Alert archive / Minnesota / High Wind Warnings in 2010
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this high wind warning at Oct 25, 2010, 3:58 PM CDT for 9 counties in Wisconsin; 42 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Oct 26, 2010, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 32 hr. 41 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2010, 3:58 PM CDT (20:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 26, 2010, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 27, 2010, 3:10 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 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 21:00 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2:15 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Hanley Falls, MN | |
| Oct 26, 2:30 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Benson, MN | |
| Oct 26, 2:55 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | St James, MN | |
| Oct 26, 3:00 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 6 Nw Rice Lake, WI | 8 INCH TREE BLOW DOWN...SEVERAL 4-6 INCH LIMBS DOWN |
| Oct 26, 4:17 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Litchfield, MN | 14 INCH TREE SNAPPED AND FELL ON A HOUSE |
| Oct 26, 4:20 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Lester Prairie, MN | MNDOT MESONET |
| Oct 26, 4:30 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Sacred Heart, MN | LARGE TREE DOWN...NUMEROUS BRANCHES ALSO DOWN. |
| Oct 26, 4:45 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 3 Se Alexandria, MN | MNDOT MESONET |
| Oct 26, 5:10 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Morris, MN | |
| Oct 26, 5:10 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Appleton, MN | |
| Oct 26, 6:00 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Clara City, MN | MNDOT MESONET |
| Oct 26, 6:00 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 Wnw Princeton, MN | 4-5 FT DIAMETER 70 FOOT TALL TREE BLOWN OVER ON PERSONS VEHICLE. NO INJURIES REPORTED. |
| Oct 26, 6:30 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Canby, MN | |
| Oct 26, 6:30 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Glenwood, MN | |
| Oct 26, 6:50 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Willmar, MN | |
| Oct 26, 6:55 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | Georgeville, MN | MNDOT MESONET |
| Oct 26, 7:00 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Sauk Centre, MN | MNDOT MESONET |
| Oct 26, 7:15 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Clayton, WI | MULTIPLE LARGE TREE BRANCHES DOWN...POWER OUT SOUTH SIDE OF TOWN NEAR LAKE MAGNOR. |
| Oct 26, 8:00 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | South St Paul, MN | TREES DOWN ON HOME |
| Oct 26, 8:00 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | West St Paul, MN | TRESS AND POWER LINE DOWN |
| Oct 26, 8:15 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 W Cornell, WI | TWO TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN WEST OF CORNELL, NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD CC AND Z. |
| Oct 26, 8:15 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Cornell, WI | A TWO FOOT DIAMETER TREE BLEW DOWN AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO A HOUSE IN CORNELL. |
| Oct 26, 8:20 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 4 S Marietta, MN | MNDOT MESONET |
| Oct 26, 8:40 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 1 Wnw Turtle Lake, WI | |
| Oct 26, 9:10 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Paynesville, MN | |
| Oct 26, 10:30 PM CDT | SNOW 1 | Browerville, MN | ESTIMATED 1 INCH OF SNOW ACCUMULATION ON MAINLY GRASSY AREAS BETWEEN BROWERVILLE AND STAPLES |
| Oct 26, 11:28 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Holcombe, WI | 2 TREES DOWN ABOUT A FOOT IN DIAMETER DOWN. |
| Oct 26, 11:32 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Holcombe, WI | 4 TO 5 FOOT DIAMETER PINE TREE SNAPPED OFF...AND DOWN. |
| Oct 27, 12:15 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | St Paul, MN | 6-8 DIAMETER TREE FELL ONTO A SMALL BUSINESS ON THE SW CORNER OF RANDOLPH AVE AND SNELLING AVE IN ST PAUL. NUMEROUS BRANCHES DOWN ALSO. |
| Oct 27, 12:30 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Madison, MN | |
| Oct 27, 12:30 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Granite Falls, MN | |
| Oct 27, 12:50 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Olivia, MN | |
| Oct 27, 12:55 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 4 N Ellendale, MN | MNDOT MESONET |
| Oct 27, 1:50 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Redwood Falls, MN | |
| Oct 27, 3:00 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Eden Prairie, MN | MEDIUM SIZED TREE BRANCH FELL ONTO AND DENTED VEHICLE. |
| Oct 27, 5:30 AM CDT | SNOW 3 | Vineland, MN | |
| Oct 27, 6:20 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Sw Millerville, MN | 6 INCH DIAMETER BRANCHES DOWN IN YARD. |
| Oct 27, 6:20 AM CDT | SNOW 4 | Sw Millerville, MN | |
| Oct 27, 8:03 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ssw Menomonie, WI | 1 FOOT DIAMETER BRANCH DOWN. |
| Oct 27, 8:03 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sw Menomonie, WI | 1 FOOT DIAMETER PINE TREE UPROOTED ON UW STOUT CAMPUS. |
| Oct 27, 8:31 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Stillwater, MN | SPORATIC TREES...UP TO ONE FOOT DIAMETER...BLOWN DOWN AROUND TOWN. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 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
- 543 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 132 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
921 WWUS73 KMPX 252058 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 358 PM CDT MON OCT 25 2010 ...EXTREMELY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY...AS A POTENT FALL STORM SYSTEM DEEPENS OVER MINNESOTA. OPEN AREAS AND LOCATIONS OF SLIGHTLY HIGHER TERRAIN ARE MOST LIKELY TO SEE THE HIGHER WINDS. THERE MAY BE A SLIGHT DIMINISHING OF WINDS TUESDAY NIGHT...BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...SCATTERED SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY COULD HELP TO TRANSPORT STRONG WINDS TO THE SURFACE. MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 260500- /O.UPG.KMPX.HW.A.0001.101026T1200Z-101028T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.HW.W.0001.101026T1200Z-101028T0000Z/ 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 358 PM CDT MON OCT 25 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...WEST WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DEVELOP TUESDAY MORNING AND LAST AT LEAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS COULD REACH 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 55 TO 60 MPH ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. OPEN AREAS OR LOCATIONS OF SLIGHTLY HIGHER TERRAIN ARE VULNERABLE TO THE HIGHEST WIND GUSTS. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG COULD LEAD TO DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES OR CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES. DRIVING MAY BECOME CHALLENGING FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ FRANKS
