Alert archive / Minnesota / Wind Advisories in 2018
Wind Advisory 4, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Apr 30, 2018, 2:51 AM CDT for 7 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Apr 30, 2018, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2018, 2:51 AM CDT (07:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 30, 2018, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 30, 2018, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Blue Earth County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Martin County, MN, Steele County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Watonwan County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:53 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 00:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 112 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
- 3209 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 167 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
712 WWUS73 KMPX 300751 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 251 AM CDT Mon Apr 30 2018 MNZ091>093-301600- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0004.180430T1500Z-180501T0000Z/ Martin-Faribault-Freeborn- Including the cities of Fairmont, Blue Earth, and Albert Lea 251 AM CDT Mon Apr 30 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Twin Cities/Chanhassen has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 10 AM this morning to 7 PM CDT this evening. * TIMING...Late morning through early evening. * WINDS...South around 30 mph with gusts around 45 mph. * IMPACTS...Strong wind gusts will make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. 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. && $$ Borghoff
4 follow-up statements
545 WWUS73 KMPX 301521 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 1021 AM CDT Mon Apr 30 2018 MNZ091>093-302330- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-180501T0000Z/ Martin-Faribault-Freeborn- Including the cities of Fairmont, Blue Earth, and Albert Lea 1021 AM CDT Mon Apr 30 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Late morning through early evening. * WINDS...South around 30 mph with gusts around 45 mph. * IMPACTS...Strong wind gusts will make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts in excess of 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult... especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
674 WWUS73 KMPX 301938 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 238 PM CDT Mon Apr 30 2018 MNZ091>093-010000- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-180501T0000Z/ Martin-Faribault-Freeborn- Including the cities of Fairmont, Blue Earth, and Albert Lea 238 PM CDT Mon Apr 30 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Through 7 PM. * WINDS...South around 25 to 30 mph with gusts around 45 mph. * IMPACTS...Strong wind gusts will make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. 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. && $$
254 WWUS73 KMPX 302032 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 332 PM CDT Mon Apr 30 2018 MNZ082>085-010000- /O.EXA.KMPX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-180501T0000Z/ Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele- Including the cities of St James, Mankato, Waseca, and Owatonna 332 PM CDT Mon Apr 30 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Twin Cities/Chanhassen has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 7 PM CDT this evening. * TIMING...Through 7 PM. * WINDS...South around 25 to 30 mph with gusts around 45 mph. * IMPACTS...Strong wind gusts will make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts in excess of 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult... especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ MNZ091>093-010000- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-180501T0000Z/ Martin-Faribault-Freeborn- Including the cities of Fairmont, Blue Earth, and Albert Lea 332 PM CDT Mon Apr 30 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Through 7 PM. * WINDS...South around 25 to 30 mph with gusts around 45 mph. * IMPACTS...Strong wind gusts will make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. 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. && $$
141 WWUS73 KMPX 302352 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 652 PM CDT Mon Apr 30 2018 MNZ082>085-091>093-010100- /O.EXP.KMPX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-180501T0000Z/ Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-Freeborn- Including the cities of St James, Mankato, Waseca, Owatonna, Fairmont, Blue Earth, and Albert Lea 652 PM CDT Mon Apr 30 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... Winds will remain brisk this evening, but sustained speeds will continue to decrease below advisory criteria. Therefore the Wind Advisory will be allowed to expire at 7 PM CDT. $$
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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.