Alert archive / Minnesota / Wind Advisories in 2009
Wind Advisory 5, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Apr 23, 2009, 3:52 AM CDT for 18 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Apr 23, 2009, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 23, 2009, 3:52 AM CDT (08:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 23, 2009, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 23, 2009, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Rice County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Steele County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:52 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, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 85 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
- 3729 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -44 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 115 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 230852 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 352 AM CDT THU APR 23 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON UNTIL 7 PM CDT FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT OUT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTH ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA WILL RESULT IN STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON OVER PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. BY THE AFTERNOON...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGH GUSTS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SETTLE DOWN AFTER 7 PM...THOUGH THEY WILL REMAIN IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM MONTEVIDEO...TO GAYLORD...TO BLUE EARTH. MNZ054-056-064-065-067-073>075-082-083-091-092-231700- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0005.090423T1700Z-090424T0000Z/ LAC QUI PARLE-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-SIBLEY-REDWOOD- BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER... ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH 352 AM CDT THU APR 23 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT OUT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTH ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA WILL RESULT IN STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON OVER PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. BY THE AFTERNOON...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGH GUSTS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SETTLE DOWN AFTER 7 PM...THOUGH THEY WILL REMAIN IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KMPX 231634 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1134 AM CDT THU APR 23 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON UNTIL 7 PM CDT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... .SOUTHERLY WINDS WERE INCREASING ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THIS MORNING AND ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A WARM FRONT THAT WAS LIFTING NORTH ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE THE RULE ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND WILL BEGIN TO SETTLE DOWN AFTER 7 PM. THE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM MONTEVIDEO...TO GAYLORD...TO RED WING AND ALBERT LEA. MNZ054-056-064-065-067-073>075-082-083-091-092-240000- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0005.090423T1700Z-090424T0000Z/ LAC QUI PARLE-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-SIBLEY-REDWOOD- BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER... ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH 1134 AM CDT THU APR 23 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHERLY WINDS WERE INCREASING ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THIS MORNING AND ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A WARM FRONT THAT WAS LIFTING NORTH ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE THE RULE ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SETTLE DOWN AFTER 7 PM. THE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM MONTEVIDEO...TO GAYLORD...TO RED WING AND ALBERT LEA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
000 WWUS73 KMPX 232047 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 347 PM CDT THU APR 23 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... .SOUTHERLY WINDS WERE 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON. THEY WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AROUND 7 PM THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS SOUTH OF A LINE FORM MONTEVIDEO TO GAYLORD TO RED WING. THESE STRONG WINDS WERE AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON. MNZ076>078-084-085-093-240000- /O.EXA.KMPX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-090424T0000Z/ LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WASECA-STEELE-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING... WASECA...OWATONNA...ALBERT LEA 347 PM CDT THU APR 23 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL REMAIN AT 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS UNTIL AROUND 7 PM THIS EVENING IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THESE WINDS WERE AHEAD OF A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WHICH WAS MOVING INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MNZ054-056-064-065-067-073>075-082-083-091-092-240000- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-090424T0000Z/ LAC QUI PARLE-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-SIBLEY-REDWOOD- BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER... ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH 347 PM CDT THU APR 23 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL REMAIN AT 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA UNTIL AROUND 7 PM THIS EVENING. THESE STRONG WINDS WERE AHEAD OF A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WHICH WAS MOVING INTO NORTHWEST MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 3:38 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more | 15 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.