Alert archive / Minnesota / Wind Advisories in 2017
Wind Advisory 5, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Aug 17, 2017, 3:32 AM CDT for 16 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 17, 2017, 3:32 AM CDT (08:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 17, 2017, 7:33 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Carver County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Steele County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Watonwan County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:34 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 57 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
- 445 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 756 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 217 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 238 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 3.6
The text
As transmitted.
312 WWUS73 KMPX 170832 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 332 AM CDT Thu Aug 17 2017 ...BRIEF PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDDAY TODAY... .As a center of low pressure slowly spins eastward over southern Minnesota this morning, wind speeds underneath the low may become quite strong. Sustained speeds of 30 to 35 mph with gusts to around 50 mph are possible, and these speeds have already been reported in parts of western Minnesota early this morning. As the low moves east, wind speeds will gradually diminish. MNZ067-074-075-171800- /O.CAN.KMPX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170817T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0005.170817T0832Z-170817T1800Z/ Sibley-Brown-Nicollet- Including the cities of Gaylord, New Ulm, and St Peter 332 AM CDT Thu Aug 17 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Twin Cities/Chanhassen has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 1 PM CDT this afternoon. The High Wind Warning has been cancelled. * WINDS...Sustained winds 30 to 35 mph with gusts to around 50 mph. * IMPACTS...Driving may be hazardous, particularly in high profile vehicles. Loose outdoor objects may be blown around. Small or shallow rooted trees may be blown over. 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. && $$ MNZ065-066-068>070-073-076>078-082>085-171800- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0005.170817T0832Z-170817T1800Z/ Renville-McLeod-Carver-Scott-Dakota-Redwood-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue- Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele- Including the cities of Olivia, Hutchinson, Chaska, Shakopee, Hastings, Redwood Falls, Le Sueur, Faribault, Red Wing, St James, Mankato, Waseca, and Owatonna 332 AM CDT Thu Aug 17 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Twin Cities/Chanhassen has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 1 PM CDT this afternoon. * WINDS...Sustained winds 30 to 35 mph with gusts to around 50 mph. * IMPACTS...Driving may be hazardous, particularly in high profile vehicles. Loose outdoor objects may be blown around. Small or shallow rooted trees may be blown over. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts in excess of 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult... especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
2 follow-up statements
812 WWUS73 KMPX 171109 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 609 AM CDT Thu Aug 17 2017 ...BRIEF PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDDAY TODAY... .As a center of low pressure slowly spins eastward over southern Minnesota this morning, wind speeds underneath the low may become quite strong. Sustained speeds of 30 to 35 mph with gusts to around 45 mph are possible, and these speeds have already been reported in parts of western Minnesota early this morning. As the low moves east, wind speeds will gradually diminish. MNZ065>070-073>078-082>085-171800- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170817T1800Z/ Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Carver-Scott-Dakota-Redwood-Brown-Nicollet- Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele- Including the cities of Olivia, Hutchinson, Gaylord, Chaska, Shakopee, Hastings, Redwood Falls, New Ulm, St Peter, Le Sueur, Faribault, Red Wing, St James, Mankato, Waseca, and Owatonna 609 AM CDT Thu Aug 17 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...Sustained winds 30 to 35 mph with gusts to around 45 mph. * IMPACTS...Driving may be hazardous, particularly in high profile vehicles. Loose outdoor objects may be blown around. Small or shallow rooted trees may be blown over. 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. && $$
963 WWUS73 KMPX 171233 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 733 AM CDT Thu Aug 17 2017 MNZ065>070-073>078-082>085-171345- /O.CAN.KMPX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170817T1800Z/ Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Carver-Scott-Dakota-Redwood-Brown-Nicollet- Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele- Including the cities of Olivia, Hutchinson, Gaylord, Chaska, Shakopee, Hastings, Redwood Falls, New Ulm, St Peter, Le Sueur, Faribault, Red Wing, St James, Mankato, Waseca, and Owatonna 733 AM CDT Thu Aug 17 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Twin Cities/Chanhassen has cancelled the Wind Advisory. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 7:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver, McLeod, Scott | 61 min |
| Aug 16, 7:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Carver, Hennepin, Scott | 20 min |
| Aug 16, 7:49 PM CDT | Flood Watch | MPX | Benton, Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, McLeod and 13 more | 12 hr |
| Aug 16, 7:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Carver, McLeod | 31 min |
| Aug 16, 8:13 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Carver, Hennepin, Scott | 3 hr |
| Aug 16, 10:42 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Redwood, Renville, Swift and 1 more | 9 hr |
| Aug 16, 11:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Renville | 48 min |
| Aug 17, 1:03 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MPX | Redwood, Renville | 4 hr |
| Aug 17, 1:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Renville | 44 min |
| Aug 17, 2:04 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | MPX | Brown, Nicollet, Sibley | 88 min |
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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.