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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Oct 27, 2018, 2:06 PM CDT for 25 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Oct 27, 2018, 11:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 27, 2018, 2:06 PM CDT (19:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 27, 2018, 11:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 28, 2018, 10:06 AM CDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 25 counties
Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Steele County, MN, Swift County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:04 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, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 71 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
- 561 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
817 WWUS73 KMPX 271906 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 206 PM CDT Sat Oct 27 2018 MNZ054>056-064-280300- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0007.181028T0500Z-181028T0800Z/ Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Yellow Medicine- Including the cities of Madison, Benson, Montevideo, and Granite Falls 206 PM CDT Sat Oct 27 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 AM CDT SUNDAY... The National Weather Service in Twin Cities/Chanhassen has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from midnight tonight to 3 AM CDT Sunday. * TIMING...southwest winds will shift to the northwest after midnight. * WINDS...sustained winds of 15 to 25 mph, will increase to 25 to 35 mph, with gusts up to 50 mph at times. * IMPACTS...Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. In addition, Loose objects could be blown around, and weakened tree branches that haven't seen strong winds recently could fall. 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. && $$ MNZ057-058-065>067-073>075-082-280300- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0007.181028T0800Z-181028T1200Z/ Kandiyohi-Meeker-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Redwood-Brown-Nicollet- Watonwan- Including the cities of Willmar, Litchfield, Olivia, Hutchinson, Gaylord, Redwood Falls, New Ulm, St Peter, and St James 206 PM CDT Sat Oct 27 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 7 AM CDT SUNDAY... The National Weather Service in Twin Cities/Chanhassen has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 3 AM to 7 AM CDT Sunday. * TIMING...southwest winds will shift to the northwest after 3 am. * WINDS...sustained winds of 15 to 25 mph, will increase to 25 to 35 mph, with gusts up to 50 mph at times. * IMPACTS...Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. In addition, Loose objects could be blown around, and weakened tree branches that haven't seen strong winds recently could fall. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts in excess of 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult... especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ MNZ076>078-083>085-091>093-280300- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0007.181028T0800Z-181028T1700Z/ Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault- Freeborn- Including the cities of Le Sueur, Faribault, Red Wing, Mankato, Waseca, Owatonna, Fairmont, Blue Earth, and Albert Lea 206 PM CDT Sat Oct 27 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CDT SUNDAY... The National Weather Service in Twin Cities/Chanhassen has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 3 AM to noon CDT Sunday. * TIMING...southwest winds will shift to the northwest after 3 am. * WINDS...sustained winds of 15 to 25 mph, will increase to 25 to 35 mph, with gusts up to 50 mph at times. * IMPACTS...Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. In addition, Loose objects could be blown around, and weakened tree branches that haven't seen strong winds recently could fall. 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. && $$ jlt
3 follow-up statements
179 WWUS73 KMPX 280254 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 954 PM CDT Sat Oct 27 2018 MNZ068-069-281200- /O.EXB.KMPX.WI.Y.0007.181028T0600Z-181028T1200Z/ Carver-Scott- Including the cities of Chaska and Shakopee 954 PM CDT Sat Oct 27 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM CDT SUNDAY... The National Weather Service in Twin Cities/Chanhassen has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 1 AM to 7 AM CDT Sunday. * TIMING...south winds will shift to the northwest and increase overnight. * WINDS...northwest 25 to 30 mph, with gusts up to 50 mph at times. * IMPACTS...Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. In addition, loose objects could be blown around. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts in excess of 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult... especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ MNZ070-281200- /O.EXA.KMPX.WI.Y.0007.181028T0800Z-181028T1700Z/ Dakota- Including the city of Hastings 954 PM CDT Sat Oct 27 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CDT SUNDAY... The National Weather Service in Twin Cities/Chanhassen has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 3 AM to noon CDT Sunday. * TIMING...south winds will shift to the northwest and increase overnight. * WINDS...northwest 25 to 30 mph, with gusts up to 50 mph at times. * IMPACTS...Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. In addition, loose objects could be blown around. 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. && $$ MNZ054>056-064-281200- /O.EXT.KMPX.WI.Y.0007.181028T0400Z-181028T1200Z/ Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Yellow Medicine- Including the cities of Madison, Benson, Montevideo, and Granite Falls 954 PM CDT Sat Oct 27 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY... * TIMING...now through 7 AM Sunday. * WINDS...northwest 25 to 30 mph, with gusts up to 50 mph at times. * IMPACTS...Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. In addition, loose objects could be blown around. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts in excess of 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult... especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ MNZ057-058-065>067-073>075-082-281200- /O.EXT.KMPX.WI.Y.0007.181028T0600Z-181028T1200Z/ Kandiyohi-Meeker-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Redwood-Brown-Nicollet- Watonwan- Including the cities of Willmar, Litchfield, Olivia, Hutchinson, Gaylord, Redwood Falls, New Ulm, St Peter, and St James 954 PM CDT Sat Oct 27 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM CDT SUNDAY... * TIMING...south winds will shift to the northwest and increase overnight. * WINDS...northwest 25 to 30 mph, with gusts up to 50 mph at times. * IMPACTS...Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. In addition, loose objects could be blown around. 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. && $$ MNZ076>078-083>085-091>093-281200- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0007.181028T0800Z-181028T1700Z/ Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault- Freeborn- Including the cities of Le Sueur, Faribault, Red Wing, Mankato, Waseca, Owatonna, Fairmont, Blue Earth, and Albert Lea 954 PM CDT Sat Oct 27 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CDT SUNDAY... * TIMING...south winds will shift to the northwest and increase overnight. * WINDS...northwest 25 to 30 mph, with gusts up to 50 mph at times. * IMPACTS...Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. In addition, loose objects could be blown around. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts in excess of 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult... especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ Borghoff
096 WWUS73 KMPX 280925 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 425 AM CDT Sun Oct 28 2018 MNZ054>058-064>069-073>075-082-281030- /O.CAN.KMPX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-181028T1200Z/ Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi-Meeker-Yellow Medicine- Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Carver-Scott-Redwood-Brown-Nicollet- Watonwan- Including the cities of Madison, Benson, Montevideo, Willmar, Litchfield, Granite Falls, Olivia, Hutchinson, Gaylord, Chaska, Shakopee, Redwood Falls, New Ulm, St Peter, and St James 425 AM CDT Sun Oct 28 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Twin Cities/Chanhassen has cancelled the Wind Advisory. Winds will continue to gust up to 40 mph this morning, but will remain below advisory criteria. $$ MNZ070-076>078-083>085-091>093-281700- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-181028T1700Z/ Dakota-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin- Faribault-Freeborn- Including the cities of Hastings, Le Sueur, Faribault, Red Wing, Mankato, Waseca, Owatonna, Fairmont, Blue Earth, and Albert Lea 425 AM CDT Sun Oct 28 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY... * TIMING...northwest winds will continue to increase in speed this morning. * WINDS...northwest 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph at times. * IMPACTS...Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. In addition, loose objects could be blown around. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts in excess of 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult... especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
997 WWUS73 KMPX 281506 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 1006 AM CDT Sun Oct 28 2018 MNZ070-076>078-083>085-091>093-281615- /O.CAN.KMPX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-181028T1700Z/ Dakota-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin- Faribault-Freeborn- Including the cities of Hastings, Le Sueur, Faribault, Red Wing, Mankato, Waseca, Owatonna, Fairmont, Blue Earth, and Albert Lea 1006 AM CDT Sun Oct 28 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Twin Cities/Chanhassen has cancelled the Wind Advisory. Wind speeds this morning have dropped below advisory criteria. Therefore, the advisory has been cancelled early. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 3:51 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MPX | Brown, Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Martin and 7 more | 6 hr |
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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.