7 follow-up statements
151 WWUS73 KMPX 260155 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 855 PM CDT MON OCT 25 2010 ...EXTREMELY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY... .A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH... ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS IS DUE TO A POTENT STORM SYSTEM DEEPENING OVER MINNESOTA. OPEN AREAS AND LOCATIONS OF SLIGHTLY HIGHER TERRAIN ARE MOST LIKELY TO SEE THE HIGHER WINDS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL FIRST AFFECT WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA TUESDAY MORNING... THEN REACH WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THERE MAY BE A SLIGHT DIMINISHING OF WINDS TUESDAY NIGHT...BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION... SCATTERED SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY COULD HELP TO TRANSPORT STRONG WINDS TO THE SURFACE. WINDS THIS STRONG COULD LEAD TO DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES... OR COULD CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES. DRIVING MAY BE CHALLENGING...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO REMAIN VIGILANT. MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 261000- /O.CON.KMPX.HW.W.0001.101026T1200Z-101028T0000Z/ 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 855 PM CDT MON OCT 25 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...WEST WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DEVELOP TUESDAY MORNING IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...THEN SPREAD ACROSS MINNESOTA AND REACH WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL LAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS COULD REACH 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. OPEN AREAS OR LOCATIONS OF SLIGHTLY HIGHER TERRAIN ARE VULNERABLE TO THE HIGHEST WIND GUSTS. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG COULD LEAD TO DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES OR CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES. DRIVING MAY BECOME CHALLENGING FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
860 WWUS73 KMPX 260823 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 323 AM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010 ...EXTREMELY STRONG WINDS LIKELY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH... ARE LIKELY FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE STRONG WINDS ARE IN RESPONSE TO A STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING NORTHWARD ACROSS MINNESOTA TODAY. OPEN AREAS AND LOCATIONS OF SLIGHTLY HIGHER TERRAIN ARE MOST LIKELY TO SEE THE HIGHER WINDS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL FIRST AFFECT WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS MORNING...THEN SPREAD INTO EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA DURING THE LATE MORNING AND REACH WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND WILL DIMINISH SOME TONIGHT BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS THIS STRONG COULD LEAD TO DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES... AS WELL AS CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES. DRIVING WILL BE CHALLENGING FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS NOT SECURED THIS MORNING MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 261630- /O.CON.KMPX.HW.W.0001.101026T1200Z-101028T0000Z/ 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 323 AM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...WEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THIS MORNING ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE WEST WINDS WILL SPREAD INTO EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA DURING THE MORNING AND REACH WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL LAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. OPEN AREAS OR LOCATIONS OF SLIGHTLY HIGHER TERRAIN ARE VULNERABLE TO THE HIGHEST WIND GUSTS. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG COULD LEAD TO DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES. DRIVING WILL BE CHALLENGING FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS NOT SECURED THIS MORNING MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ RAH
033 WWUS73 KMPX 261622 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1122 AM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010 ...STRONG WINDS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH... ARE LIKELY FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE STRONG WINDS ARE IN RESPONSE TO A STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING NORTHWARD ACROSS MINNESOTA TODAY. OPEN AREAS AND LOCATIONS OF SLIGHTLY HIGHER TERRAIN ARE MOST LIKELY TO SEE THE HIGHER WINDS. STRONG WINDS BEING OBSERVED AT NOON FROM WEST CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA WILL SLOWLY SPREAD NORTH AND EAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE WIND WILL DIMINISH SOME TONIGHT BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS THIS STRONG COULD LEAD TO DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES... AS WELL AS CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES. DRIVING WILL BE CHALLENGING FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS NOT SECURED THIS MORNING MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 270030- /O.CON.KMPX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101028T0000Z/ 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 1122 AM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL SPREAD NORTH AND EAST FROM WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL LAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED... WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. OPEN AREAS OR LOCATIONS OF SLIGHTLY HIGHER TERRAIN ARE VULNERABLE TO THE HIGHEST WIND GUSTS. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG COULD LEAD TO DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES. DRIVING WILL BE CHALLENGING FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS NOT SECURED THIS MORNING MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
