Alert archive / Minnesota / Wind Advisories in 2015
Wind Advisory 2, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Jan 28, 2015, 2:34 PM CST for 17 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Jan 29, 2015, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 28, 2015, 2:34 PM CST (20:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 29, 2015, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 29, 2015, 8:54 AM CST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn 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, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:34 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 107 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
- 8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 473 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 278 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 327 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
670 WWUS73 KMPX 282034 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 234 PM CST WED JAN 28 2015 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT... .A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WEST CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 9 AM ON THURSDAY. THE ADVISORY IS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM APPLETON TO ALBERT LEA. NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. A FEW WINDS GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL ALSO OCCUR. MNZ054-056-064-065-073>075-082>084-091>093-290445- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0002.150129T0600Z-150129T1500Z/ LAC QUI PARLE-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN- NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...WASECA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 234 PM CST WED JAN 28 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
497 WWUS73 KMPX 290453 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1053 PM CST WED JAN 28 2015 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT... .A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH 9 AM THURSDAY. THE ADVISORY IS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM APPLETON TO ALBERT LEA. NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. A FEW WINDS GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL ALSO OCCUR. MNZ054-056-064-065-073>075-082>084-091>093-291300- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0002.150129T0600Z-150129T1500Z/ LAC QUI PARLE-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN- NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...WASECA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 1053 PM CST WED JAN 28 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS MAY ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING AT TIMES. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
677 WWUS73 KMPX 290936 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 336 AM CST THU JAN 29 2015 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE THIS MORNING... .A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH 9 AM THURSDAY. THE ADVISORY IS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GLENWOOD TO ALBERT LEA. NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THROUGH AT LEAST 9 AM. A FEW WINDS GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL ALSO OCCUR. MNZ047-048-055-057-291500- /O.EXA.KMPX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150129T1500Z/ STEVENS-POPE-SWIFT-KANDIYOHI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...BENSON...WILLMAR 336 AM CST THU JAN 29 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...THROUGH MID MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS 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. && $$ MNZ054-056-064-065-073>075-082>084-091>093-291500- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150129T1500Z/ LAC QUI PARLE-CHIPPEWA-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN- NICOLLET-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...MONTEVIDEO...GRANITE FALLS... OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...WASECA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 336 AM CST THU JAN 29 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... * TIMING...THROUGH MID MORNING MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS MAY ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING AT TIMES. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
348 WWUS73 KMPX 291454 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 854 AM CST THU JAN 29 2015 ...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS SUBSIDING FOR THE REST OF TODAY... .THE STRONGEST WINDS HAVE ENDED ACROSS THE REGION...AND THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9AM CST. MNZ047-048-054>057-064-065-073>075-082>084-091>093-291600- /O.CAN.KMPX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150129T1500Z/ STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-WATONWAN- BLUE EARTH-WASECA-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...REDWOOD FALLS... NEW ULM...ST. PETER...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...FAIRMONT... BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 854 AM CST THU JAN 29 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE STRONGEST WINDS HAVE ENDED ACROSS THE REGION...AND THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9AM CST. $$ JRB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 3:02 PM CST | Freezing Rain Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago and 28 more | 15 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.