Alert archive / Minnesota / Wind Advisories in 2014
Wind Advisory 1, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Mar 21, 2014, 3:18 AM CDT for 17 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Mar 21, 2014, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 21, 2014, 3:18 AM CDT (08:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 21, 2014, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 21, 2014, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Martin County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Pope County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 115 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
- 1298 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
114 WWUS73 KMPX 210818 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 318 AM CDT FRI MAR 21 2014 ...STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON... .A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA...TO WILLMAR...TO NEW ULM AND BLUE EARTH. THE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM TODAY...DURING WHICH WIND SPEEDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE TO AROUND 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AT TIMES. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE OCCURRING AS A STORM SYSTEM ACROSS NORTHWEST MINNESOTA THIS MORNING MOVES EASTWARD AND INTENSIFIES ACROSS THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES LATER TODAY. MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-067-073>075-082-083-091-092-211630- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0001.140321T1800Z-140322T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN- BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER... ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH 318 AM CDT FRI MAR 21 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY BY 1 PM...AND REMAIN STRONG UNTIL 7 PM. * WINDS...SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT THIS AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ JLT
3 follow-up statements
071 WWUS73 KMPX 211515 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1015 AM CDT FRI MAR 21 2014 ...STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON... .A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA...TO WILLMAR...TO NEW ULM AND BLUE EARTH. THE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM TODAY...DURING WHICH SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE TO AROUND 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AT TIMES. MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-067-073>075-082-083-091-092-212315- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0001.140321T1800Z-140322T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN- BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER... ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH 1015 AM CDT FRI MAR 21 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY BY 1 PM...AND REMAIN STRONG UNTIL 7 PM. * WINDS...SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
830 WWUS73 KMPX 212100 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 400 PM CDT FRI MAR 21 2014 ...STRONG WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA...TO WILLMAR...TO NEW ULM AND BLUE EARTH THROUGH 7PM THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AT TIMES. MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-067-073>075-082-083-091-092-220000- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140322T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN- BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER... ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH 400 PM CDT FRI MAR 21 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN STRONG UNTIL 7 PM. * WINDS...SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT THIS AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ JRB
705 WWUS73 KMPX 212356 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 656 PM CDT FRI MAR 21 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY TO EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .STRONG WINDS FROM EARLIER TODAY OVER WESTERN MINNESOTA ARE ON A DIMINISHING TREND AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO THROUGH THE REST OF THE EVENING. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-067-073>075-082-083-091-092-220100- /O.EXP.KMPX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140322T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN- BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER... ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH 656 PM CDT FRI MAR 21 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. .STRONG WINDS FROM EARLIER TODAY OVER WESTERN MINNESOTA ARE ON A DIMINISHING TREND AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO THROUGH THE REST OF THE EVENING. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
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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.