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Wind Advisory 10, NWS Twin Cities, MN

November 16, 20219 counties in Minnesota

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.

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, 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2021-11-16Temperature 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 2021-11-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 127 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
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

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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.