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Wind Advisory 17, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Nov 25, 2011, 2:46 PM CST for 16 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Nov 26, 2011, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 25, 2011, 2:46 PM CST (20:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 26, 2011, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Nov 26, 2011, 9:00 PM CST
- In force
- 15 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, Sibley County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:43 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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 106 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
- 1653 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 158 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
745 WWUS73 KMPX 252046 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 246 PM CST FRI NOV 25 2011 ...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED SATURDAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BY SATURDAY MORNING THEN STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES BY SATURDAY NIGHT. WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA WILL BE POSITIONED BETWEEN THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE THAT WILL BE EMERGING FROM THE ROCKIES. THE SUBSTANTIAL DIFFERENCE IN AIR PRESSURE BETWEEN THESE SYSTEMS WILL RESULT IN STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE AREA... BEGINNING DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AND CONTINUING INTO EARLY EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY... PARTICULARLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY. MNZ047-054>056-064-065-073-074-082-091-260500- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0017.111126T1200Z-111127T0300Z/ STEVENS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE- REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM... ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT 246 PM CST FRI NOV 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST SATURDAY. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL INITIALLY MOVE INTO THE AREA BETWEEN 6 AND 10 AM SATURDAY... THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE SETTLING DOWN DURING THE EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...SMALL BRANCHES MAY COME DOWN IN THE WINDS... AND LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT. SUDDEN WIND GUSTS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES FOR SMALL AND HIGH PROFILE 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. && $$ MNZ067-075-083-084-092-093-260500- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0017.111126T1500Z-111127T0300Z/ SIBLEY-NICOLLET-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAYLORD...ST. PETER...MANKATO... WASECA...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 246 PM CST FRI NOV 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST SATURDAY. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL INITIALLY MOVE INTO THE AREA BETWEEN 9 AM AND 1 PM SATURDAY... THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE SETTLING DOWN DURING THE EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...SMALL BRANCHES MAY COME DOWN IN THE WINDS... AND LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT. SUDDEN WIND GUSTS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES FOR SMALL AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
3 follow-up statements
008 WWUS73 KMPX 260305 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 905 PM CST FRI NOV 25 2011 ...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED SATURDAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN OVER SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BEFORE LIFTING NORTHEAST INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES BY SATURDAY NIGHT. WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA WILL BE POSITIONED BETWEEN THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE THAT WILL BE EMERGING FROM THE ROCKIES. THE SUBSTANTIAL DIFFERENCE IN AIR PRESSURE BETWEEN THESE SYSTEMS WILL RESULT IN STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE AREA... BEGINNING DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SATURDAY AND CONTINUING INTO EARLY EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY ...PARTICULARLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY. MNZ047-054>056-064-065-073-074-082-091-261115- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0017.111126T1200Z-111127T0300Z/ STEVENS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE- REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM... ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT 905 PM CST FRI NOV 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST SATURDAY. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL INITIALLY MOVE INTO THE AREA BETWEEN 6 AND 10 AM SATURDAY... THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE SETTLING DOWN DURING THE EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...SMALL BRANCHES MAY COME DOWN IN THE WINDS... AND LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT. SUDDEN WIND GUSTS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES FOR SMALL AND HIGH PROFILE 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. && $$ MNZ067-075-083-084-092-093-261115- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0017.111126T1500Z-111127T0300Z/ SIBLEY-NICOLLET-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAYLORD...ST. PETER...MANKATO... WASECA...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 905 PM CST FRI NOV 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST SATURDAY. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL INITIALLY MOVE INTO THE AREA BETWEEN 9 AM AND 1 PM SATURDAY... THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE SETTLING DOWN DURING THE EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...SMALL BRANCHES MAY COME DOWN IN THE WINDS... AND LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT. SUDDEN WIND GUSTS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES FOR SMALL AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
894 WWUS73 KMPX 260928 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 328 AM CST SAT NOV 26 2011 ...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING... .LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN OVER SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BEFORE LIFTING NORTHEAST INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES BY TONIGHT. WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA WILL BE POSITIONED BETWEEN THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE THAT WILL BE EMERGING FROM THE ROCKIES. THE SUBSTANTIAL DIFFERENCE IN AIR PRESSURE BETWEEN THESE SYSTEMS WILL RESULT IN STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE AREA...BEGINNING BY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY INTO TONIGHT...PARTICULARLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY. MNZ047-054>056-064-065-067-073>075-082>084-091>093-261800- /O.EXT.KMPX.WI.Y.0017.111126T1200Z-111127T0600Z/ STEVENS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE- SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-MARTIN- FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS... NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 328 AM CST SAT NOV 26 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL INITIALLY MOVE INTO THE AREA BETWEEN 8 AND 11 AM SATURDAY...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE SETTLING DOWN LATE THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...SMALL BRANCHES MAY COME DOWN IN THE WINDS... AND LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT. SUDDEN WIND GUSTS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES FOR SMALL AND HIGH PROFILE 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. && $$
464 WWUS73 KMPX 261922 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 122 PM CST SAT NOV 26 2011 ...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING...PARTICULARLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY. IT APPEARS MOST OF THE WIND GUSTS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE WITHIN A FEW HOURS AFTER SUNSET. MNZ067-075-083-084-092-093-262030- /O.CAN.KMPX.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-111127T0600Z/ SIBLEY-NICOLLET-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAYLORD...ST. PETER...MANKATO... WASECA...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 122 PM CST SAT NOV 26 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. ALTHOUGH WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THE HIGHEST SUSTAINED WINDS AND WIND GUSTS LOOK TO NOW REMAIN WEST OF NICOLLET...BLUE EARTH...AND FARIBAULY COUNTIES. WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH ARE STILL EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. $$ MNZ047-054>056-064-065-073-074-082-091-270300- /O.EXT.KMPX.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-111127T0300Z/ STEVENS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE- REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM... ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT 122 PM CST SAT NOV 26 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE SETTLING DOWN THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...SMALL BRANCHES MAY COME DOWN IN THE WINDS AND LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT. SUDDEN WIND GUSTS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES FOR SMALL OR HIGH PROFILE 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. && $$
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Minnesota, 2011Every wind advisory in 2011
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.