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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Twin Cities, MN

November 14, 202310 counties in Minnesota

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.

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 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2023-11-14Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2023-11-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 463 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
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

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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.