Alert archive / Minnesota / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 17, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Oct 16, 2012, 4:16 PM CDT for 6 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Oct 17, 2012, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 16, 2012, 4:16 PM CDT (21:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 17, 2012, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 17, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Brown County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Martin County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 139 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
- 1388 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 197 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 171 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
441 WWUS73 KMPX 162116 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 416 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING WEDNESDAY ACROSS SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA... .A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THAT INCLUDES AREAS SOUTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM MONTEVIDEO...TO NEW ULM...TO FAIRMONT. BY THE AFTERNOON...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS INCREASING TO AROUND 40 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET...BUT SUSTAINED WINDS WILL REMAIN UP AROUND 20 MPH THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. MNZ054-064-073-074-082-091-170530- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0017.121017T1500Z-121018T0000Z/ LAC QUI PARLE-YELLOW MEDICINE-REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...GRANITE FALLS... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT 416 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND A COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY MORNING...REACHING NEAR 30 MPH BY NOON. THEY WILL DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...PARTICULARLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
443 WWUS73 KMPX 170357 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1057 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING WEDNESDAY ACROSS SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA... .A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THAT INCLUDES AREAS SOUTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM MONTEVIDEO...TO NEW ULM...TO FAIRMONT. BY THE AFTERNOON...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS INCREASING TO AROUND 40 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET... BUT SUSTAINED WINDS WILL REMAIN UP AROUND 20 MPH THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. MNZ054-064-073-074-082-091-171200- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0017.121017T1500Z-121018T0000Z/ LAC QUI PARLE-YELLOW MEDICINE-REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...GRANITE FALLS... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT 1057 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND A COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY MORNING...REACHING NEAR 30 MPH BY NOON. THEY WILL DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...PARTICULARLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
601 WWUS73 KMPX 170926 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 426 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING TODAY ACROSS SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA... .A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THAT INCLUDES AREAS SOUTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM MONTEVIDEO...TO NEW ULM...TO FAIRMONT. BY THE AFTERNOON...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS INCREASING TO AROUND 40 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET... BUT SUSTAINED WINDS WILL REMAIN UP AROUND 20 MPH THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. MNZ054-064-073-074-082-091-171730- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0017.121017T1500Z-121018T0000Z/ LAC QUI PARLE-YELLOW MEDICINE-REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...GRANITE FALLS... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT 426 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND A COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY MORNING...REACHING NEAR 30 MPH BY NOON. THEY WILL DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...PARTICULARLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. 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. && $$
875 WWUS73 KMPX 171750 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1250 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...STRONG WINDS ONGOING ACROSS SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA... .A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED THIS AFTERNOON FOR AREAS SOUTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM MONTEVIDEO...TO NEW ULM...TO FAIRMONT. SUSTAINED WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS INCREASING TO AROUND 40 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET... BUT SUSTAINED WINDS WILL REMAIN UP AROUND 20 MPH THROUGH THE NIGHT. MNZ054-064-073-074-082-091-180000- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-121018T0000Z/ LAC QUI PARLE-YELLOW MEDICINE-REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...GRANITE FALLS... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT 1250 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND A COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY MORNING...REACHING NEAR 30 MPH BY NOON. THEY WILL DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...PARTICULARLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
204 WWUS73 KMPX 172335 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 635 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .WIND SPEEDS OVER SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA HAVE DROPPED BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. MNZ054-064-073-074-082-091-180045- /O.EXP.KMPX.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-121018T0000Z/ LAC QUI PARLE-YELLOW MEDICINE-REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...GRANITE FALLS... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT 635 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... WIND SPEEDS OVER SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA HAVE DROPPED BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. $$
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.