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Wind Advisory 12, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Oct 25, 2008, 3:32 PM CDT for 42 counties in Minnesota; 9 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Oct 26, 2008, 3:10 AM CDT. It was in force for 17 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2008, 3:32 PM CDT (20:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 26, 2008, 3:10 AM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 26, 2008, 7:57 PM CDT
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 51 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, Isanti County, MN, Kanabec County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Morrison 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, Todd 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), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:35 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, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 17 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
- 644 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 133 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 186 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 252032 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 332 PM CDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...VERY STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY EVENING... .THE STRONGEST COLD FRONT OF THE SEASON WILL BLAST INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA SATURDAY EVENING...AND REACH WESTERN WISCONSIN BY DAYBREAK SUNDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL EXTEND FROM WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... WHERE NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 30 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY REACHING 60 MPH. THEREFORE A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT TO SUNDAY EVENING ALONG AND SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA TO MANKATO TO OWATONNA. SOME OTHER CITIES IN THE HIGH WIND WATCH INCLUDE MORRIS... WILLMAR... REDWOOD FALLS... FAIRMONT... AND ALBERT LEA. LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS IN CASE A HIGH WIND WARNING IS NEEDED. ACROSS CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND INTO WISCONSIN... STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...AND A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS AREA FOR SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING. THE ADVISORY IS NORTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA TO MANKATO TO OWATONNA...AND INCLUDES AREAS SUCH AS THE TWIN CITIES... ST CLOUD... LAKE MILLE LACS... NEW RICHMOND AND EAU CLAIRE. SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 OR 45 MPH. MNZ042>045-049>053-058>063-066>070-076>078-WIZ014>016-023>028- 260445- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0012.081026T1200Z-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 332 PM CDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM CDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM CDT MONDAY. THE STRONGEST COLD FRONT OF THE SEASON WILL BLAST INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA SATURDAY EVENING...AND REACH WESTERN WISCONSIN BY DAYBREAK SUNDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT. ACROSS CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND INTO WISCONSIN... STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED...AND A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING. THE ADVISORY IS NORTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA TO MANKATO TO OWATONNA...AND INCLUDES AREAS SUCH AS THE TWIN CITIES... ST CLOUD... LAKE MILLE LACS... NEW RICHMOND AND EAU CLAIRE. SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED... ALONG WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 OR 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. $$ MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073>075-082>085-091>093-260445- /O.NEW.KMPX.HW.A.0001.081026T0900Z-081027T0500Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN- BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 332 PM CDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST COLD FRONT OF THE SEASON WILL BLAST INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA SATURDAY EVENING...AND REACH WESTERN WISCONSIN BY DAYBREAK SUNDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL EXTEND FROM WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... WHERE NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 30 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY REACHING 60 MPH. THEREFORE A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT TO SUNDAY EVENING ALONG AND SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA TO MANKATO TO OWATONNA. SOME OTHER CITIES IN THE HIGH WIND WATCH INCLUDE MORRIS... WILLMAR... REDWOOD FALLS... FAIRMONT... AND ALBERT LEA. LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS IN CASE A HIGH WIND WARNING IS NEEDED. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. $$ TDK
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KMPX 260129 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 829 PM CDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...VERY STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING... .THE STRONGEST COLD FRONT OF THE SEASON WILL BLAST ACROSS WESTERN MINNESOTA TONIGHT...AND ACROSS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN BY MID MORNING SUNDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL EXTEND FROM WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...WHERE NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 30 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY REACHING 60 MPH. THEREFORE A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT TO SUNDAY EVENING ALONG AND SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA TO MANKATO TO OWATONNA. SOME OTHER CITIES IN THE HIGH WIND WATCH INCLUDE MORRIS...WILLMAR... REDWOOD FALLS...FAIRMONT...AND ALBERT LEA. LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS IN CASE A HIGH WIND WARNING IS NEEDED. ACROSS CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND INTO WISCONSIN... STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...AND A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS AREA FOR SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING. THE ADVISORY IS NORTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA TO MANKATO TO OWATONNA...AND INCLUDES AREAS SUCH AS THE TWIN CITIES... ST CLOUD... LAKE MILLE LACS... NEW RICHMOND AND EAU CLAIRE. SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 OR 45 MPH. MNZ042>045-049>053-058>063-066>070-076>078-WIZ014>016-023>028- 260930- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0012.081026T1200Z-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 829 PM CDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM CDT MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM CDT MONDAY. THE STRONGEST COLD FRONT OF THE SEASON WILL BLAST ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN BY MID MORNING SUNDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT. ACROSS CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND WEST WISCONSIN... STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED...AND A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING. THE ADVISORY IS NORTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA TO MANKATO TO OWATONNA...AND INCLUDES AREAS SUCH AS THE TWIN CITIES...ST CLOUD...LAKE MILLE LACS... NEW RICHMOND AND EAU CLAIRE. SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED... ALONG WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 OR 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. $$ MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073>075-082>085-091>093-260930- /O.EXT.KMPX.HW.A.0001.081026T1200Z-081027T0500Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN- BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 829 PM CDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST COLD FRONT OF THE SEASON WILL BLAST ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY MID MORNING SUNDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL EXTEND FROM WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...WHERE NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 30 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE... WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY REACHING 60 MPH. THEREFORE A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY EVENING ALONG AND SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA TO MANKATO TO OWATONNA. SOME OTHER CITIES IN THE HIGH WIND WATCH INCLUDE MORRIS...WILLMAR...REDWOOD FALLS... FAIRMONT...AND ALBERT LEA. LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS IN CASE A HIGH WIND WARNING IS NEEDED. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. $$
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. $$
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. $$ TDK
000 WWUS73 KMPX 270057 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 757 PM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...STRONG WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING. EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 15 TO 30 MPH THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 270200- /O.CAN.KMPX.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-081027T0600Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS- BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA- REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH- WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK- ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE... LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD... FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS... BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA... HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT... RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE... BARRON...LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS... PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN... CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 757 PM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TO THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE. A FEW GUSTS OVER 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 3:32 PM CDT | High Wind Watch | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn and 13 more | 12 hr |
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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.