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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Mar 19, 2020, 3:29 AM CDT for 12 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Mar 19, 2020, 4:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 19, 2020, 3:29 AM CDT (08:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 19, 2020, 4:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 19, 2020, 9:55 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Brown County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Martin County, MN, Pope County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 136 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
- 765 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 120 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
757 WWUS73 KMPX 190829 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 329 AM CDT Thu Mar 19 2020 MNZ047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-191630- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0005.200319T2100Z-200320T0600Z/ Stevens-Pope-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi- Yellow Medicine-Renville-Redwood-Brown-Watonwan-Martin- Including the cities of Morris, Glenwood, Madison, Benson, Montevideo, Willmar, Granite Falls, Olivia, Redwood Falls, New Ulm, St James, and Fairmont 329 AM CDT Thu Mar 19 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT FRIDAY... * WHAT...North winds 30 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southwest and west central Minnesota. * WHEN...From 4 PM this afternoon to 1 AM CDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Some wet snow is also possible this afternoon into the evening but any accumulation will be an inch or less. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
2 follow-up statements
550 WWUS73 KMPX 191601 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 1101 AM CDT Thu Mar 19 2020 MNZ047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-200015- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0005.200319T2100Z-200320T0600Z/ Stevens-Pope-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi- Yellow Medicine-Renville-Redwood-Brown-Watonwan-Martin- Including the cities of Morris, Glenwood, Madison, Benson, Montevideo, Willmar, Granite Falls, Olivia, Redwood Falls, New Ulm, St James, and Fairmont 1101 AM CDT Thu Mar 19 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT FRIDAY... * WHAT...North winds 30 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southwest and west central Minnesota. * WHEN...From 4 PM this afternoon to 1 AM CDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Some wet snow is also possible this afternoon into the evening but any accumulation will be an inch or less. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ jrb
006 WWUS73 KMPX 200255 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 955 PM CDT Thu Mar 19 2020 MNZ047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-200400- /O.CAN.KMPX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-200320T0600Z/ Stevens-Pope-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi- Yellow Medicine-Renville-Redwood-Brown-Watonwan-Martin- Including the cities of Morris, Glenwood, Madison, Benson, Montevideo, Willmar, Granite Falls, Olivia, Redwood Falls, New Ulm, St James, and Fairmont 955 PM CDT Thu Mar 19 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Gusty northwest winds will continue tonight, but are falling short of Wind Advisory levels. Speeds will diminish gradually overnight. $$ Borghoff
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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.