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Wind Advisory 11, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Oct 13, 2020, 2:15 PM CDT for 40 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Oct 14, 2020, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 13, 2020, 2:15 PM CDT (19:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 14, 2020, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 15, 2020, 12:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 40 counties
Anoka County, MN, Benton County, MN, Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Kanabec County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Pope County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Steele County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Todd County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Wright County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:20 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, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 52 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
- 1537 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -72 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -47 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
709 WWUS73 KMPX 131915 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 215 PM CDT Tue Oct 13 2020 MNZ047-054>056-064-065-073-074-082-141000- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0011.201014T1800Z-201015T0000Z/ Stevens-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Yellow Medicine-Renville- Redwood-Brown-Watonwan- Including the cities of Morris, Madison, Benson, Montevideo, Granite Falls, Olivia, Redwood Falls, New Ulm, and St James 215 PM CDT Tue Oct 13 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Stevens, Lac Qui Parle, Swift, Chippewa, Yellow Medicine, Renville, Redwood, Brown and Watonwan Counties. * WHEN...From 1 PM to 7 PM CDT Wednesday. * 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
442 WWUS73 KMPX 140145 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 845 PM CDT Tue Oct 13 2020 MNZ041>043-048>051-057>059-066>068-075-076-083-091-092-140945- /O.EXB.KMPX.WI.Y.0011.201014T1800Z-201015T0300Z/ Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Pope-Stearns-Benton-Sherburne-Kandiyohi- Meeker-Wright-McLeod-Sibley-Carver-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Blue Earth- Martin-Faribault- Including the cities of Alexandria, Long Prairie, Little Falls, Glenwood, St Cloud, Sauk Rapids, Elk River, Willmar, Litchfield, Monticello, Hutchinson, Gaylord, Chanhassen, Chaska, Victoria, St Peter, Le Sueur, Mankato, Fairmont, and Blue Earth 845 PM CDT Tue Oct 13 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central and west central Minnesota. * WHEN...From 1 PM to 10 PM CDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ MNZ047-054>056-064-065-073-074-082-140945- /O.EXT.KMPX.WI.Y.0011.201014T1800Z-201015T0300Z/ Stevens-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Yellow Medicine-Renville- Redwood-Brown-Watonwan- Including the cities of Morris, Madison, Benson, Montevideo, Granite Falls, Olivia, Redwood Falls, New Ulm, and St James 845 PM CDT Tue Oct 13 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Stevens, Renville, Yellow Medicine, Watonwan, Chippewa, Lac Qui Parle, Swift, Brown and Redwood Counties. * WHEN...From 1 PM to 10 PM CDT Wednesday. * 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. && $$ Borghoff
143 WWUS73 KMPX 140853 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 353 AM CDT Wed Oct 14 2020 MNZ044-045-052-060>062-069-142100- /O.EXA.KMPX.WI.Y.0011.201014T1800Z-201015T0300Z/ Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Isanti-Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Scott- Including the cities of Princeton, Mora, Cambridge, Minneapolis, Blaine, St Paul, and Shakopee 353 AM CDT Wed Oct 14 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Mille Lacs, Kanabec, Isanti, Hennepin, Anoka, Ramsey and Scott Counties. * WHEN...From 1 PM to 10 PM CDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ MNZ041>043-047>051-054>059-064>068-073>076-082-083-091-092-142100- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0011.201014T1800Z-201015T0300Z/ Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Stevens-Pope-Stearns-Benton-Sherburne- Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi-Meeker-Wright- Yellow Medicine-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Carver-Redwood-Brown- Nicollet-Le Sueur-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Martin-Faribault- Including the cities of Alexandria, Long Prairie, Little Falls, Morris, Glenwood, St Cloud, Sauk Rapids, Elk River, Madison, Benson, Montevideo, Willmar, Litchfield, Monticello, Granite Falls, Olivia, Hutchinson, Gaylord, Chanhassen, Chaska, Victoria, Redwood Falls, New Ulm, St Peter, Le Sueur, St James, Mankato, Fairmont, and Blue Earth 353 AM CDT Wed Oct 14 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central and west central Minnesota. * WHEN...From 1 PM to 10 PM CDT Wednesday. * 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. && $$
