Alert archive / Minnesota / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 15, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Nov 4, 2011, 4:11 AM CDT for 21 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Nov 5, 2011, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 32 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 4, 2011, 4:11 AM CDT (09:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 5, 2011, 11:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Nov 6, 2011, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 32 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 21 counties
Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Martin County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Pope County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Todd County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:14 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, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 107 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
- 2748 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 20 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
163 WWUS73 KMPX 040911 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 411 AM CDT FRI NOV 4 2011 ...STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA ON SATURDAY... .STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL SPREAD OVER MUCH OF WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA ON SATURDAY...AND A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE AREA ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA TO HUTCHINSON... MANKATO AND BLUE EARTH. EXPECT WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH LATE SATURDAY MORNING INTO THE EARLY EVENING. BOATERS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL. THE STRONG WINDS WILL BE PRODUCED BY INTENSE LOW PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES. MNZ041-047-048-054>058-064>067-073>075-082-083-091-092-041715- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0015.111105T1600Z-111106T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN- NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD... GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS... NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH 411 AM CDT FRI NOV 4 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY. * TIMING...LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE WIND SHOULD BEGIN TO TAPER OFF EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...VEHICLES MAY HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING EAST OR WEST. BOATERS SHOULD BE VERY CAREFUL SINCE WAVES COULD GET RATHER CHOPPY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. BOATERS MAY NEED TO POSTPONE ACTIVITIES OR MOVE TO SHELTERED WATERS. && $$ TDK
6 follow-up statements
016 WWUS73 KMPX 042034 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 334 PM CDT FRI NOV 4 2011 ...STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA ON SATURDAY... .STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL SPREAD OVER MUCH OF WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA ON SATURDAY...AND A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE AREA ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA TO HUTCHINSON... MANKATO AND BLUE EARTH. EXPECT WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH LATE SATURDAY MORNING INTO THE EARLY EVENING. BOATERS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL. THE STRONG WINDS WILL BE PRODUCED BY INTENSE LOW PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES. MNZ041-047-048-054>058-064>067-073>075-082-083-091-092-050445- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0015.111105T1600Z-111106T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN- NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD... GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS... NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH 334 PM CDT FRI NOV 4 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY. * TIMING...LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE WIND SHOULD BEGIN TO TAPER OFF EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...VEHICLES MAY HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING EAST OR WEST. BOATERS SHOULD BE VERY CAREFUL SINCE WAVES COULD GET RATHER CHOPPY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. BOATERS MAY NEED TO POSTPONE ACTIVITIES OR MOVE TO SHELTERED WATERS. && $$
705 WWUS73 KMPX 050853 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 353 AM CDT SAT NOV 5 2011 ...STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA TODAY... .STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL SPREAD OVER MUCH OF WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA TODAY...AND A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE AREA ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA TO HUTCHINSON... MANKATO AND BLUE EARTH. EXPECT WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH LATE SATURDAY MORNING INTO THE EARLY EVENING. BOATERS AND HUNTERS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL. THE STRONG WINDS WILL BE PRODUCED BY INTENSE LOW PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES. MNZ041-047-048-054>058-064>067-073>075-082-083-091-092-051700- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0015.111105T1600Z-111106T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN- NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD... GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS... NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH 353 AM CDT SAT NOV 5 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...LATE MORNING AND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE WIND SHOULD BEGIN TO TAPER OFF EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...VEHICLES MAY HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING EAST OR WEST. BOATERS SHOULD BE VERY CAREFUL SINCE WAVES COULD GET RATHER CHOPPY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. BOATERS MAY NEED TO POSTPONE ACTIVITIES OR MOVE TO SHELTERED WATERS. && $$
