Alert archive / Minnesota / Wind Advisories in 2015
Wind Advisory 8, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Apr 21, 2015, 3:19 AM CDT for 21 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Apr 21, 2015, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 21, 2015, 3:19 AM CDT (08:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 21, 2015, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 21, 2015, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 21 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, 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), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:19 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, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 96 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
- 1197 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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
2 follow-up statements
797 WWUS73 KMPX 211554 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1054 AM CDT TUE APR 21 2015 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON... .SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA TODAY. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CDT TODAY FOR LOCATIONS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM GLENWOOD TO NEW LONDON TO GAYLORD TO LE CENTER TO OWATONNA. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY WHEN TRAVELING ALONG NORTH SOUTH ROADS. IN ADDITION...ANY LIGHT WEIGHT OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND IF NOT SECURED. MNZ047-048-054>057-064-065-067-073>076-082>085-091>093-212300- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0008.150421T1700Z-150421T2300Z/ STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR- WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...GAYLORD... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 1054 AM CDT TUE APR 21 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE APPROXIMATELY NOON THROUGH 5 PM. * WINDS...NORTHWEST SUSTAINED BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNSECURED LIGHT WEIGHT OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND IF NOT SECURED. 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. && $$
616 WWUS73 KMPX 211625 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1125 AM CDT TUE APR 21 2015 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON... .SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA TODAY. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CDT TODAY FOR LOCATIONS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM GLENWOOD TO NEW LONDON TO GAYLORD TO LE CENTER TO OWATONNA. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY WHEN TRAVELING ALONG NORTH SOUTH ROADS. IN ADDITION...ANY LIGHT WEIGHT OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND IF NOT SECURED. MNZ041-212300- /O.EXA.KMPX.WI.Y.0008.150421T1700Z-150421T2300Z/ DOUGLAS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALEXANDRIA 1125 AM CDT TUE APR 21 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE APPROXIMATELY NOON THROUGH 5 PM. * WINDS...NORTHWEST SUSTAINED BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNSECURED LIGHT WEIGHT OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND IF NOT SECURED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MNZ047-048-054>057-064-065-067-073>076-082>085-091>093-212300- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0008.150421T1700Z-150421T2300Z/ STEVENS-POPE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI- YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-SIBLEY-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR- WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...MADISON...BENSON... MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...GAYLORD... REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 1125 AM CDT TUE APR 21 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE APPROXIMATELY NOON THROUGH 5 PM. * WINDS...NORTHWEST SUSTAINED BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNSECURED LIGHT WEIGHT OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND IF NOT SECURED. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 3:19 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 33 more | 13 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.