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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Jan 20, 2022, 3:11 PM CST for Lac qui Parle County, Redwood County, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. It took effect at Jan 21, 2022, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 20, 2022, 3:11 PM CST (21:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 21, 2022, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 21, 2022, 3:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Lac qui Parle County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 172 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
- 1016 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -13 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
164 WWUS73 KMPX 202111 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 311 PM CST Thu Jan 20 2022 MNZ054-064-073-210515- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0002.220121T1500Z-220121T2100Z/ Lac Qui Parle-Yellow Medicine-Redwood- Including the cities of Madison, Granite Falls, and Redwood Falls 311 PM CST Thu Jan 20 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM CST FRIDAY... * WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Along the Buffalo Ridge in Lac Qui Parle, Yellow Medicine and Redwood Counties. * WHEN...From 9 AM to 3 PM CST Friday. * 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
890 WWUS73 KMPX 210235 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 835 PM CST Thu Jan 20 2022 MNZ054-064-073-211045- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0002.220121T1500Z-220121T2100Z/ Lac Qui Parle-Yellow Medicine-Redwood- Including the cities of Madison, Granite Falls, and Redwood Falls 835 PM CST Thu Jan 20 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM CST FRIDAY... * WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Yellow Medicine, Lac Qui Parle and Redwood Counties. * WHEN...From 9 AM to 3 PM CST Friday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
409 WWUS73 KMPX 210928 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 328 AM CST Fri Jan 21 2022 MNZ054-064-073-211730- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0002.220121T1500Z-220121T2100Z/ Lac Qui Parle-Yellow Medicine-Redwood- Including the cities of Madison, Granite Falls, and Redwood Falls 328 AM CST Fri Jan 21 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Areas near the Buffalo Ridge in Yellow Medicine, Lac Qui Parle and Redwood 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. && $$ Borghoff
099 WWUS73 KMPX 212112 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 312 PM CST Fri Jan 21 2022 MNZ054-064-073-212215- /O.EXP.KMPX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-220121T2100Z/ Lac Qui Parle-Yellow Medicine-Redwood- Including the cities of Madison, Granite Falls, and Redwood Falls 312 PM CST Fri Jan 21 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... Wind speeds have decreased below advisory levels. Occasional stronger gusts are still possible through this evening. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 3:01 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 36 more | 31 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.