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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Twin Cities, MN

February 14, 20206 counties in Minnesota

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2020-02-14Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2020-02-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 53 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
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

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 14, 10:14 AM CSTWind AdvisoryMPXBlue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Lac qui Parle, Martin, Redwood and 2 more5 hr
Feb 14, 2:46 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryMPXBlue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Lac qui Parle, Martin, Redwood and 2 more9 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.