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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Feb 14, 2020, 10:14 AM CST for 8 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Feb 14, 2020, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 14, 2020, 10:14 AM CST (16:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 14, 2020, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 14, 2020, 2:52 PM CST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Faribault 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 12:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 125 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
- 2149 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 157 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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. && $$ MNZ083-092-150015- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0003.200214T1800Z-200215T0300Z/ Blue Earth-Faribault- Including the cities of Mankato and Blue Earth 1014 AM CST Fri Feb 14 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 40 mph expected. * WHERE...Blue Earth and Faribault Counties. * WHEN...Until 9 PM CST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...These strong winds will also resulting in blowing snow, which will lead to patchy icy conditions on area roads where snow blows over the roadway. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
1 follow-up statement
766 WWUS73 KMPX 142052 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 252 PM CST Fri Feb 14 2020 MNZ054-064-073-074-082-083-091-092-142200- /O.CAN.KMPX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-200215T0300Z/ Lac Qui Parle-Yellow Medicine-Redwood-Brown-Watonwan-Blue Earth- Martin-Faribault- Including the cities of Madison, Granite Falls, Redwood Falls, New Ulm, St James, Mankato, Fairmont, and Blue Earth 252 PM CST Fri Feb 14 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... This has been replaced by a winter weather advisory for blowing snow. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 3:02 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MPX | Brown, Lac qui Parle, Martin, Redwood, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine | 7 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.