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Wind Advisory 17, NWS Twin Cities, MN

December 13, 202211 counties in Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Dec 13, 2022, 8:59 AM CST for 11 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 13, 2022, 8:59 AM CST (14:59 UTC)
Expired
Dec 13, 2022, 6:53 PM CST
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN

Counties Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, Rice County, MN, Steele County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Watonwan County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:58 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 12:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 91 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 12:00Z on 2022-12-13Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2022-12-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 267 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
731 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
267 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
210 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

338 
WWUS73 KMPX 131459
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
859 AM CST Tue Dec 13 2022

MNZ074-076>078-082>085-091>093-132300-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0017.221213T1500Z-221214T0300Z/
Brown-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-
Martin-Faribault-Freeborn-
Including the cities of New Ulm, Le Sueur, Faribault, Red Wing, 
St James, Mankato, Waseca, Owatonna, Fairmont, Blue Earth, 
and Albert Lea
859 AM CST Tue Dec 13 2022

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of south central and southeast Minnesota.

* WHEN...Until 9 PM CST 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
863 
WWUS73 KMPX 132049
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
249 PM CST Tue Dec 13 2022

MNZ074-076>078-082>085-091>093-140300-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-221214T0300Z/
Brown-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-
Martin-Faribault-Freeborn-
Including the cities of New Ulm, Le Sueur, Faribault, Red Wing, 
St James, Mankato, Waseca, Owatonna, Fairmont, Blue Earth, 
and Albert Lea
249 PM CST Tue Dec 13 2022

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Portions of south central and southeast Minnesota.

* WHEN...Until 9 PM CST 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.

&&

$$
525 
WWUS73 KMPX 140053
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
653 PM CST Tue Dec 13 2022

MNZ074-076>078-082>085-091>093-140200-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-221214T0300Z/
Brown-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-
Martin-Faribault-Freeborn-
Including the cities of New Ulm, Le Sueur, Faribault, Red Wing, 
St James, Mankato, Waseca, Owatonna, Fairmont, Blue Earth, 
and Albert Lea
653 PM CST Tue Dec 13 2022

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Wind gusts are remaining below advisory criteria, therefore the
advisory is cancelled.

$$

Borghoff

The office that day

Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 12, 8:55 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryMPXFreeborn, Steele, Waseca12 hr

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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.