556 WWUS73 KMPX 262316 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 616 PM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS ARE IN RESPONSE TO A RECORD BREAKING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA. OPEN AREAS AND LOCATIONS OF SLIGHTLY HIGHER TERRAIN ARE MOST LIKELY TO SEE THE HIGHER WINDS. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH SLIGHTLY LATE TONIGHT BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS THIS STRONG COULD LEAD TO DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES... AS WELL AS CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES. DRIVING WILL BE CHALLENGING FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS NOT SECURED MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 270715- /O.CON.KMPX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101028T0000Z/ 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 616 PM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED... WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. OPEN AREAS OR LOCATIONS OF SLIGHTLY HIGHER TERRAIN ARE VULNERABLE TO THE HIGHEST WIND GUSTS. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG COULD LEAD TO DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES. DRIVING WILL BE CHALLENGING FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS NOT SECURED THIS MORNING MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ FRANKS
850 WWUS73 KMPX 270635 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 135 AM CDT WED OCT 27 2010 ...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE TODAY... .A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TODAY FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WERE OCCURRING ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WERE BEING OBSERVED ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTHWEST AREAS OF MINNESOTA WHILE WIND GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WERE COMMON ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AHEAD BEFORE DIMINISHING WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS ARE IN RESPONSE TO DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA. WINDS THIS STRONG COULD LEAD TO DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES... AS WELL AS CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES. DRIVING WILL BE CHALLENGING FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 271445- /O.CON.KMPX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101028T0000Z/ 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 135 AM CDT WED OCT 27 2010 ...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. * TIMING...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA TODAY. THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR... WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. OPEN AREAS OR LOCATIONS OF SLIGHTLY HIGHER TERRAIN ARE VULNERABLE TO THE HIGHEST WIND GUSTS. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG COULD LEAD TO DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES. DRIVING WILL BE CHALLENGING FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ RAH
716 WWUS73 KMPX 271049 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 549 AM CDT WED OCT 27 2010 ...STRONG WINDS CONTINUING TODAY... .A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TODAY FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WERE OCCURRING ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA THIS MORNING ALONG WITH WIND GUSTS REACHING 55 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AHEAD BEFORE DIMINISHING TONIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS ARE IN RESPONSE TO A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM JUST NORTH OF MINNESOTA. WINDS THIS STRONG COULD LEAD TO DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES... AS WELL AS CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES. DRIVING WILL BE CHALLENGING FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 271900- /O.CON.KMPX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101028T0000Z/ 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 549 AM CDT WED OCT 27 2010 ...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. * TIMING...STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA TODAY. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. OPEN AREAS OR LOCATIONS OF SLIGHTLY HIGHER TERRAIN ARE VULNERABLE TO THE HIGHEST WIND GUSTS. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG COULD LEAD TO DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES. DRIVING WILL BE CHALLENGING FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ RAH
442 WWUS73 KMPX 272010 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 310 PM CDT WED OCT 27 2010 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA... .SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. THE STRONG WINDS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING NORTH OF LAKE SUPERIOR. AREAS IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN HAVE SEEN WINDS DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. THESE LOCATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE BREEZY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS...BUT NOT NEARLY AS STRONG AS WHAT WAS OBSERVED TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. MNZ041-042-047>049-054>058-064>067-073>077-082>085-091>093-280415- /O.CAN.KMPX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101028T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0013.101027T2010Z-101028T0600Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD- BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE- MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS... GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR... LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT... ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH... ALBERT LEA 310 PM CDT WED OCT 27 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE OCCURRING...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. OPEN AREAS OR LOCATIONS OF SLIGHTLY HIGHER TERRAIN ARE VULNERABLE TO THE HIGHEST WIND GUSTS. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG COULD LEAD TO MINOR LIMB DAMAGE AND MAKE DRIVING CHALLENGING FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. 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. && $$ MNZ043>045-050>053-059>063-068>070-078-WIZ014>016-023>028-272115- /O.CAN.KMPX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101028T0000Z/ MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO- WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA- GOODHUE-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-CHIPPEWA- EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA... FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MONTICELLO... MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL...STILLWATER...CHASKA... SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...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 PM CDT WED OCT 27 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE HIGH WINDS OBSERVED TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY MORNING HAVE SUBSIDED AND A WARNING IS NO LONGER NEEDED. $$ FRANKS
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.