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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Twin Cities, MN

April 29, 20205 counties in Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Apr 29, 2020, 8:29 AM CDT for 5 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 29, 2020, 8:29 AM CDT (13:29 UTC)
Expired
Apr 29, 2020, 6:00 PM CDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN

Counties Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Martin County, MN, Steele County, MN, Waseca County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:28 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

Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 351 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, Omaha, NE at 12:00Z on 2020-04-29Temperature 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, Omaha, NE at 12:00Z on 2020-04-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 133 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
866 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
133 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
154 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

900 
WWUS73 KMPX 291329
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
829 AM CDT Wed Apr 29 2020

MNZ084-085-091>093-292130-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0008.200429T1329Z-200429T2300Z/
Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-Freeborn-
Including the cities of Waseca, Owatonna, Fairmont, Blue Earth, 
and Albert Lea
829 AM CDT Wed Apr 29 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Waseca, Steele, Martin, Faribault and Freeborn 
  Counties.

* WHEN...Until 6 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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
659 
WWUS73 KMPX 291951
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
251 PM CDT Wed Apr 29 2020

MNZ084-085-091>093-292300-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-200429T2300Z/
Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-Freeborn-
Including the cities of Waseca, Owatonna, Fairmont, Blue Earth, 
and Albert Lea
251 PM CDT Wed Apr 29 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...North winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* WHERE...Steele, Waseca, Faribault, Freeborn and Martin 
  Counties.

* WHEN...Until 6 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.

&&

$$
284 
WWUS73 KMPX 292247
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
547 PM CDT Wed Apr 29 2020

MNZ084-085-091>093-300000-
/O.EXP.KMPX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-200429T2300Z/
Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-Freeborn-
Including the cities of Waseca, Owatonna, Fairmont, Blue Earth, 
and Albert Lea
547 PM CDT Wed Apr 29 2020

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

Wind speeds will continue to diminish going through the evening
hours. Therefore, the Wind Advisory will be allowed to expire.

$$

Nearby

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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.