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Wind Advisory 17, NWS Twin Cities, MN
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.
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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.
- 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
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 8:55 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MPX | Freeborn, Steele, Waseca | 12 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.