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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Twin Cities, MN

April 3, 201121 counties in Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Apr 3, 2011, 4:10 AM CDT for 21 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Apr 4, 2011, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 17 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 3, 2011, 4:10 AM CDT (09:10 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 4, 2011, 1:00 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 4, 2011, 6:00 PM CDT
In force
17 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, Freeborn County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Pope County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Steele County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:13 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 96 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2011-04-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2011-04-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 17 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1514 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
17 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
129 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

558 
WWUS73 KMPX 030910
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
410 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2011

...STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY...

.THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR PARTS
OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE ADVISORY BEGINS AT
1 AM TONIGHT FOR AREAS FROM APPLETON AND CANBY SOUTHEAST TO NEW
ULM AND FAIRMONT...INCLUDING REDWOOD FALLS. FURTHER TO THE
EAST...ACROSS ALBERT LEA...MANKATO...AND WASECA...THE ADVISORY
WILL BEGIN AT 7 AM MONDAY MORNING. THE ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 PM ON MONDAY. THE ADVISORY ALSO INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 90
CORRIDOR OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

BEHIND DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE LATE TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS AT
25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH...WILL ENVELOP SOUTHWEST
MINNESOTA. THESE WILL EXPAND EAST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
DURING THE DAY MONDAY...BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING IN SPEED
ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA BY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON.

MNZ054-056-064-065-073-074-082-091-031715-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0005.110404T0600Z-110404T2100Z/
LAC QUI PARLE-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-
WATONWAN-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS...
OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT
410 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM CDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS
ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM CDT
MONDAY.

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING IN SPEED LATE TONIGHT AND
  PERSISTING THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON ON MONDAY.

* WINDS...25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL DIFFICULT DRIVING...ESPECIALLY FOR 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.

&&

$$

MNZ075-083-084-092-093-031715-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0005.110404T1200Z-110404T2100Z/
NICOLLET-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. PETER...MANKATO...WASECA...
BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
410 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM CDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS
ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM CDT
MONDAY.

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING IN SPEED BY DAYBREAK MONDAY
  AND PERSISTING THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON ON MONDAY.

* WINDS...25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL DIFFICULT DRIVING...ESPECIALLY FOR 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.

&&

$$

MTF/RAH
8 follow-up statements
608 
WWUS73 KMPX 031729
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1229 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011

...STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY...

.A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. THE
ADVISORY BEGINS IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AT 1 AM...AND THEN AT 7 AM
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 PM ON MONDAY...AND INCLUDES AREAS SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM
AROUND MONTEVIDEO...TO OLIVIA...TO MANKATO AND ALBERT LEA. THE
ADVISORY ALSO INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR OF SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA.

BEHIND DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE LATE TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS AT
25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH...WILL ENVELOP
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. THESE WILL EXPAND EAST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA DURING THE DAY MONDAY...BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING IN
SPEED ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA BY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON.

MNZ054-056-064-065-073-074-082-091-040130-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0005.110404T0600Z-110404T2100Z/
LAC QUI PARLE-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-
WATONWAN-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS...
OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT
1229 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM CDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM CDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING IN SPEED LATE TONIGHT AND 
  PERSISTING THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON ON MONDAY. 

* WINDS...25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL DIFFICULT DRIVING...ESPECIALLY FOR 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.

&&

$$

MNZ075-083-084-092-093-040130-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0005.110404T1200Z-110404T2100Z/
NICOLLET-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. PETER...MANKATO...WASECA...
BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
1229 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM CDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM CDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING IN SPEED BY DAYBREAK 
  MONDAY AND PERSISTING THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON ON MONDAY. 

* WINDS...25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL DIFFICULT DRIVING...ESPECIALLY FOR 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.

&&

$$
696 
WWUS73 KMPX 032107
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
407 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011

...STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY...

.A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL
THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.
THE ADVISORY BEGINS IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AT 1 AM...AND THEN
AT 4 AM FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE ADVISORY WILL BE IN
EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM ON MONDAY...AND NOW INCLUDES AREAS SOUTHWEST OF
A LINE FROM AROUND ALEXANDRIA...TO WILLMAR...TO ST. PETER AND
OWATONNA. THE ADVISORY ALSO INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR
OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

BEHIND DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE LATE TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS AT
25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH...WILL ENVELOP WEST
CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THESE WILL EXPAND EAST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA DURING THE DAY MONDAY...BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING IN
SPEED ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA BY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON.

