Alert archive / Minnesota / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 6, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Apr 7, 2012, 8:53 AM CDT for 13 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Apr 7, 2012, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 7, 2012, 8:53 AM CDT (13:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 7, 2012, 11:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2012, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 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 13:55 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, 1.9 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
- 1494 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 196 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 218 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
596
WWUS73 KMPX 071353
NPWMPX
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
853 AM CDT SAT APR 7 2012
...WIND ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING UNTIL 800 PM THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR
PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THIS
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM UNTIL 800 PM THIS EVENING. THE
ADVISORY WAS MAINLY AREAS WEST OF ALEXANDRIA...WILLMAR TO
FAIRMONT. MODERATE TO STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUST TO AROUND 40 MPH WILL COMMENCE OVER WESTERN MINNESOTA
THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING.
PERSONS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. A
SUDDEN GUST OF WIND COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE.
M
MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-072200-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0006.120407T1600Z-120408T0100Z/
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
853 AM CDT SAT APR 7 2012
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* TIMING...11 AM THIS MORNING UNTIL 800 PM THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH AT
TIMES.
* IMPACTS...COULD CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS 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.
&&
$$3 follow-up statements
969 WWUS73 KMPX 071703 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1203 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA UNTIL 800 PM THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THIS ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT 8 PM THIS EVENING. THE ADVISORY INCLUDES THE AREA WEST OF LINE FROM NEAR ALEXANDRIA...TO WILLMAR AND FAIRMONT. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVER WESTERN MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING. PERSONS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. A SUDDEN GUST OF WIND COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-080100- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120408T0100Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT 1203 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...COULD CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
291 WWUS73 KMPX 071704 CCA NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1204 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA UNTIL 800 PM THIS EVENING... .THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THIS ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT 8 PM THIS EVENING. THE ADVISORY INCLUDES THE AREA WEST OF LINE FROM NEAR ALEXANDRIA...TO WILLMAR AND FAIRMONT. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVER WESTERN MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING. PERSONS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. A SUDDEN GUST OF WIND COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-080100- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120408T0100Z/ 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 1204 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...COULD CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS 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. && $$
484 WWUS73 KMPX 080057 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 757 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA HAS EXPIRED... .THE WIND ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA HAS EXPIRED. WIND SPEEDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA AND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-080200- /O.EXP.KMPX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120408T0100Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-WATONWAN-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. JAMES...FAIRMONT 757 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA HAS EXPIRED. WIND SPEEDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA AND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 3:38 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MPX | Brown, Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Martin and 7 more | 16 hr |
| Apr 7, 3:14 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more | 13 hr |
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.