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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Nov 14, 2023, 10:13 AM CST for 10 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Nov 14, 2023, 11:00 AM CST. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 14, 2023, 10:13 AM CST (16:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 14, 2023, 11:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Nov 14, 2023, 5:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Martin County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Steele County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 106 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
- 2244 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 463 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 449 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
496 WWUS73 KMPX 141613 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 1013 AM CST Tue Nov 14 2023 MNZ064-073-074-082>085-091>093-142300- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0005.231114T1700Z-231114T2300Z/ Yellow Medicine-Redwood-Brown-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele- Martin-Faribault-Freeborn- Including the cities of Granite Falls, Redwood Falls, New Ulm, St James, Mankato, Waseca, Owatonna, Fairmont, Blue Earth, and Albert Lea 1013 AM CST Tue Nov 14 2023 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Southwest winds around 30 mph with gusts up to around 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Yellow Medicine, Redwood, Brown, Watonwan, Blue Earth, Waseca, Steele, Martin, Faribault and Freeborn 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. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Travel may be hazardous on east west highways in open areas, including Interstate 90 and US Highway 14 and particularly for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
1 follow-up statement
001 WWUS73 KMPX 142017 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 217 PM CST Tue Nov 14 2023 MNZ064-073-074-082>085-091>093-142300- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-231114T2300Z/ Yellow Medicine-Redwood-Brown-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele- Martin-Faribault-Freeborn- Including the cities of New Ulm, St James, Owatonna, Albert Lea, Blue Earth, Waseca, Granite Falls, Mankato, Redwood Falls, and Fairmont 217 PM CST Tue Nov 14 2023 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Southwest winds near 30 mph with gusts to near 45 mph. * WHERE...Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Steele, Waseca, Watonwan, Redwood, and Yellow Medicine Counties. * WHEN...Until 5 PM CST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Travel may be hazardous on east west highways in open areas, including Interstate 90 and US Highway 14, and particularly for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ JPC
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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.