690 WWUS73 KMPX 051707 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1206 PM CDT SAT NOV 5 2011 ...STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA TODAY INTO TONIGHT... .STRONG SOUTH WINDS HAVE SPREAD OVER MUCH OF WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON...AND A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA TO HUTCHINSON... MANKATO AND BLUE EARTH. FOR COUNTIES ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER...THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED IN TIME OUT TO 3 AM SUNDAY MORNING. THE ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM FOR PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY NORTH OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER. WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON FOR THE ENTIRE ADVISORY AREA. THOUGH NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY WILL SEE WINDS SPEEDS DROP OFF AFTER SUNSET... SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE TO SEE SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH INTO TONIGHT. MNZ064-065-067-073>075-082-083-091-092-060115- /O.EXT.KMPX.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-111106T0900Z/ YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN- BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...GAYLORD... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...MANKATO... FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH 1206 PM CDT SAT NOV 5 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST SUNDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT WITH THE WINDS BEGINNING TO TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...VEHICLES MAY HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING EAST OR WEST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. BOATERS MAY NEED TO POSTPONE ACTIVITIES OR MOVE TO SHELTERED WATERS. && $$ MNZ041-047-048-054>058-066-060000- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-111106T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- MEEKER-MCLEOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...HUTCHINSON 1206 PM CDT SAT NOV 5 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...WITH SPEEDS TAPERING OFF AFTER SUNSET. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...VEHICLES MAY HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING EAST OR WEST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. BOATERS MAY NEED TO POSTPONE ACTIVITIES OR MOVE TO SHELTERED WATERS. && $$
528 WWUS73 KMPX 060018 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 718 PM CDT SAT NOV 5 2011 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHWEST AND PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT... .STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS CONTINUE TO AFFECT PARTS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY...AND WEST OF MANKATO TO ALBERT LEA. WIND SPEEDS NEAR 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON. IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT A FEW HIGHER GUSTS MAY OCCUR BETWEEN 10 PM AND 2 AM. SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS MAY CONTINUE FROM NEAR WILLMAR..TO ALEXANDRIA AND MORRIS OVERNIGHT. MNZ041-047-048-054>058-066-060130- /O.EXP.KMPX.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-111106T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- MEEKER-MCLEOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...HUTCHINSON 718 PM CDT SAT NOV 5 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WHILE BRISK SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...SUSTAINED SPEEDS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN BELOW 30 MPH. $$ MNZ064-065-067-073>075-082-083-091-092-060830- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-111106T0900Z/ YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN- BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...GAYLORD... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...MANKATO... FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH 718 PM CDT SAT NOV 5 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH THE WINDS BEGINNING TO TAPER OFF AFTER 2 AM. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...VEHICLES MAY HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING EAST OR WEST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. BOATERS MAY NEED TO POSTPONE ACTIVITIES OR MOVE TO SHELTERED WATERS. && $$
738 WWUS73 KMPX 060831 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 231 AM CST SUN NOV 6 2011 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT WEST CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM LONG PRAIRIE TO LITCHFIELD TO HUTCHINSON TO MANKATO TO BLUE EARTH. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON. MNZ041-042-047>049-054>058-066-061700- /O.EXB.KMPX.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-111107T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-MCLEOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS... GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR... LITCHFIELD...HUTCHINSON 231 AM CST SUN NOV 6 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... STRONGEST BETWEEN 11 AM AND 4 PM...THEN DIMINISHING BELOW ADVISORY THRESHOLDS BY 6 PM. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES AND THOSE TRAVELING ON EAST-WEST OPEN ROADWAYS. LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS...SUCH AS TRASH BINS OR LAWN CHAIRS...MAY BE BLOWN AROUND AND SMALL BRANCHES MAY BE BROKEN OFF TREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. BOATERS MAY NEED TO POSTPONE ACTIVITIES OR MOVE TO SHELTERED WATERS. && $$ MNZ064-065-067-073>075-082-083-091-092-061700- /O.EXT.KMPX.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-111107T0000Z/ YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN- BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...GAYLORD... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...MANKATO... FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH 231 AM CST SUN NOV 6 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... STRONGEST BETWEEN 11 AM AND 4 PM...THEN DIMINISHING BELOW ADVISORY THRESHOLDS BY 6 PM. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES AND THOSE TRAVELING ON EAST-WEST OPEN ROADWAYS. LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS...SUCH AS TRASH BINS OR LAWN CHAIRS...MAY BE BLOWN AROUND AND SMALL BRANCHES MAY BE BROKEN OFF TREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. BOATERS MAY NEED TO POSTPONE ACTIVITIES OR MOVE TO SHELTERED WATERS. && $$
105 WWUS73 KMPX 061520 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 920 AM CST SUN NOV 6 2011 ...STRONG WINDS TODAY FOR WEST CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE ADVISORY IS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM STAPLES TO GLENCOE TO KIESTER. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR ALONG WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY THIS EVENING. MNZ041-042-047>049-054>058-064>067-073>075-082-083-091-092-062330- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-111107T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-TODD-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA- KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD- BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...MORRIS... GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR... LITCHFIELD...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...MANKATO... FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH 920 AM CST SUN NOV 6 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR TODAY...WITH THE STRONGEST THROUGH 4 PM. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY THRESHOLDS BY 6 PM. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS...SUCH AS TRASH BINS OR LAWN CHAIRS...MAY BE BLOWN AROUND AND SMALL BRANCHES MAY BE BROKEN OFF TREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ RAH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 3:53 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MPX | Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Douglas, Faribault and 17 more | 14 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.