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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Twin Cities, MN

November 7, 202042 counties in Minnesota; Pierce County, Polk County, Saint Croix County, Wisconsin

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Nov 7, 2020, 1:06 PM CST for 42 counties in Minnesota; Pierce County, Polk County, Saint Croix County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Nov 7, 2020, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for 21 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 7, 2020, 1:06 PM CST (19:06 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 7, 2020, 9:00 PM CST
Expired
Nov 8, 2020, 6:00 PM CST
In force
21 hr
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 45 counties

Anoka County, MN, Benton County, MN, Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Chisago 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, Washington County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Wright County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN, Pierce County, WI, Polk County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:10 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 39 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 12:00Z on 2020-11-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2020-11-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 278 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1406 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
278 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
292 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

814 
WWUS73 KMPX 071906
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
106 PM CST Sat Nov 7 2020

MNZ064-073-080600-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0013.201108T0300Z-201109T0000Z/
Yellow Medicine-Redwood-
Including the cities of Granite Falls and Redwood Falls
106 PM CST Sat Nov 7 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST
SUNDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts around 55 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Yellow Medicine and Redwood Counties.

* WHEN...From 9 PM this evening to 6 PM CST Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A few gusts of 60 mph are possible on the
  Buffalo Ridge.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

MNZ041>045-047>063-065>070-074>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014-023-024-
080600-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0013.201108T1600Z-201109T0000Z/
Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Stevens-Pope-Stearns-
Benton-Sherburne-Isanti-Chisago-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-
Kandiyohi-Meeker-Wright-Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington-Renville-
McLeod-Sibley-Carver-Scott-Dakota-Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-
Goodhue-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-
Freeborn-Polk-St. Croix-Pierce-
Including the cities of Alexandria, Long Prairie, Little Falls, 
Princeton, Mora, Morris, Glenwood, St Cloud, Sauk Rapids, 
Elk River, Cambridge, Center City, Madison, Benson, Montevideo, 
Willmar, Litchfield, Monticello, Minneapolis, Blaine, St Paul, 
Stillwater, Olivia, Hutchinson, Gaylord, Chanhassen, Chaska, 
Victoria, Shakopee, Hastings, New Ulm, St Peter, Le Sueur, 
Faribault, Red Wing, St James, Mankato, Waseca, Owatonna, 
Fairmont, Blue Earth, Albert Lea, Osceola, Hudson, 
and River Falls
106 PM CST Sat Nov 7 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts around 50 mph 
  expected. A few gusts may reach 55 mph over western Minnesota.

* WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Wisconsin and 
  central, east central, south central, southeast and west 
  central Minnesota.

* WHEN...From 10 AM to 6 PM CST Sunday.

* 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
5 follow-up statements
129 
WWUS73 KMPX 080138
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
738 PM CST Sat Nov 7 2020

MNZ064-073-080945-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0013.201108T0300Z-201109T0000Z/
Yellow Medicine-Redwood-
Including the cities of Granite Falls and Redwood Falls
738 PM CST Sat Nov 7 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Yellow Medicine and Redwood Counties.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM CST Sunday.

* 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>063-065>070-074>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014-023-024-
080945-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0013.201108T1600Z-201109T0000Z/
Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Stevens-Pope-Stearns-
Benton-Sherburne-Isanti-Chisago-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-
Kandiyohi-Meeker-Wright-Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington-Renville-
McLeod-Sibley-Carver-Scott-Dakota-Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-
Goodhue-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-
Freeborn-Polk-St. Croix-Pierce-
Including the cities of Alexandria, Long Prairie, Little Falls, 
Princeton, Mora, Morris, Glenwood, St Cloud, Sauk Rapids, 
Elk River, Cambridge, Center City, Madison, Benson, Montevideo, 
Willmar, Litchfield, Monticello, Minneapolis, Blaine, St Paul, 
Stillwater, Olivia, Hutchinson, Gaylord, Chanhassen, Chaska, 
Victoria, Shakopee, Hastings, New Ulm, St Peter, Le Sueur, 
Faribault, Red Wing, St James, Mankato, Waseca, Owatonna, 
Fairmont, Blue Earth, Albert Lea, Osceola, Hudson, 
and River Falls
738 PM CST Sat Nov 7 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST
SUNDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected. A few gusts may reach 55 mph over western Minnesota.

* WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Wisconsin and 
  central, east central, south central, southeast and west 
  central Minnesota.

* WHEN...From 10 AM to 6 PM CST Sunday.

* 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.

&&

$$
525 
WWUS73 KMPX 080537
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1137 PM CST Sat Nov 7 2020

MNZ064-073-081400-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-201109T0000Z/
Yellow Medicine-Redwood-
Including the cities of Granite Falls and Redwood Falls
1137 PM CST Sat Nov 7 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.

* WHERE...Yellow Medicine and Redwood Counties.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM CST Sunday.

