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Wind Advisory 10, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Nov 16, 2021, 3:27 AM CST for 9 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Nov 16, 2021, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 16, 2021, 3:27 AM CST (09:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 16, 2021, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Nov 16, 2021, 3:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Blue Earth County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Martin County, MN, Rice County, MN, Steele County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Watonwan County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 97 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
- 1124 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 82 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 127 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 239 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
961 WWUS73 KMPX 160927 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 327 AM CST Tue Nov 16 2021 MNZ077-078-082>085-091>093-161800- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0010.211116T1500Z-211116T2100Z/ Rice-Goodhue-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault- Freeborn- Including the cities of Faribault, Red Wing, St James, Mankato, Waseca, Owatonna, Fairmont, Blue Earth, and Albert Lea 327 AM CST Tue Nov 16 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...South winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Rice, Goodhue, Watonwan, Blue Earth, Waseca, Steele, Martin, Faribault and Freeborn Counties. * WHEN...From 9 AM this morning to 3 PM CST this afternoon. * 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. && $$ Borghoff
1 follow-up statement
819 WWUS73 KMPX 162039 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 239 PM CST Tue Nov 16 2021 MNZ077-078-082>085-091>093-162145- /O.EXP.KMPX.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-211116T2100Z/ Rice-Goodhue-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault- Freeborn- Including the cities of Faribault, Red Wing, St James, Mankato, Waseca, Owatonna, Fairmont, Blue Earth, and Albert Lea 239 PM CST Tue Nov 16 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... Winds have widely diminished across the area, therefore, the advisory will be allowed to expire at 3 PM. An occasional gust of 35-40 MPH is still possible into the early evening. $$
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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.