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Wind Advisory 10, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 16, 20206 counties in Minnesota

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.

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, 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2020-06-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 300 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2020-06-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 89 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
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

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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.