* 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>063-065>070-074>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014-023-024-
081400-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0013.201108T1600Z-201109T0000Z/
Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Stevens-Pope-Stearns-
Benton-Sherburne-Isanti-Chisago-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-
Kandiyohi-Meeker-Wright-Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington-Renville-
McLeod-Sibley-Carver-Scott-Dakota-Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-
Goodhue-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-
Freeborn-Polk-St. Croix-Pierce-
Including the cities of Alexandria, Long Prairie, Little Falls, 
Princeton, Mora, Morris, Glenwood, St Cloud, Sauk Rapids, 
Elk River, Cambridge, Center City, Madison, Benson, Montevideo, 
Willmar, Litchfield, Monticello, Minneapolis, Blaine, St Paul, 
Stillwater, Olivia, Hutchinson, Gaylord, Chanhassen, Chaska, 
Victoria, Shakopee, Hastings, New Ulm, St Peter, Le Sueur, 
Faribault, Red Wing, St James, Mankato, Waseca, Owatonna, 
Fairmont, Blue Earth, Albert Lea, Osceola, Hudson, 
and River Falls
1137 PM CST Sat Nov 7 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST
SUNDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected. A few gusts may reach 55 mph over western Minnesota. 

* WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Wisconsin and 
  central, east central, south central, southeast and west 
  central Minnesota.

* WHEN...From 10 AM to 6 PM CST Sunday.

* 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.

&&

$$
678 
WWUS73 KMPX 080940
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
340 AM CST Sun Nov 8 2020

MNZ064-073-081800-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-201109T0000Z/
Yellow Medicine-Redwood-
Including the cities of Granite Falls and Redwood Falls
340 AM CST Sun Nov 8 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.

* WHERE...Yellow Medicine and Redwood Counties.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM CST 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.

&&

$$

MNZ041>045-047>063-065>070-074>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014-023-024-
081800-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0013.201108T1600Z-201109T0000Z/
Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Stevens-Pope-Stearns-
Benton-Sherburne-Isanti-Chisago-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-
Kandiyohi-Meeker-Wright-Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington-Renville-
McLeod-Sibley-Carver-Scott-Dakota-Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-
Goodhue-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-
Freeborn-Polk-St. Croix-Pierce-
Including the cities of Alexandria, Long Prairie, Little Falls, 
Princeton, Mora, Morris, Glenwood, St Cloud, Sauk Rapids, 
Elk River, Cambridge, Center City, Madison, Benson, Montevideo, 
Willmar, Litchfield, Monticello, Minneapolis, Blaine, St Paul, 
Stillwater, Olivia, Hutchinson, Gaylord, Chanhassen, Chaska, 
Victoria, Shakopee, Hastings, New Ulm, St Peter, Le Sueur, 
Faribault, Red Wing, St James, Mankato, Waseca, Owatonna, 
Fairmont, Blue Earth, Albert Lea, Osceola, Hudson, 
and River Falls
340 AM CST Sun Nov 8 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected. A few gusts may reach 55 mph over western Minnesota.

* WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Wisconsin and 
  central, east central, south central, southeast and west 
  central Minnesota.

* WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 6 PM CST 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.

&&

$$
790 
WWUS73 KMPX 081612
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1012 AM CST Sun Nov 8 2020

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014-023-024-090000-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-201109T0000Z/
Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Stevens-Pope-Stearns-
Benton-Sherburne-Isanti-Chisago-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-
Kandiyohi-Meeker-Wright-Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington-
Yellow Medicine-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Carver-Scott-Dakota-
Redwood-Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Watonwan-Blue Earth-
Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-Freeborn-Polk-St. Croix-Pierce-
Including the cities of Alexandria, Long Prairie, Little Falls, 
Princeton, Mora, Morris, Glenwood, St Cloud, Sauk Rapids, 
Elk River, Cambridge, Center City, Madison, Benson, Montevideo, 
Willmar, Litchfield, Monticello, Minneapolis, Blaine, St Paul, 
Stillwater, Granite Falls, Olivia, Hutchinson, Gaylord, 
Chanhassen, Chaska, Victoria, Shakopee, Hastings, Redwood Falls, 
New Ulm, St Peter, Le Sueur, Faribault, Red Wing, St James, 
Mankato, Waseca, Owatonna, Fairmont, Blue Earth, Albert Lea, 
Osceola, Hudson, and River Falls
1012 AM CST Sun Nov 8 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Wisconsin and 
  central, east central, south central, southeast, southwest and 
  west central Minnesota.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM CST 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.

&&

$$

Borghoff
053 
WWUS73 KMPX 082349
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
549 PM CST Sun Nov 8 2020

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014-023-024-090100-
/O.EXP.KMPX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-201109T0000Z/
Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Stevens-Pope-Stearns-
Benton-Sherburne-Isanti-Chisago-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-
Kandiyohi-Meeker-Wright-Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington-
Yellow Medicine-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Carver-Scott-Dakota-
Redwood-Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Watonwan-Blue Earth-
Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-Freeborn-Polk-St. Croix-Pierce-
Including the cities of Alexandria, Long Prairie, Little Falls, 
Princeton, Mora, Morris, Glenwood, St Cloud, Sauk Rapids, 
Elk River, Cambridge, Center City, Madison, Benson, Montevideo, 
Willmar, Litchfield, Monticello, Minneapolis, Blaine, St Paul, 
Stillwater, Granite Falls, Olivia, Hutchinson, Gaylord, 
Chanhassen, Chaska, Victoria, Shakopee, Hastings, Redwood Falls, 
New Ulm, St Peter, Le Sueur, Faribault, Red Wing, St James, 
Mankato, Waseca, Owatonna, Fairmont, Blue Earth, Albert Lea, 
Osceola, Hudson, and River Falls
549 PM CST Sun Nov 8 2020

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

Wind speeds have fallen below advisory levels, therefore we will
allow the wind advisory to expire at 6 PM.

$$

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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.