MNZ067-076-085-040515-
/O.EXB.KMPX.WI.Y.0005.110404T0900Z-110404T2100Z/
SIBLEY-LE SUEUR-STEELE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAYLORD...LE SUEUR...OWATONNA
407 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM CDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM CDT
MONDAY. 

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING IN SPEED LATE TONIGHT AND
  PERSISTING THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON ON MONDAY.

* WINDS...25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL DIFFICULT DRIVING...ESPECIALLY FOR 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.

&&

$$

MNZ041-047-048-055-057-040515-
/O.EXA.KMPX.WI.Y.0005.110404T0600Z-110404T2100Z/
DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-SWIFT-KANDIYOHI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...
BENSON...WILLMAR
407 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM CDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM CDT
MONDAY. 

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING IN SPEED LATE TONIGHT AND 
  PERSISTING THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON ON MONDAY. 

* WINDS...25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL DIFFICULT DRIVING...ESPECIALLY FOR 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.

&&

$$

MNZ075-083-084-092-093-040515-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WI.Y.0005.110404T0900Z-110404T2100Z/
NICOLLET-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. PETER...MANKATO...WASECA...
BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
407 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM CDT MONDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM CDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING IN SPEED BY LATE TONIGHT AND
  PERSISTING THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON ON MONDAY.

* WINDS...25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL DIFFICULT DRIVING...ESPECIALLY FOR 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.

&&

$$

MNZ054-056-064-065-073-074-082-091-040515-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0005.110404T0600Z-110404T2100Z/
LAC QUI PARLE-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-
WATONWAN-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS...
OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT
407 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM CDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM CDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING IN SPEED LATE TONIGHT AND 
  PERSISTING THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON ON MONDAY. 

* WINDS...25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL DIFFICULT DRIVING...ESPECIALLY FOR 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.

&&

$$
597 
WWUS73 KMPX 040304
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1004 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011

...STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING TONIGHT INTO MONDAY...

.A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL
THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.
THE ADVISORY BEGINS IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AT 1 AM...AND THEN
AT 4 AM FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE ADVISORY WILL BE IN
EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM ON MONDAY...AND INCLUDES AREAS SOUTHWEST OF A
LINE FROM AROUND ALEXANDRIA...TO WILLMAR...TO ST. PETER AND
OWATONNA. THE ADVISORY ALSO INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR OF
SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

BEHIND DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE LATE TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS AT
25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH...WILL ENVELOP WEST
CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THESE WILL EXPAND EAST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA DURING THE DAY MONDAY...BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING IN
SPEED ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA BY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON.

MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-041115-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0005.110404T0600Z-110404T2100Z/
DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...
MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS...
OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT
1004 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING IN SPEED LATE TONIGHT AND
  PERSISTING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON ON MONDAY.

* WINDS...25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL DIFFICULT DRIVING...ESPECIALLY FOR 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.

&&

$$

MNZ067-075-076-083>085-092-093-041115-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0005.110404T0900Z-110404T2100Z/
SIBLEY-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-
FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAYLORD...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...
MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
1004 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM CDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM CDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING IN SPEED BY LATE TONIGHT AND
  PERSISTING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON ON MONDAY.

* WINDS...25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL DIFFICULT DRIVING...ESPECIALLY FOR 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.

&&

$$
965 
WWUS73 KMPX 040651
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
151 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011

...STRONG WINDS OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY...

.A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL
THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY. THE WIND 
ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 6 PM FOR MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA. THE ADVISORY IS PRIMARILY ALONG AND SOUTHWEST OF A LINE
FROM ALEXANDRIA THROUGH WILLMAR...ST PETER AND OWATONNA. THE
ADVISORY INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR OF SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA.

NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT NEAR 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS REACHING 45
MPH...WILL SPREAD SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA EARLY THIS
MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ON MONDAY. THE WINDS
WILL DECREASE SUBSTANTIALLY MONDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS ARE
IN THE WAKE OF A LOW PRESSURE STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE GREAT
LAKES.

