO 20 OR 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THERE WILL NOT BE ANY ADVISORY NEEDED FOR LATE TONIGHT. $$ TDK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 10:47 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Douglas, Morrison, Pope, Stearns, Stevens, Swift and 1 more | 5 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Minnesota, 2008Every high wind warning in 2008
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.