Alert archive / Minnesota / Wind Advisories in 2020
Wind Advisory 10, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Jun 16, 2020, 3:00 AM CDT for 6 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Jun 16, 2020, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 16, 2020, 3:00 AM CDT (08:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 16, 2020, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 16, 2020, 8:31 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Chippewa County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Pope County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 180 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 177 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
- 300 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -229 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2044 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 220 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
The text
As transmitted.
832 WWUS73 KMPX 160800 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 300 AM CDT Tue Jun 16 2020 MNZ041-047-048-054>056-161600- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0010.200616T1700Z-200617T0300Z/ Douglas-Stevens-Pope-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa- Including the cities of Alexandria, Morris, Glenwood, Madison, Benson, and Montevideo 300 AM CDT Tue Jun 16 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Douglas, Stevens, Pope, Lac Qui Parle, Swift and Chippewa Counties. * WHEN...From noon today to 10 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
2 follow-up statements
372 WWUS73 KMPX 161558 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 1058 AM CDT Tue Jun 16 2020 MNZ041-047-048-054>056-170000- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0010.200616T1700Z-200617T0300Z/ Douglas-Stevens-Pope-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa- Including the cities of Alexandria, Morris, Glenwood, Madison, Benson, and Montevideo 1058 AM CDT Tue Jun 16 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Douglas, Stevens, Pope, Lac Qui Parle, Swift and Chippewa Counties. * WHEN...From noon today to 10 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ jrb
382 WWUS73 KMPX 170131 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 831 PM CDT Tue Jun 16 2020 MNZ041-047-048-054>056-170245- /O.CAN.KMPX.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-200617T0300Z/ Douglas-Stevens-Pope-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa- Including the cities of Alexandria, Morris, Glenwood, Madison, Benson, and Montevideo 831 PM CDT Tue Jun 16 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Winds are winding down, but will remain gusty overnight. $$ Borghoff
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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.