Alert archive / Minnesota / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 1, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Jan 10, 2012, 2:32 PM CST for 13 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Jan 11, 2012, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 10, 2012, 2:32 PM CST (20:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 11, 2012, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 11, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Brown County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Martin County, MN, Pope County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:38 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, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 136 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
- 1755 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 136 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 237 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
627 WWUS73 KMPX 102032 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 232 PM CST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH...AND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BEHIND AN ARCTIC FRONT ANTICIPATED TO MARCH THROUGH MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL AND A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY LATE TONIGHT. THE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING UNTIL 6 PM WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE AREA INVOLVED IS GENERALLY WEST OF A LINE...FROM LONG PRAIRIE TO WILLMAR TO NEW ULM TO FAIRMONT. MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-110445- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0001.120111T1200Z-120112T0000Z/ 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 232 PM CST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING AT 6 AM...TO WEDNESDAY EVENING AT 6 PM. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS LEFT OUTDOORS WILL BE STREWN ABOUT. SMALL BRANCHES MAY BE SEVERED CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. IN ADDITION...DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES SUCH AS SEMIS AND PANEL TRUCKS SHOULD PREPARE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZ
4 follow-up statements
159 WWUS73 KMPX 110112 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 712 PM CST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING TOWARD SUNRISE AND CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .A WIND ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH...AND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BEHIND AN ARCTIC FRONT BY MORNING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING UNTIL 6 PM WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE AREA IS GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM LONG PRAIRIE...TO WILLMAR...TO NEW ULM...TO FAIRMONT MINNESOTA. MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-111115- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0001.120111T1200Z-120112T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT 712 PM CST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND SUNRISE...AND CONTINUE THROUGH 6 PM WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...SMALL BRANCHES MAY BE SEVERED CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. IN ADDITION...DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES SUCH AS SEMIS AND PANEL TRUCKS SHOULD PREPARE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ JLT
916 WWUS73 KMPX 110916 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 316 AM CST WED JAN 11 2012 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WEST TODAY... .A WIND ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH...AND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WHICH WILL OCCUR BEHIND AN ARCTIC FRONT DROPPING SOUTHEAST OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING. THE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING. THE AREA IS GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM LONG PRAIRIE...TO WILLMAR...TO NEW ULM...TO FAIRMONT MINNESOTA. MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-111730- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0001.120111T1200Z-120112T0000Z/ 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 316 AM CST WED JAN 11 2012 ...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 NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SPREAD EAST OVER WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH 6 PM WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...SMALL BRANCHES MAY BE SEVERED CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. IN ADDITION...DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES SUCH AS SEMIS AND PANEL TRUCKS SHOULD PREPARE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
187 WWUS73 KMPX 111756 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1156 AM CST WED JAN 11 2012 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WEST THIS AFTERNOON... .A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH...AND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ACROSS MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR BEHIND AN ARCTIC FRONT WHICH SWEPT THROUGH THE REGION EARLIER THIS MORNING. THE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING. THE AREA IS GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM LONG PRAIRIE...TO WILLMAR...TO NEW ULM...TO FAIRMONT MINNESOTA. MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-120000- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120112T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT 1156 AM CST WED JAN 11 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN A FIXTURE OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL WEAKEN NOTICEABLY AFTER 6 PM THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...SMALL BRANCHES MAY BE SEVERED CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. IN ADDITION...DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS SEMIS AND PANEL TRUCKS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. TEMPERATURES DIPPING INTO THE UPPER TEENS TO MID 20S ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNED AREA BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL ALSO PRODUCE ICY SPOTS...SLIGHTLY DEGRADING DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZ
857 WWUS73 KMPX 120002 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 602 PM CST WED JAN 11 2012 MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-120115- /O.EXP.KMPX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120112T0000Z/ 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 602 PM CST WED JAN 11 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED TO BELOW WIND ADVISORY THRESHOLDS AND ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN AS SUCH THROUGH THE REST OF THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL BE COMMONPLACE OVERNIGHT WHICH MAY STILL BE ABLE TO BREAK OFF LOOSE BRANCHES OR SHIFT LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. $$ JPC
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Minnesota, 2012Every wind advisory in 2012
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.