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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Twin Cities, MN
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.
- 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
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. $$
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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.