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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Twin Cities, MN

February 9, 20235 counties in Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Feb 9, 2023, 2:43 AM CST for 5 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Feb 9, 2023, 10:00 AM CST. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 9, 2023, 2:43 AM CST (08:43 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 9, 2023, 10:00 AM CST
Expired
Feb 9, 2023, 5:00 PM CST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN

Counties Brown County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:42 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, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 143 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 2023-02-09Temperature 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 2023-02-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 135 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
1685 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
135 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
133 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

751 
WWUS73 KMPX 090843
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
243 AM CST Thu Feb 9 2023

MNZ054-064-073-074-082-091645-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0001.230209T1600Z-230209T2300Z/
Lac Qui Parle-Yellow Medicine-Redwood-Brown-Watonwan-
Including the cities of Madison, Granite Falls, Redwood Falls, 
New Ulm, and St James
243 AM CST Thu Feb 9 2023

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Lac Qui Parle, Yellow Medicine, Redwood, Brown and 
  Watonwan Counties.

* WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 5 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.

&&

$$

MNZ041>043-048-049-055-057-091200-
/O.CON.KMPX.FG.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-230209T1200Z/
Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Pope-Stearns-Swift-Kandiyohi-
Including the cities of Alexandria, Long Prairie, Little Falls, 
Glenwood, St Cloud, Benson, and Willmar
243 AM CST Thu Feb 9 2023

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

* WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile in dense fog.

* WHERE...Douglas, Todd, Morrison, Pope, Stearns, Swift and 
  Kandiyohi Counties.

* WHEN...Until 6 AM CST early this morning.

* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of
distance ahead of you.

&&

$$

Borghoff
3 follow-up statements
927 
WWUS73 KMPX 091149
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
549 AM CST Thu Feb 9 2023

MNZ041>043-048-049-055-057-091300-
/O.EXP.KMPX.FG.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-230209T1200Z/
Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Pope-Stearns-Swift-Kandiyohi-
Including the cities of Alexandria, Long Prairie, Little Falls, 
Glenwood, St Cloud, Benson, and Willmar
549 AM CST Thu Feb 9 2023

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

Fog is improving and will continue to do so as northwest winds
increase early this morning.

$$

MNZ054-064-073-074-082-092000-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0001.230209T1600Z-230209T2300Z/
Lac Qui Parle-Yellow Medicine-Redwood-Brown-Watonwan-
Including the cities of Madison, Granite Falls, Redwood Falls, 
New Ulm, and St James
549 AM CST Thu Feb 9 2023

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Lac Qui Parle, Yellow Medicine, Redwood, Brown and 
  Watonwan Counties.

* WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 5 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
395 
WWUS73 KMPX 091519
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
919 AM CST Thu Feb 9 2023

MNZ054-064-073-074-082-092300-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0001.230209T1600Z-230209T2300Z/
Lac Qui Parle-Yellow Medicine-Redwood-Brown-Watonwan-
Including the cities of Madison, Granite Falls, Redwood Falls, 
New Ulm, and St James
919 AM CST Thu Feb 9 2023

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Lac Qui Parle, Yellow Medicine, Redwood, Brown and 
  Watonwan Counties.

* WHEN...Until 5 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.

&&

$$
509 
WWUS73 KMPX 092257
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
457 PM CST Thu Feb 9 2023

MNZ054-064-073-074-082-100000-
/O.EXP.KMPX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-230209T2300Z/
Lac Qui Parle-Yellow Medicine-Redwood-Brown-Watonwan-
Including the cities of Madison, Granite Falls, Redwood Falls, 
New Ulm, and St James
457 PM CST Thu Feb 9 2023

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 9, 1:39 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryMPXDouglas, Kandiyohi, Morrison, Pope, Stearns, Swift and 1 more4 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.