MNZ067-075-076-083>085-092-093-041500-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WI.Y.0005.110404T0900Z-110404T2300Z/
SIBLEY-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-
FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAYLORD...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...
MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
151 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING IN SPEED OVERNIGHT AND
  PERSISTING THROUGH LATE IN THE DAY ON MONDAY.

* WINDS...NEAR 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL DIFFICULT DRIVING...ESPECIALLY FOR 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.

&&

$$

MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-041500-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110404T2100Z/
DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...
MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS...
OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT
151 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...NOW THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST NEAR 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL DIFFICULT DRIVING...ESPECIALLY FOR 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.

&&

$$

RAH/MTF
732 
WWUS73 KMPX 041112
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
612 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY...

.A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL
THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA TODAY. THE ADVISORY IS 
MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA THROUGH
WILLMAR...ST PETER AND OWATONNA. THE ADVISORY INCLUDES THE
INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

NORTHWEST WINDS...SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS REACHING
45 MPH...WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA TODAY. THE WINDS WILL
DECREASE SIGNIFICANTLY THIS EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS TODAY ARE IN
THE WAKE OF A LOW PRESSURE STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE GREAT
LAKES.

MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-041915-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110404T2100Z/
DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...
MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS...
OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT
612 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...NOW UNTIL 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL DIFFICULT DRIVING...ESPECIALLY FOR 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.

&&

$$

MNZ067-075-076-083>085-092-093-041915-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110404T2300Z/
SIBLEY-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-
FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAYLORD...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...
MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
612 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...NOW UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 3O TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL DIFFICULT DRIVING...ESPECIALLY FOR 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.

&&

$$

RAH
528 
WWUS73 KMPX 041840
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
140 PM CDT MON APR 4 2011

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON...

.A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL
THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON. THE ADVISORY IS MAINLY
ALONG AND SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA THROUGH WILLMAR...
ST PETER AND OWATONNA. THE ADVISORY INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 90
CORRIDOR OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

NORTHWEST WINDS...SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS REACHING
45 MPH...WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. THE WINDS WILL
DECREASE SIGNIFICANTLY THIS EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS ARE IN THE
WAKE OF A LOW PRESSURE STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES.

MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-042100-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110404T2100Z/
DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...
MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS...
OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT
140 PM CDT MON APR 4 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY DIFFICULT DRIVING...ESPECIALLY FOR 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.

&&

$$

MNZ067-075-076-083>085-092-093-042300-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110404T2300Z/
SIBLEY-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-
FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAYLORD...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...
MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
140 PM CDT MON APR 4 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 3O TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY DIFFICULT DRIVING...ESPECIALLY FOR 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.

&&

$$
TDK
458 
WWUS73 KMPX 042103
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
403 PM CDT MON APR 4 2011

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON...

.A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL
THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON. THE ADVISORY IS
MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA THROUGH
WILLMAR... ST PETER AND OWATONNA. THE ADVISORY INCLUDES THE
INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

NORTHWEST WINDS...SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS REACHING
45 MPH...WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. THE WINDS WILL
DECREASE SIGNIFICANTLY THIS EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS ARE IN THE
WAKE OF A LOW PRESSURE STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE GREAT
LAKES.

MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-042215-
/O.EXP.KMPX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110404T2100Z/
DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...
MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS...
OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT
403 PM CDT MON APR 4 2011

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

$$

MNZ067-075-076-083>085-092-093-042300-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110404T2300Z/
SIBLEY-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-
FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAYLORD...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...
MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
403 PM CDT MON APR 4 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY DIFFICULT DRIVING...ESPECIALLY FOR 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.

&&

$$
904 
WWUS73 KMPX 042107
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
407 PM CDT MON APR 4 2011

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON...

.A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON. THE ADVISORY INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 90
CORRIDOR OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

NORTHWEST WINDS...SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS REACHING
40 MPH...WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. THE WINDS WILL
DECREASE SIGNIFICANTLY THIS EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS ARE IN THE
WAKE OF A LOW PRESSURE STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE GREAT
LAKES.

MNZ067-075-076-083>085-092-093-042300-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110404T2300Z/
SIBLEY-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-FARIBAULT-
FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAYLORD...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...
MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA
407 PM CDT MON APR 4 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY DIFFICULT DRIVING...ESPECIALLY FOR 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.

&&

$$

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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.