415 WWUS73 KMPX 141727 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 1227 PM CDT Wed Oct 14 2020 MNZ070-077-078-084-085-093-150130- /O.EXB.KMPX.WI.Y.0011.201014T2100Z-201015T0500Z/ Dakota-Rice-Goodhue-Waseca-Steele-Freeborn- Including the cities of Hastings, Faribault, Red Wing, Waseca, Owatonna, and Albert Lea 1227 PM CDT Wed Oct 14 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. Isolated showers and thunderstorms could produce very brief localized gusts in excess of 55 mph. * WHERE...Dakota, Rice, Goodhue, Waseca, Steele and Freeborn Counties. * WHEN...From 4 PM this afternoon to midnight CDT tonight. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ MNZ041>045-047>052-054>062-064>069-073>076-082-083-091-092-150130- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0011.201014T1800Z-201015T0300Z/ Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Stevens-Pope-Stearns- Benton-Sherburne-Isanti-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi- Meeker-Wright-Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Yellow Medicine-Renville- McLeod-Sibley-Carver-Scott-Redwood-Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur- Watonwan-Blue Earth-Martin-Faribault- Including the cities of Alexandria, Long Prairie, Little Falls, Princeton, Mora, Morris, Glenwood, St Cloud, Sauk Rapids, Elk River, Cambridge, Madison, Benson, Montevideo, Willmar, Litchfield, Monticello, Minneapolis, Blaine, St Paul, Granite Falls, Olivia, Hutchinson, Gaylord, Chanhassen, Chaska, Victoria, Shakopee, Redwood Falls, New Ulm, St Peter, Le Sueur, St James, Mankato, Fairmont, and Blue Earth 1227 PM CDT Wed Oct 14 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. Isolated showers and thunderstorms could produce very brief localized gusts in excess of 55 mph. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central, southwest and west central Minnesota. * WHEN...Until 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. && $$
226 WWUS73 KMPX 142223 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 523 PM CDT Wed Oct 14 2020 MNZ041>045-047>052-054>062-064>069-073>076-082-083-091-092-150300- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-201015T0300Z/ Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Stevens-Pope-Stearns- Benton-Sherburne-Isanti-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi- Meeker-Wright-Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Yellow Medicine-Renville- McLeod-Sibley-Carver-Scott-Redwood-Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur- Watonwan-Blue Earth-Martin-Faribault- Including the cities of Alexandria, Long Prairie, Little Falls, Princeton, Mora, Morris, Glenwood, St Cloud, Sauk Rapids, Elk River, Cambridge, Madison, Benson, Montevideo, Willmar, Litchfield, Monticello, Minneapolis, Blaine, St Paul, Granite Falls, Olivia, Hutchinson, Gaylord, Chanhassen, Chaska, Victoria, Shakopee, Redwood Falls, New Ulm, St Peter, Le Sueur, St James, Mankato, Fairmont, and Blue Earth 523 PM CDT Wed Oct 14 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. Several locations have reported gusts of 50 to 55 mph late this afternoon. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central, southwest and west central Minnesota. * WHEN...Until 10 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ MNZ070-077-078-084-085-093-150500- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-201015T0500Z/ Dakota-Rice-Goodhue-Waseca-Steele-Freeborn- Including the cities of Hastings, Faribault, Red Wing, Waseca, Owatonna, and Albert Lea 523 PM CDT Wed Oct 14 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT... * WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...Dakota, Steele, Waseca, Rice, Freeborn and Goodhue Counties. * WHEN...Until midnight CDT tonight. * 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. && $$ Borghoff
431 WWUS73 KMPX 150233 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 933 PM CDT Wed Oct 14 2020 MNZ041>045-047>052-054>059-064>067-073>075-082-150345- /O.EXP.KMPX.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-201015T0300Z/ Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Stevens-Pope-Stearns- Benton-Sherburne-Isanti-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi- Meeker-Wright-Yellow Medicine-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Redwood- Brown-Nicollet-Watonwan- Including the cities of Alexandria, Long Prairie, Little Falls, Princeton, Mora, Morris, Glenwood, St Cloud, Sauk Rapids, Elk River, Cambridge, Madison, Benson, Montevideo, Willmar, Litchfield, Monticello, Granite Falls, Olivia, Hutchinson, Gaylord, Redwood Falls, New Ulm, St Peter, and St James 933 PM CDT Wed Oct 14 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... Winds will continue to gradually ease overnight, but a few gusts may still reach near 40 mph through midnight. $$ MNZ060>062-068-069-076-083-091-092-150500- /O.EXT.KMPX.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-201015T0500Z/ Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Carver-Scott-Le Sueur-Blue Earth-Martin- Faribault- Including the cities of Minneapolis, Blaine, St Paul, Chanhassen, Chaska, Victoria, Shakopee, Le Sueur, Mankato, Fairmont, and Blue Earth 933 PM CDT Wed Oct 14 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT... * WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...Ramsey, Anoka, Hennepin, Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Scott, Carver, Faribault and Martin Counties. * WHEN...Until midnight CDT tonight. * 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. && $$ MNZ070-077-078-084-085-093-150500- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-201015T0500Z/ Dakota-Rice-Goodhue-Waseca-Steele-Freeborn- Including the cities of Hastings, Faribault, Red Wing, Waseca, Owatonna, and Albert Lea 933 PM CDT Wed Oct 14 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT... * WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...Dakota, Steele, Waseca, Rice, Freeborn and Goodhue Counties. * WHEN...Until midnight CDT tonight. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Borghoff
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 2:24 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MPX | Brown, Martin, Redwood, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine | 14 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.