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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Mar 10, 2021, 3:40 AM CST for 13 counties in Minnesota; 8 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Mar 10, 2021, 5:00 PM CST. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 10, 2021, 3:40 AM CST (09:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 10, 2021, 5:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Mar 11, 2021, 3:00 AM CST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 21 counties
Blue Earth County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN, Steele County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Washington County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Barron County, WI, Chippewa County, WI, Dunn County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI, Pepin County, WI, Pierce County, WI, Rusk County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:39 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, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 67 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
- 1284 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 266 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 395 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
221 WWUS73 KMPX 100940 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 340 AM CST Wed Mar 10 2021 MNZ076-077-082>085-091>093-101900- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0002.210310T2300Z-210311T0600Z/ Le Sueur-Rice-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault- Freeborn- Including the cities of Le Sueur, Faribault, St James, Mankato, Waseca, Owatonna, Fairmont, Blue Earth, and Albert Lea 340 AM CST Wed Mar 10 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Le Sueur, Rice, Watonwan, Blue Earth, Waseca, Steele, Martin, Faribault and Freeborn Counties. * WHEN...From 5 PM this afternoon to midnight CST tonight. * 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. && $$ MNZ063-069-070-078-WIZ015-016-023>028-101900- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0002.210311T0100Z-210311T0900Z/ Washington-Scott-Dakota-Goodhue-Barron-Rusk-St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn- Pepin-Chippewa-Eau Claire- Including the cities of Stillwater, Shakopee, Hastings, Red Wing, Rice Lake, Ladysmith, Hudson, River Falls, Menomonie, Durand, Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire 340 AM CST Wed Mar 10 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Wisconsin and east central and southeast Minnesota. * WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 3 AM CST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Borghoff
4 follow-up statements
170 WWUS73 KMPX 101810 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 1210 PM CST Wed Mar 10 2021 MNZ076-077-082>085-091>093-110215- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0002.210310T2300Z-210311T0600Z/ Le Sueur-Rice-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault- Freeborn- Including the cities of Le Sueur, Faribault, St James, Mankato, Waseca, Owatonna, Fairmont, Blue Earth, and Albert Lea 1210 PM CST Wed Mar 10 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Le Sueur, Faribault, Blue Earth, Waseca, Martin, Steele, Freeborn, Rice and Watonwan Counties. * WHEN...From 5 PM this afternoon to midnight CST tonight. * 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. && $$ MNZ063-069-070-078-WIZ015-016-023>028-110215- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0002.210311T0100Z-210311T0900Z/ Washington-Scott-Dakota-Goodhue-Barron-Rusk-St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn- Pepin-Chippewa-Eau Claire- Including the cities of Stillwater, Shakopee, Hastings, Red Wing, Rice Lake, Ladysmith, Hudson, River Falls, Menomonie, Durand, Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire 1210 PM CST Wed Mar 10 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Wisconsin and east central and southeast Minnesota. * WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 3 AM CST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
813 WWUS73 KMPX 102302 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 502 PM CST Wed Mar 10 2021 MNZ076-077-082>085-091>093-110600- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210311T0600Z/ Le Sueur-Rice-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault- Freeborn- Including the cities of Le Sueur, Faribault, St James, Mankato, Waseca, Owatonna, Fairmont, Blue Earth, and Albert Lea 502 PM CST Wed Mar 10 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...Le Sueur, Faribault, Blue Earth, Waseca, Martin, Steele, Freeborn, Rice and Watonwan Counties. * WHEN...Until midnight CST tonight. * 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. && $$ MNZ063-069-070-078-WIZ015-016-023>028-110900- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0002.210311T0100Z-210311T0900Z/ Washington-Scott-Dakota-Goodhue-Barron-Rusk-St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn- Pepin-Chippewa-Eau Claire- Including the cities of Stillwater, Shakopee, Hastings, Red Wing, Rice Lake, Ladysmith, Hudson, River Falls, Menomonie, Durand, Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire 502 PM CST Wed Mar 10 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Wisconsin and east central and southeast Minnesota. * WHEN...Until 3 AM CST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
001 WWUS73 KMPX 110216 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 816 PM CST Wed Mar 10 2021 MNZ076-077-082>085-091>093-110600- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210311T0600Z/ Le Sueur-Rice-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault- Freeborn- Including the cities of Le Sueur, Faribault, St James, Mankato, Waseca, Owatonna, Fairmont, Blue Earth, and Albert Lea 816 PM CST Wed Mar 10 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * WHERE...Le Sueur, Faribault, Blue Earth, Waseca, Martin, Steele, Freeborn, Rice and Watonwan Counties. * WHEN...Until midnight CST tonight. * 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. && $$ MNZ063-069-070-078-WIZ015-016-023>028-110900- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210311T0900Z/ Washington-Scott-Dakota-Goodhue-Barron-Rusk-St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn- Pepin-Chippewa-Eau Claire- Including the cities of Stillwater, Shakopee, Hastings, Red Wing, Rice Lake, Ladysmith, Hudson, River Falls, Menomonie, Durand, Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire 816 PM CST Wed Mar 10 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Wisconsin and east central and southeast Minnesota. * WHEN...Until 3 AM CST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
200 WWUS73 KMPX 110900 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 300 AM CST Thu Mar 11 2021 MNZ063-069-070-078-WIZ015-016-023>028-111000- /O.EXP.KMPX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210311T0900Z/ Washington-Scott-Dakota-Goodhue-Barron-Rusk-St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn- Pepin-Chippewa-Eau Claire- Including the cities of Stillwater, Shakopee, Hastings, Red Wing, Rice Lake, Ladysmith, Hudson, River Falls, Menomonie, Durand, Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire 300 AM CST Thu Mar 11 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 3:39 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Chippewa, Douglas, Lac qui Parle, Morrison, Pope, Stearns and 3 more | 20 hr |
| Mar 10, 12:06 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | MPX | Douglas, Pope, Stevens, Todd | 12 hr |
| Mar 10, 4:03 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Le Sueur | 27 min |
| Mar 10, 4:13 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MPX | Dakota, Rice, Scott | 14 min |
| Mar 10, 4:23 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MPX | Le Sueur, Rice, Waseca | 26 min |
| Mar 10, 4:36 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MPX | Dakota, Rice, Scott | 24 min |
| Mar 10, 4:47 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MPX | Dakota, Rice | 28 min |
| Mar 10, 4:54 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MPX | McLeod | 36 min |
| Mar 10, 5:15 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MPX | Dakota, Rice | 30 min |
| Mar 10, 5:27 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Ramsey, Washington | 29 min |
| Mar 10, 5:56 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Saint Croix | 34 min |
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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.