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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Oct 2, 2014, 3:33 PM CDT for 23 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Oct 3, 2014, 8:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 2, 2014, 3:33 PM CDT (20:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 3, 2014, 8:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 3, 2014, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 23 counties
Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Pope County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Steele County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:32 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, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 92 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
- 705 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 1 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
348 WWUS73 KMPX 022033 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 333 PM CDT THU OCT 2 2014 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING... .AN EARLY FALL STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT AND MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES BY FRIDAY EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR AREAS SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA TO LITCHFIELD...AND FROM MANKATO TO OWATONNA. THE WIND ADVISORY STARTS FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND FOR THE EARLY AFTERNOON IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THIS SYSTEM WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH THROUGH THE ADVISORY PERIOD. MNZ041-047-048-054>058-064>067-073>075-030500- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0006.141003T1500Z-141004T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN- NICOLLET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD... GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS... NEW ULM...ST. PETER 333 PM CDT THU OCT 2 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY. ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM FRIDAY... * TIMING...AFTER 10 AM FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY NORTH AND SOUTH ROUTES. 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. && $$ MNZ076-082>085-091>093-030500- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0006.141003T2000Z-141004T0300Z/ LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES...MANKATO... WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 333 PM CDT THU OCT 2 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 10 PM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 10 PM CDT FRIDAY. ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 10 PM FRIDAY... * TIMING...AFTER 3 PM FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY NORTH AND SOUTH ROUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ JLT
4 follow-up statements
153 WWUS73 KMPX 030406 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1106 PM CDT THU OCT 2 2014 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING FRIDAY... .AN EARLY FALL STORM SYSTEM WILL PUSH ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT AND MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES BY FRIDAY EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR AREAS SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA TO LITCHFIELD...AND FROM MANKATO TO OWATONNA. THE WIND ADVISORY STARTS FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND FOR THE EARLY AFTERNOON IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THIS SYSTEM WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH THROUGH THE ADVISORY PERIOD. MNZ041-047-048-054>058-064>067-073>075-031215- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0006.141003T1500Z-141004T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN- NICOLLET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD... GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS... NEW ULM...ST. PETER 1106 PM CDT THU OCT 2 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY. ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM FRIDAY... * TIMING...AFTER 10 AM FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY NORTH AND SOUTH ROUTES. 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. && $$ MNZ076-082>085-091>093-031215- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0006.141003T2000Z-141004T0300Z/ LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES...MANKATO... WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 1106 PM CDT THU OCT 2 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 10 PM CDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 10 PM CDT FRIDAY. ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 10 PM FRIDAY... * TIMING...AFTER 3 PM FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY NORTH AND SOUTH ROUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ BORGHOFF
273 WWUS73 KMPX 031228 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 728 AM CDT FRI OCT 3 2014 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... .A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA TO LITCHFIELD...AND FROM MANKATO TO OWATONNA TODAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. MNZ041-047-048-054>058-064>067-073>076-082>085-091>093-032030- /O.EXT.KMPX.WI.Y.0006.141003T1300Z-141004T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN- NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN- FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD... GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS... NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA... OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 728 AM CDT FRI OCT 3 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY NORTH AND SOUTH ROUTES. 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. && $$
151 WWUS73 KMPX 031951 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 251 PM CDT FRI OCT 3 2014 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS DIMINISHING BY EVENING... .A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA TO LITCHFIELD...AND FROM MANKATO TO OWATONNA THROUGH 7 PM. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH WILL SLOWLY DECREASE BY LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. HOWEVER...WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN IN THE 15 TO 30 MPH RANGE THROUGH THE EVENING. MNZ041-047-048-054>058-064>067-073>076-082>085-091>093-040000- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-141004T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN- NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN- FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD... GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS... NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA... OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 251 PM CDT FRI OCT 3 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY NORTH AND SOUTH ROUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ JLT
873 WWUS73 KMPX 032357 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 657 PM CDT FRI OCT 3 2014 ...GUSTY WINDS GRADUALLY SUBSIDING... .THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. WINDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. MNZ041-047-048-054>058-064>067-073>076-082>085-091>093-040100- /O.EXP.KMPX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-141004T0000Z/ DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- MEEKER-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN- NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN- FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD... MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD... GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...REDWOOD FALLS... NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA... OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 657 PM CDT FRI OCT 3 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. $$ BORGHOFF
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 10:48 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago and 28 more | 9 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.