Alert archive / Minnesota / Wind Advisories in 2019
Wind Advisory 4, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Oct 18, 2019, 3:48 AM CDT for 6 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Oct 18, 2019, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 18, 2019, 3:48 AM CDT (08:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 18, 2019, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 18, 2019, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 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
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 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
- 1647 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 119 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 192 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
397 WWUS73 KMPX 180848 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 348 AM CDT Fri Oct 18 2019 MNZ083>085-091>093-181700- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0004.191018T1500Z-191018T2300Z/ Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-Freeborn- Including the cities of Mankato, Waseca, Owatonna, Fairmont, Blue Earth, and Albert Lea 348 AM CDT Fri Oct 18 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 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 6 PM CDT this evening. * TIMING...Late this morning through this afternoon. * WINDS...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * IMPACTS...Strong winds will make travel hazardous for high profile vehicles, especially on east west highways. Unsecured objected may be blown around. Tree limbs may be blown down which could result in isolated power outages or damage to 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
162 WWUS73 KMPX 180849 CCA NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 349 AM CDT Fri Oct 18 2019 MNZ083>085-091>093-181700- /O.COR.KMPX.WI.Y.0004.191018T1500Z-191018T2300Z/ Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-Freeborn- Including the cities of Mankato, Waseca, Owatonna, Fairmont, Blue Earth, and Albert Lea 349 AM CDT Fri Oct 18 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Twin Cities/Chanhassen has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 10 AM this morning to 6 PM CDT this evening. * TIMING...Late this morning through this afternoon. * WINDS...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * IMPACTS...Strong winds will make travel hazardous for high profile vehicles, especially on east west highways. Unsecured objects may be blown around. Tree limbs may be blown down which could result in isolated power outages or damage to vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts in excess of 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult... especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
705 WWUS73 KMPX 181713 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 1213 PM CDT Fri Oct 18 2019 MNZ083>085-091>093-182300- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-191018T2300Z/ Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-Freeborn- Including the cities of Mankato, Waseca, Owatonna, Fairmont, Blue Earth, and Albert Lea 1213 PM CDT Fri Oct 18 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Through 6 PM this evening. * WINDS...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * IMPACTS...Strong winds will make travel hazardous for high profile vehicles, especially on east west highways. Unsecured objects may be blown around. Tree limbs may be blown down which could result in isolated power outages or damage to 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. && $$
523 WWUS73 KMPX 182317 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 617 PM CDT Fri Oct 18 2019 MNZ083>085-091>093-190030- /O.EXP.KMPX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-191018T2300Z/ Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-Freeborn- Including the cities of Mankato, Waseca, Owatonna, Fairmont, Blue Earth, and Albert Lea 617 PM CDT Fri Oct 18 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... Winds will continue to decrease overnight. $$ 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.