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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Twin Cities, MN

April 30, 202319 counties in Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Apr 30, 2023, 2:56 AM CDT for 19 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Apr 30, 2023, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 30, 2023, 2:56 AM CDT (07:56 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 30, 2023, 7:00 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 30, 2023, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN

Counties Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Martin County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Pope County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Steele County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:02 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, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 101 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 2023-04-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2023-04-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -14 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1650 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-14 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
78 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

710 
WWUS73 KMPX 300756
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
256 AM CDT Sun Apr 30 2023

MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073>075-082>085-091>093-302100-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0003.230430T1200Z-230501T0100Z/
Douglas-Stevens-Pope-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi-
Yellow Medicine-Renville-Redwood-Brown-Nicollet-Watonwan-
Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-Freeborn-
Including the cities of Alexandria, Morris, Glenwood, Madison, 
Benson, Montevideo, Willmar, Granite Falls, Olivia, 
Redwood Falls, New Ulm, St Peter, St James, Mankato, Waseca, 
Owatonna, Fairmont, Blue Earth, and Albert Lea
256 AM CDT Sun Apr 30 2023

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southwest and west 
  central Minnesota.

* WHEN...From 7 AM this morning to 8 PM CDT 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.

&&

$$
BPH
2 follow-up statements
773 
WWUS73 KMPX 301513
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1013 AM CDT Sun Apr 30 2023

MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073>075-082>085-091>093-302315-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-230501T0100Z/
Douglas-Stevens-Pope-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi-
Yellow Medicine-Renville-Redwood-Brown-Nicollet-Watonwan-
Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-Freeborn-
Including the cities of Alexandria, Morris, Glenwood, Madison, 
Benson, Montevideo, Willmar, Granite Falls, Olivia, 
Redwood Falls, New Ulm, St Peter, St James, Mankato, Waseca, 
Owatonna, Fairmont, Blue Earth, and Albert Lea
1013 AM CDT Sun Apr 30 2023

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southwest and west 
  central Minnesota.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT 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.

&&

$$

Borghoff
859 
WWUS73 KMPX 010100
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
800 PM CDT Sun Apr 30 2023

MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073>075-082>085-091>093-010200-
/O.EXP.KMPX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-230501T0100Z/
Douglas-Stevens-Pope-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi-
Yellow Medicine-Renville-Redwood-Brown-Nicollet-Watonwan-
Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-Freeborn-
Including the cities of Alexandria, Morris, Glenwood, Madison, 
Benson, Montevideo, Willmar, Granite Falls, Olivia, 
Redwood Falls, New Ulm, St Peter, St James, Mankato, Waseca, 
Owatonna, Fairmont, Blue Earth, and Albert Lea
800 PM CDT Sun Apr 30 2023

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

Winds have largely fallen below advisory criteria, though will
still remain gusty overnight. Strong north-northwesterly winds are
expected Monday with gusts of 35 to 40 miles per hour.

$$

CTG

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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.