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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Twin Cities, MN

April 8, 202010 counties in Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Apr 8, 2020, 3:45 AM CDT for 10 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Apr 8, 2020, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 8, 2020, 3:45 AM CDT (08:45 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 8, 2020, 12:00 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 8, 2020, 2:16 PM CDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN

Counties Brown County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Pope County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 148 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 2020-04-08Temperature 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 2020-04-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 16 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
2237 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
16 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
104 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

614 
WWUS73 KMPX 080845
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Issued by National Weather Service Duluth MN
345 AM CDT Wed Apr 8 2020

MNZ047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-081645-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0006.200408T1700Z-200409T0000Z/
Stevens-Pope-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi-
Yellow Medicine-Renville-Redwood-Brown-
Including the cities of Morris, Glenwood, Madison, Benson, 
Montevideo, Willmar, Granite Falls, Olivia, Redwood Falls, 
and New Ulm
345 AM CDT Wed Apr 8 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Stevens, Pope, Lac Qui Parle, Swift, Chippewa, 
  Kandiyohi, Yellow Medicine, Renville, Redwood and Brown 
  Counties.

* WHEN...From noon today to 7 PM CDT 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.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
848 
WWUS73 KMPX 080913
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
413 AM CDT Wed Apr 8 2020

MNZ047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-081715-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0006.200408T1700Z-200409T0000Z/
Stevens-Pope-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi-
Yellow Medicine-Renville-Redwood-Brown-
Including the cities of Morris, Glenwood, Madison, Benson, 
Montevideo, Willmar, Granite Falls, Olivia, Redwood Falls, 
and New Ulm
413 AM CDT Wed Apr 8 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Stevens, Pope, Lac Qui Parle, Swift, Chippewa, 
  Kandiyohi, Yellow Medicine, Renville, Redwood and Brown 
  Counties.

* WHEN...From noon today to 7 PM CDT 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.

&&

$$
245 
WWUS73 KMPX 081647
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1147 AM CDT Wed Apr 8 2020

MNZ047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-090000-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0006.200408T1700Z-200409T0000Z/
Stevens-Pope-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi-
Yellow Medicine-Renville-Redwood-Brown-
Including the cities of Morris, Glenwood, Madison, Benson, 
Montevideo, Willmar, Granite Falls, Olivia, Redwood Falls, 
and New Ulm
1147 AM CDT Wed Apr 8 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Stevens, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac Qui Parle, Swift, 
  Brown, Pope, Yellow Medicine, Renville and Redwood Counties.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT 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.

&&

$$

Borghoff
181 
WWUS73 KMPX 081916
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
216 PM CDT Wed Apr 8 2020

MNZ047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082030-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-200409T0000Z/
Stevens-Pope-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi-
Yellow Medicine-Renville-Redwood-Brown-
Including the cities of Morris, Glenwood, Madison, Benson, 
Montevideo, Willmar, Granite Falls, Olivia, Redwood Falls, 
and New Ulm
216 PM CDT Wed Apr 8 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Winds are not reaching advisory criteria, therefore the advisory is
cancelled.

$$

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.