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Wind Advisory 11, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Dec 11, 2017, 8:31 AM CST for 10 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 11, 2017, 8:31 AM CST (14:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 11, 2017, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Brown County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Martin County, MN, Pope County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 142 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
- 1006 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 98 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 201 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
865 WWUS73 KMPX 111431 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 831 AM CST Mon Dec 11 2017 MNZ047-048-054>056-064-073-074-082-091-112245- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0011.171211T1431Z-171212T0000Z/ Stevens-Pope-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Yellow Medicine-Redwood- Brown-Watonwan-Martin- Including the cities of Morris, Glenwood, Madison, Benson, Montevideo, Granite Falls, Redwood Falls, New Ulm, St James, and Fairmont 831 AM CST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Twin Cities/Chanhassen has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 6 PM CST this evening. * TIMING...Increasing winds this morning diminishing late afternoon. * WINDS...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 45 mph. * IMPACTS...Lightweight and high-profile vehicles will be impacted, especially on east-west roads. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts in excess of 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult... especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
2 follow-up statements
638 WWUS73 KMPX 111729 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 1129 AM CST Mon Dec 11 2017 MNZ047-048-054>056-064-073-074-082-091-120000- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-171212T0000Z/ Stevens-Pope-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Yellow Medicine-Redwood- Brown-Watonwan-Martin- Including the cities of Morris, Glenwood, Madison, Benson, Montevideo, Granite Falls, Redwood Falls, New Ulm, St James, and Fairmont 1129 AM CST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Gusty northwest winds this afternoon. * WINDS...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 45 mph. * IMPACTS...Lightweight and high-profile vehicles will be impacted, especially on east-west roads. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts in excess of 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult... especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
595 WWUS73 KMPX 112342 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 542 PM CST Mon Dec 11 2017 MNZ047-048-054>056-064-073-074-082-091-120045- /O.EXP.KMPX.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-171212T0000Z/ Stevens-Pope-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Yellow Medicine-Redwood- Brown-Watonwan-Martin- Including the cities of Morris, Glenwood, Madison, Benson, Montevideo, Granite Falls, Redwood Falls, New Ulm, St James, and Fairmont 542 PM CST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... Winds will continue to decrease this evening so the advisory will be allowed to expire at 6 PM CST. $$
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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.