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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Twin Cities, MN

October 26, 20217 counties in Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Oct 26, 2021, 3:13 AM CDT for 7 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Oct 26, 2021, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 26, 2021, 3:13 AM CDT (08:13 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 26, 2021, 11:00 AM CDT
Expired
Oct 26, 2021, 6:06 PM CDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN

Counties Chippewa County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Pope County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 178 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:15 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, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 175 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 2021-10-26Temperature 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 2021-10-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -41 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
1900 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-41 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
101 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

412 
WWUS73 KMPX 260813
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
313 AM CDT Tue Oct 26 2021

MNZ041-047-048-054>056-064-261700-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0008.211026T1600Z-211027T0000Z/
Douglas-Stevens-Pope-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Yellow Medicine-
Including the cities of Alexandria, Morris, Glenwood, Madison, 
Benson, Montevideo, and Granite Falls
313 AM CDT Tue Oct 26 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 to 50 
  mph expected.

* WHERE...Douglas, Stevens, Pope, Lac Qui Parle, Swift, Chippewa 
  and Yellow Medicine Counties.

* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 7 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
798 
WWUS73 KMPX 262016
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Issued by National Weather Service Duluth MN
316 PM CDT Tue Oct 26 2021

MNZ041-047-048-054>056-064-270000-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-211027T0000Z/
Douglas-Stevens-Pope-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Yellow Medicine-
Including the cities of Alexandria, Morris, Glenwood, Madison, 
Benson, Montevideo, and Granite Falls
316 PM CDT Tue Oct 26 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* WHERE...Stevens, Douglas, Chippewa, Lac Qui Parle, Swift, Pope 
  and Yellow Medicine Counties.

* WHEN...Until 7 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.

&&

$$

WFO DLH
450 
WWUS73 KMPX 262306
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
606 PM CDT Tue Oct 26 2021

MNZ041-047-048-054>056-064-270015-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-211027T0000Z/
Douglas-Stevens-Pope-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Yellow Medicine-
Including the cities of Alexandria, Morris, Glenwood, Madison, 
Benson, Montevideo, and Granite Falls
606 PM CDT Tue Oct 26 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Breezy conditions will continue tonight, but wind gusts will
remain below 40 mph.

$$

Borghoff

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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.