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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Mar 15, 2016, 3:01 PM CDT for 13 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Mar 16, 2016, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 15, 2016, 3:01 PM CDT (20:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 16, 2016, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2016, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Rice County, MN, Steele County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Watonwan County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 89 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
- 70 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -72 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 507 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
937 WWUS73 KMPX 152001 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 301 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016 ...VERY STRONG WINDS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... MNZ083>085-091>093-160415- /O.UPG.KMPX.HW.A.0001.160316T0900Z-160316T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0002.160316T0900Z-160317T0000Z/ BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA... FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 301 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...4 AM THROUGH 6 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 55 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL ALSO BLOW AROUND. MINOR TREE OR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ MNZ073>078-082-160415- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0002.160316T0900Z-160317T0000Z/ REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST PETER... LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST JAMES 301 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...4 AM THROUGH 6 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 55 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL ALSO BLOW AROUND. MINOR TREE OR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
5 follow-up statements
330 WWUS73 KMPX 160115 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 815 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016 ...VERY STRONG WINDS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... MNZ073>078-082>085-091>093-161100- /O.EXT.KMPX.WI.Y.0002.160316T1200Z-160317T0000Z/ REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH- WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST PETER... LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA... OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 815 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS FROM 9 AM THROUGH 6 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 55 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL ALSO BLOW AROUND. MINOR TREE OR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. 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. && $$
251 WWUS73 KMPX 160816 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 316 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...STRONG WINDS TODAY EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... MNZ073>078-082>085-091>093-161630- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0002.160316T1200Z-160317T0000Z/ REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH- WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST PETER... LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA... OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 316 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS FROM 9 AM THROUGH 6 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL ALSO BLOW AROUND. MINOR TREE OR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ JRB
969 WWUS73 KMPX 161614 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1114 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...STRONG WINDS TODAY EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... MNZ073>078-082>085-091>093-170000- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160317T0000Z/ REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH- WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST PETER... LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA... OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 1114 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS THROUGH 6 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL ALSO BLOW AROUND. MINOR TREE OR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. 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. && $$
964 WWUS73 KMPX 162055 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 355 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...STRONG WINDS TODAY ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... MNZ073>078-082>085-091>093-170000- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160317T0000Z/ REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH- WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST PETER... LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA... OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 355 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS THROUGH 6 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL ALSO BLOW AROUND. MINOR TREE OR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
249 WWUS73 KMPX 162357 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 657 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM THIS EVENING... .THE WIND ADVISORY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 7 PM THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS HAVE ENDED. EXPECT WEST WINDS THIS EVENING FROM 20 TO 30 MPH ALONG WITH SOME GUSTS TO 40 MPH. MNZ073>078-082>085-091>093-170100- /O.EXP.KMPX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160317T0000Z/ REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH- WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST PETER... LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA... OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA 657 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 THE WIND ADVISORY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2:57 AM CDT | High Wind Watch | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Steele, Waseca | 12 hr |
| Mar 15, 3:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Freeborn | 36 min |
| Mar 15, 3:11 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Chisago, Kanabec, Mille Lacs | 34 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Minnesota, 2016Every wind advisory in 2016
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.