Alert archive / Minnesota / Heat Advisories in 2017
Heat Advisory 2, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this heat advisory at Jul 17, 2017, 3:27 AM CDT for 30 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Jul 17, 2017, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 17, 2017, 3:27 AM CDT (08:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 17, 2017, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jul 17, 2017, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 30 counties
Anoka County, MN, Benton County, MN, Brown County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Pope County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Todd County, MN, Washington County, MN, Wright County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:30 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 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 73 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
- 1579 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted.
732 WWUS73 KMPX 170827 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 327 AM CDT Mon Jul 17 2017 MNZ047-048-054>057-064-065-073-171700- /O.NEW.KMPX.HT.Y.0002.170717T1800Z-170718T0000Z/ Stevens-Pope-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi- Yellow Medicine-Renville-Redwood- Including the cities of Morris, Glenwood, Madison, Benson, Montevideo, Willmar, Granite Falls, Olivia, and Redwood Falls 327 AM CDT Mon Jul 17 2017 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Twin Cities/Chanhassen has issued a Heat Advisory, which is in effect from 1 PM this afternoon to 7 PM CDT this evening. * TEMPERATURE...The combination of temperatures climbing to the middle to upper 90s with dewpoints in the middle 60s to around 70 will produce heat index values in the low 100s. * IMPACTS...The combination of hot temperatures and high humidity will combine to create a situation in which heat illnesses are possible. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Heat Advisory means that a period of hot temperatures is expected. The combination of hot temperatures and high humidity will combine to create a situation in which heat illnesses are possible. Drink plenty of fluids...stay in an air-conditioned room...stay out of the sun...and check up on relatives and neighbors. Take extra precautions...if you work or spend time outside. When possible...reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Wear light weight and loose fitting clothing when possible and drink plenty of water. To reduce risk during outdoor work...the occupational safety and health administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency...call 9 1 1. && $$
2 follow-up statements
163 WWUS73 KMPX 171746 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 1246 PM CDT Mon Jul 17 2017 MNZ047-048-054>057-064-065-073-180000- /O.CON.KMPX.HT.Y.0002.170717T1800Z-170718T0000Z/ Stevens-Pope-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi- Yellow Medicine-Renville-Redwood- Including the cities of Morris, Glenwood, Madison, Benson, Montevideo, Willmar, Granite Falls, Olivia, and Redwood Falls 1246 PM CDT Mon Jul 17 2017 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TEMPERATURE...The combination of temperatures climbing to the middle to upper 90s with dewpoints in the middle 60s to around 70 will produce heat index values in the low 100s. * IMPACTS...The combination of hot temperatures and high humidity will combine to create a situation in which heat illnesses are possible. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Heat Advisory means that a period of hot temperatures is expected. The combination of hot temperatures and high humidity will combine to create a situation in which heat illnesses are possible. Drink plenty of fluids...stay in an air-conditioned room...stay out of the sun...and check up on relatives and neighbors. Take extra precautions...if you work or spend time outside. When possible...reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Wear light weight and loose fitting clothing when possible and drink plenty of water. To reduce risk during outdoor work...the occupational safety and health administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency...call 9 1 1. && $$
459 WWUS73 KMPX 172018 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 318 PM CDT Mon Jul 17 2017 MNZ041>044-049>052-058>063-066>070-074-075-180000- /O.EXA.KMPX.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170718T0000Z/ Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Stearns-Benton-Sherburne-Isanti- Meeker-Wright-Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington-McLeod-Sibley- Carver-Scott-Dakota-Brown-Nicollet- Including the cities of Alexandria, Long Prairie, Little Falls, Princeton, St Cloud, Foley, Elk River, Cambridge, Litchfield, Monticello, Minneapolis, Blaine, St Paul, Stillwater, Hutchinson, Gaylord, Chaska, Shakopee, Hastings, New Ulm, and St Peter 318 PM CDT Mon Jul 17 2017 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Twin Cities/Chanhassen has issued a Heat Advisory, which is in effect until 7 PM CDT this evening. * TEMPERATURE...The combination of temperatures in the low to mid 90s with dew points in the mid to upper 70s will produce heat index values of 95 to 105. * IMPACTS...The combination of hot temperatures and high humidity will combine to create a situation in which heat illnesses are possible. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Heat Advisory means that a period of hot temperatures is expected. The combination of hot temperatures and high humidity will combine to create a situation in which heat illnesses are possible. Drink plenty of fluids...stay in an air-conditioned room...stay out of the sun...and check up on relatives and neighbors. Take extra precautions...if you work or spend time outside. When possible...reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Wear light weight and loose fitting clothing when possible and drink plenty of water. To reduce risk during outdoor work...the occupational safety and health administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency...call 9 1 1. && $$ MNZ047-048-054>057-064-065-073-180000- /O.CON.KMPX.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170718T0000Z/ Stevens-Pope-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi- Yellow Medicine-Renville-Redwood- Including the cities of Morris, Glenwood, Madison, Benson, Montevideo, Willmar, Granite Falls, Olivia, and Redwood Falls 318 PM CDT Mon Jul 17 2017 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TEMPERATURE...The combination of temperatures climbing to the upper 90s with dewpoints in the middle 60s to around 70 will produce heat index values of 100 to 105. * IMPACTS...The combination of hot temperatures and high humidity will combine to create a situation in which heat illnesses are possible. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Heat Advisory means that a period of hot temperatures is expected. The combination of hot temperatures and high humidity will combine to create a situation in which heat illnesses are possible. Drink plenty of fluids...stay in an air-conditioned room...stay out of the sun...and check up on relatives and neighbors. Take extra precautions...if you work or spend time outside. When possible...reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Wear light weight and loose fitting clothing when possible and drink plenty of water. To reduce risk during outdoor work...the occupational safety and health administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency...call 9 1 1. && $$ Borghoff
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 4:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Todd | 40 min |
| Jul 17, 5:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Douglas | 66 min |
| Jul 17, 5:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Morrison, Todd | 61 min |
| Jul 17, 5:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Morrison, Todd | 38 min |
| Jul 17, 5:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Douglas | 45 min |
| Jul 17, 6:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Morrison | 59 min |
| Jul 17, 6:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Morrison | 41 min |
| Jul 17, 6:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Douglas, Todd | 63 min |
| Jul 17, 6:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Douglas, Stearns, Todd | 35 min |
| Jul 17, 6:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Benton, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison | 58 min |
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.