Alert archive / Minnesota / Wind Advisories in 2023
Wind Advisory 1, NWS Twin Cities, MN
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.
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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.
- 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
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 1:39 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MPX | Douglas, Kandiyohi, Morrison, Pope, Stearns, Swift and 1 more | 4 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.