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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Feb 14, 2020, 3:02 AM CST for 6 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Feb 14, 2020, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 74 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 14, 2020, 3:02 AM CST (09:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 14, 2020, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 14, 2020, 10:14 AM CST
- In force
- 74 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Brown County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Martin County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 139 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
- 1330 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 172 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
979 WWUS73 KMPX 140902 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 302 AM CST Fri Feb 14 2020 MNZ054-064-073-074-082-091-141715- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0002.200214T1500Z-200215T0100Z/ Lac Qui Parle-Yellow Medicine-Redwood-Brown-Watonwan-Martin- Including the cities of Madison, Granite Falls, Redwood Falls, New Ulm, St James, and Fairmont 302 AM CST Fri Feb 14 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...South winds 30 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Lac Qui Parle, Yellow Medicine, Redwood, Brown, Watonwan and Martin Counties. * WHEN...From 9 AM this morning to 7 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
507 WWUS73 KMPX 141614 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 1014 AM CST Fri Feb 14 2020 MNZ054-064-073-074-082-091-150015- /O.CAN.KMPX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-200215T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0003.200214T1800Z-200215T0300Z/ Lac Qui Parle-Yellow Medicine-Redwood-Brown-Watonwan-Martin- Including the cities of Madison, Granite Falls, Redwood Falls, New Ulm, St James, and Fairmont 1014 AM CST Fri Feb 14 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Lac Qui Parle, Yellow Medicine, Redwood, Brown, Watonwan and Martin Counties. * WHEN...Until 9 PM CST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...These strong winds will also resulting in blowing snow, which will lead to patchy icy conditions on area roads where snow blows over the roadway. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ MNZ083-092-150015- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0003.200214T1800Z-200215T0300Z/ Blue Earth-Faribault- Including the cities of Mankato and Blue Earth 1014 AM CST Fri Feb 14 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 40 mph expected. * WHERE...Blue Earth and Faribault Counties. * WHEN...Until 9 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. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...These strong winds will also resulting in blowing snow, which will lead to patchy icy conditions on area roads where snow blows over the roadway. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 10:14 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Lac qui Parle, Martin, Redwood and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 14, 2:46 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Lac qui Parle, Martin, Redwood and 2 more | 9 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.