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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Twin Cities, MN

October 19, 20185 counties in Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Oct 19, 2018, 7:30 PM CDT for 5 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Oct 20, 2018, 8:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 19, 2018, 7:30 PM CDT (00:30 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 20, 2018, 8:00 AM CDT
Expired
Oct 20, 2018, 1:36 PM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN

Counties Blue Earth County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Steele County, MN, Waseca County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:28 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, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 107 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 00:00Z on 2018-10-20Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2018-10-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 92 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
1920 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
69 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
92 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
102 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

320 
WWUS73 KMPX 200030
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
730 PM CDT Fri Oct 19 2018

MNZ083>085-092-093-200830-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0006.181020T1300Z-181020T1900Z/
Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Faribault-Freeborn-
Including the cities of Mankato, Waseca, Owatonna, Blue Earth, 
and Albert Lea
730 PM CDT Fri Oct 19 2018

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 2 PM CDT SATURDAY...

The National Weather Service in Twin Cities/Chanhassen has issued
a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 8 AM to 2 PM CDT
Saturday. 

* WINDS...Northwest, sustained 30 to 35 mph, with gusts near 45
  mph.

* IMPACTS...Winds this strong can make driving difficult...
  especially for high profile vehicles traveling east or west. 
  Use extra caution.

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
293 
WWUS73 KMPX 200913
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
413 AM CDT Sat Oct 20 2018

MNZ083>085-092-093-201900-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0006.181020T1300Z-181020T1900Z/
Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Faribault-Freeborn-
Including the cities of Mankato, Waseca, Owatonna, Blue Earth, 
and Albert Lea
413 AM CDT Sat Oct 20 2018

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM
CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...Northwest, sustained 30 to 35 mph, with gusts up to 45 
  mph. 

* IMPACTS...Winds this strong can make driving difficult,
  especially for high profile vehicles traveling east or west. Use
  extra caution. 

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
975 
WWUS73 KMPX 201836
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
136 PM CDT Sat Oct 20 2018

MNZ083>085-092-093-201945-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-181020T1900Z/
Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Faribault-Freeborn-
Including the cities of Mankato, Waseca, Owatonna, Blue Earth, 
and Albert Lea
136 PM CDT Sat Oct 20 2018

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

The National Weather Service in Twin Cities/Chanhassen has
cancelled the Wind Advisory. 

The strongest winds have ended across the region.

$$

jrb

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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.