Alert archive / Minnesota / Wind Advisories in 2020
Wind Advisory 4, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Mar 4, 2020, 2:26 PM CST for 28 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Mar 5, 2020, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 4, 2020, 2:26 PM CST (20:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 5, 2020, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Mar 5, 2020, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 28 counties
Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Pope County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Steele County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Wright County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 79 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
- 1336 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
117 WWUS73 KMPX 042026 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 226 PM CST Wed Mar 4 2020 MNZ041-047>049-054>058-064>067-073>076-082>085-091>093-050430- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0004.200305T1500Z-200306T0000Z/ Douglas-Stevens-Pope-Stearns-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa- Kandiyohi-Meeker-Yellow Medicine-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Redwood- Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin- Faribault-Freeborn- Including the cities of Alexandria, Morris, Glenwood, St Cloud, Madison, Benson, Montevideo, Willmar, Litchfield, Granite Falls, Olivia, Hutchinson, Gaylord, Redwood Falls, New Ulm, St Peter, Le Sueur, St James, Mankato, Waseca, Owatonna, Fairmont, Blue Earth, and Albert Lea 226 PM CST Wed Mar 4 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... * WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southwest and west central Minnesota. * WHEN...From 9 AM to 6 PM CST Thursday. Strongest winds will develop across western Minnesota in the morning and spread east through noon. * 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
420 WWUS73 KMPX 050634 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 1234 AM CST Thu Mar 5 2020 MNZ041-047>049-054>058-064>067-073>076-082>085-091>093-051445- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0004.200305T1500Z-200306T0000Z/ Douglas-Stevens-Pope-Stearns-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa- Kandiyohi-Meeker-Yellow Medicine-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Redwood- Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin- Faribault-Freeborn- Including the cities of Alexandria, Morris, Glenwood, St Cloud, Madison, Benson, Montevideo, Willmar, Litchfield, Granite Falls, Olivia, Hutchinson, Gaylord, Redwood Falls, New Ulm, St Peter, Le Sueur, St James, Mankato, Waseca, Owatonna, Fairmont, Blue Earth, and Albert Lea 1234 AM CST Thu Mar 5 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southwest and west central Minnesota. * WHEN...From 9 AM to 6 PM CST Thursday. Strongest winds will develop across western Minnesota in the morning and spread east through noon. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
325 WWUS73 KMPX 050834 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 234 AM CST Thu Mar 5 2020 MNZ077-051645- /O.EXA.KMPX.WI.Y.0004.200305T1500Z-200306T0000Z/ Rice- Including the city of Faribault 234 AM CST Thu Mar 5 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Rice County. * WHEN...From 9 AM to 6 PM CST Thursday. Strongest winds will develop across western Minnesota in the morning and spread east through noon. * 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. && $$ MNZ041-047>049-054>058-064>067-073>076-082>085-091>093-051645- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0004.200305T1500Z-200306T0000Z/ Douglas-Stevens-Pope-Stearns-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa- Kandiyohi-Meeker-Yellow Medicine-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Redwood- Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin- Faribault-Freeborn- Including the cities of Alexandria, Morris, Glenwood, St Cloud, Madison, Benson, Montevideo, Willmar, Litchfield, Granite Falls, Olivia, Hutchinson, Gaylord, Redwood Falls, New Ulm, St Peter, Le Sueur, St James, Mankato, Waseca, Owatonna, Fairmont, Blue Earth, and Albert Lea 234 AM CST Thu Mar 5 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southwest and west central Minnesota. * WHEN...From 9 AM to 6 PM CST Thursday. Strongest winds will develop across western Minnesota in the morning and spread east through noon. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
264 WWUS73 KMPX 051616 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 1016 AM CST Thu Mar 5 2020 MNZ059-068-069-060000- /O.EXA.KMPX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-200306T0000Z/ Wright-Carver-Scott- Including the cities of Monticello, Chanhassen, Chaska, Victoria, and Shakopee 1016 AM CST Thu Mar 5 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...Wright, Carver and Scott 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. && $$ MNZ041-047>049-054>058-064>067-073>077-082>085-091>093-060000- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-200306T0000Z/ Douglas-Stevens-Pope-Stearns-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa- Kandiyohi-Meeker-Yellow Medicine-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Redwood- Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele- Martin-Faribault-Freeborn- Including the cities of Alexandria, Morris, Glenwood, St Cloud, Madison, Benson, Montevideo, Willmar, Litchfield, Granite Falls, Olivia, Hutchinson, Gaylord, Redwood Falls, New Ulm, St Peter, Le Sueur, Faribault, St James, Mankato, Waseca, Owatonna, Fairmont, Blue Earth, and Albert Lea 1016 AM CST Thu Mar 5 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts to near 50 mph. * WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southwest and west central Minnesota. * WHEN...Until 6 PM CST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
666 WWUS73 KMPX 052149 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 349 PM CST Thu Mar 5 2020 MNZ041-048-049-057>059-066-068-069-077-052300- /O.CAN.KMPX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-200306T0000Z/ Douglas-Pope-Stearns-Kandiyohi-Meeker-Wright-McLeod-Carver-Scott- Rice- Including the cities of Alexandria, Glenwood, St Cloud, Willmar, Litchfield, Monticello, Hutchinson, Chanhassen, Chaska, Victoria, Shakopee, and Faribault 349 PM CST Thu Mar 5 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Wind speeds have dropped below the thresholds for a Wind Advisory and will continue to diminish through the evening hours. Therefore, the Wind Advisory has been cancelled for portions of central Minnesota. $$ MNZ047-054>056-064-065-067-073>076-082>085-091>093-060000- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-200306T0000Z/ Stevens-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Yellow Medicine-Renville- Sibley-Redwood-Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca- Steele-Martin-Faribault-Freeborn- Including the cities of Morris, Madison, Benson, Montevideo, Granite Falls, Olivia, Gaylord, Redwood Falls, New Ulm, St Peter, Le Sueur, St James, Mankato, Waseca, Owatonna, Fairmont, Blue Earth, and Albert Lea 349 PM CST Thu Mar 5 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southwest and west central Minnesota. * WHEN...Until 6 PM CST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
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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.