Alert archive / Minnesota / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 4, NWS Duluth, MN
NWS Duluth, MN issued this wind advisory at Oct 4, 2012, 3:57 AM CDT for 5 counties in Minnesota; Douglas County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Oct 4, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 4, 2012, 3:57 AM CDT (08:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 4, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 4, 2012, 8:27 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Duluth, MN
Counties Aitkin County, MN, Carlton County, MN, Cass County, MN, Crow Wing County, MN, Saint Louis County, MN, Douglas County, WI
The radar
The Duluth radar (KDLH), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:03 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
International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 00:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 199 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
- 1602 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 311 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
271 WWUS73 KDLH 040857 NPWDLH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 357 AM CDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA IN THE WAKE OF A PASSING STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. PARTS OF SOUTHERN CASS...CROW WING...AND SOUTHERN AITKIN COUNTIES CAN EXPECT WINDS APPROACHING 30 MPH AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. THE WINDS SHOULD RELAX A LITTLE LATER THIS EVENING...BUT WILL STILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH TONIGHT. MNZ033-034-036-041700- /O.NEW.KDLH.WI.Y.0004.121004T1700Z-121005T0000Z/ SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-SOUTHERN AITKIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PINE RIVER...BRAINERD...AITKIN 357 AM CDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...PARTS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INCLUDING SOUTHERN CASS...CROW WING...AND SOUTHERN AITKIN COUNTIES. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL APPROACH 30 MPH. WIND GUSTS COULD BE AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...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. && $$ GROCHOCINSKI
5 follow-up statements
134 WWUS73 KDLH 041626 AAA NPWDLH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 1126 AM CDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...STRONG WEST WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA IN THE WAKE OF A PASSING STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. PARTS OF SOUTHERN CASS...CROW WING...AND SOUTHERN AITKIN COUNTIES CAN EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. THE WINDS SHOULD RELAX A LITTLE LATER THIS EVENING...BUT WILL STILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH TONIGHT. MNZ033-034-036-050000- /O.CON.KDLH.WI.Y.0004.121004T1700Z-121005T0000Z/ SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-SOUTHERN AITKIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PINE RIVER...BRAINERD...AITKIN 1126 AM CDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...PARTS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INCLUDING SOUTHERN CASS...CROW WING...AND SOUTHERN AITKIN COUNTIES. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL APPROACH 30 MPH. WIND GUSTS COULD BE AS HIGH AS 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
946 WWUS73 KDLH 041738 AAB NPWDLH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 1238 PM CDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...STRONG WEST WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MINNESOTA... .GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PARTS OF THE NORTHLAND IN THE WAKE OF A PASSING STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. PARTS OF SOUTHERN CASS...CROW WING...AND SOUTHERN AITKIN COUNTIES CAN EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. ALSO...THE METRO AREA OF DULUTH AND SUPERIOR COULD EXPERIENCE GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE WINDS SHOULD RELAX A LITTLE LATER THIS EVENING...BUT WILL STILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH TONIGHT. MNZ037-WIZ001-050000- /O.EXA.KDLH.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121005T0000Z/ CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-DOUGLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DULUTH...CLOQUET...SUPERIOR 1238 PM CDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...THE TWIN PORTS AREA INCLUDING DULUTH AND SUPERIOR. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...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. && $$ MNZ033-034-036-050000- /O.CON.KDLH.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121005T0000Z/ SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-SOUTHERN AITKIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PINE RIVER...BRAINERD...AITKIN 1238 PM CDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...PARTS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INCLUDING SOUTHERN CASS...CROW WING...AND SOUTHERN AITKIN COUNTIES. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 MPH. WIND GUSTS COULD BE AS HIGH AS 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
732 WWUS73 KDLH 042037 NPWDLH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 337 PM CDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...GUSTY WEST WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT AROUND THE TWIN PORTS AREA... .GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AROUND DULUTH AND SUPERIOR IN THE WAKE OF A PASSING STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. THE METRO AREA OF DULUTH AND SUPERIOR COULD EXPERIENCE GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...BUT REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THE DAY TOMORROW. MNZ037-WIZ001-050445- /O.EXT.KDLH.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121005T0900Z/ CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-DOUGLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DULUTH...CLOQUET...SUPERIOR 337 PM CDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT FRIDAY... * LOCATION...THE TWIN PORTS AREA INCLUDING DULUTH AND SUPERIOR. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...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. && $$ MNZ033-034-036-050000- /O.CON.KDLH.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121005T0000Z/ SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-SOUTHERN AITKIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PINE RIVER...BRAINERD...AITKIN 337 PM CDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...PARTS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INCLUDING SOUTHERN CASS...CROW WING...AND SOUTHERN AITKIN COUNTIES. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 MPH. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
599 WWUS73 KDLH 042225 NPWDLH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 525 PM CDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...GUSTY WEST WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT AROUND THE TWIN PORTS AREA... .GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AROUND DULUTH AND SUPERIOR IN THE WAKE OF A PASSING STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. THE METRO AREA OF DULUTH AND SUPERIOR COULD EXPERIENCE GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...BUT REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THE DAY TOMORROW. MNZ033-034-036-042330- /O.CAN.KDLH.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121005T0000Z/ SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-SOUTHERN AITKIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PINE RIVER...BRAINERD...AITKIN 525 PM CDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$ MNZ037-WIZ001-050400- /O.CON.KDLH.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121005T0900Z/ CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-DOUGLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DULUTH...CLOQUET...SUPERIOR 525 PM CDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT FRIDAY... * LOCATION...THE TWIN PORTS AREA INCLUDING DULUTH AND SUPERIOR. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
068 WWUS73 KDLH 050127 NPWDLH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 827 PM CDT THU OCT 4 2012 MNZ037-WIZ001-050230- /O.CAN.KDLH.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-121005T0900Z/ CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-DOUGLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DULUTH...CLOQUET...SUPERIOR 827 PM CDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$
Nearby
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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.