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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Feb 18, 2013, 3:15 AM CST for 8 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Feb 18, 2013, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 18, 2013, 3:15 AM CST (09:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 18, 2013, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 19, 2013, 12:00 AM CST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Blue Earth County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, Steele County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Watonwan County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:18 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, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 105 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
- 969 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 360 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 492 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
894 WWUS73 KMPX 180915 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 315 AM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY TONIGHT... .A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY TONIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE ADVISORY IS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ST. JAMES TO MANKATO TO OWATONNA. NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY TONIGHT. MNZ076-082>085-091>093-181715- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0003.130218T1800Z-130219T0600Z/ LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES...MANKATO... WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 315 AM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY TONIGHT. * WINDS: NORTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ RAH
2 follow-up statements
034 WWUS73 KMPX 181553 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 953 AM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... .A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY TONIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE ADVISORY IS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ST. JAMES TO MANKATO TO OWATONNA. NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY TONIGHT. MNZ076-082>085-091>093-190000- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0003.130218T1800Z-130219T0600Z/ LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES...MANKATO... WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 953 AM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY TONIGHT. * WINDS: NORTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ JRB
577 WWUS73 KMPX 182147 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 347 PM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUING THIS EVENING... .A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE ADVISORY IS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ST. JAMES TO MANKATO TO OWATONNA. NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING THIS EVENING. MNZ076-082>085-091>093-190600- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130219T0600Z/ LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES...MANKATO... WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 347 PM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING: THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. * WINDS: NORTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 11:35 AM CST | Blizzard Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Pope, Renville and 3 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:40 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more | 41 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.