Alert archive / Minnesota / Wind Advisories in 2017

Wind Advisory 11, NWS Twin Cities, MN

December 11, 201710 counties in Minnesota

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.

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, 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2017-12-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2017-12-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 98 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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.


$$

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Minnesota, 2017Every wind advisory in 2017

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.