Alert archive / Minnesota / Wind Advisories in 2015
Wind Advisory 1, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Jan 16, 2015, 3:17 PM CST for 13 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Jan 17, 2015, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 16, 2015, 3:17 PM CST (21:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 17, 2015, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 17, 2015, 3:25 PM CST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Martin County, MN, Nicollet 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), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 121 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
- 495 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 174 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 306 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
568 WWUS73 KMPX 162117 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 317 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE ADVISORY IS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM MORRIS TO MANKATO TO KIESTER. NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP AROUND MIDDAY ON SATURDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A FEW WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED AS WELL. MNZ047-054>056-064-065-073>075-082-083-091-092-170530- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0001.150117T1800Z-150118T0000Z/ STEVENS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE- REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM... ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH 317 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING AROUND MIDDAY SATURDAY AND LASTING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AS WELL AS LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES MAY ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING AT TIMES. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND. 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. && $$ RAH
5 follow-up statements
458 WWUS73 KMPX 170411 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1011 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE ADVISORY IS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM MORRIS TO MANKATO TO KIESTER. NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP AROUND MIDDAY ON SATURDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A FEW WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED AS WELL. MNZ047-054>056-064-065-073>075-082-083-091-092-171215- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0001.150117T1800Z-150118T0000Z/ STEVENS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE- REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM... ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH 1011 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING AROUND MIDDAY SATURDAY AND LASTING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AS WELL AS LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES MAY ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING AT TIMES. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ BORGHOFF
547 WWUS73 KMPX 170945 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 345 AM CST SAT JAN 17 2015 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON... .A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE ADVISORY IS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM MORRIS TO MANKATO TO KIESTER. NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP AROUND MIDDAY ON SATURDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A FEW WIND GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. MNZ047-054>056-064-065-073>075-082-083-091-092-171745- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0001.150117T1800Z-150118T0000Z/ STEVENS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE- REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM... ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH 345 AM CST SAT JAN 17 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...VEHICLES MAY ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING AT TIMES. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND. 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. && $$ JRB
486 WWUS73 KMPX 171351 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 751 AM CST SAT JAN 17 2015 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON... .A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM FOR AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE ADVISORY IS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM MORRIS TO MANKATO TO KIESTER. NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP AROUND MIDDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A FEW WIND GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. MNZ047-054>056-064-065-073>075-082-083-091-092-172200- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0001.150117T1800Z-150118T0000Z/ STEVENS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE- REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM... ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH 751 AM CST SAT JAN 17 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...VEHICLES MAY ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING AT TIMES. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ JLT
005 WWUS73 KMPX 171829 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1229 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2015 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON... .A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM FOR AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA FOR THIS AFTERNOON. THE ADVISORY IS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM MORRIS TO MANKATO TO KIESTER. NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A FEW WIND GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. MNZ047-054>056-064-065-073>075-082-083-091-092-180000- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150118T0000Z/ STEVENS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE- REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM... ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH 1229 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...VEHICLES MAY ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING AT TIMES. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND. 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. && $$ JLT
069 WWUS73 KMPX 172125 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 325 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2015 ...STRONG WINDS DECREASING... .WIND SPEEDS HAVE DECREASED ENOUGH TO CANCEL THE WIND ADVISORY EARLY. HOWEVER...GUSTY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET. MNZ047-054>056-064-065-073>075-082-083-091-092-172230- /O.CAN.KMPX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150118T0000Z/ STEVENS-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE- REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-MARTIN-FARIBAULT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM... ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH 325 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WIND SPEEDS HAVE DECREASED ENOUGH TO CANCEL THE WIND ADVISORY EARLY. HOWEVER...GUSTY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET. $$ JLT
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Minnesota, 2015Every wind advisory in 2015
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.