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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Dec 8, 2023, 12:48 PM CST for 6 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Dec 9, 2023, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 8, 2023, 12:48 PM CST (18:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 9, 2023, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 9, 2023, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Brown County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Martin County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 139 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
- 1297 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 75 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 109 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
448 WWUS73 KMPX 081848 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 1248 PM CST Fri Dec 8 2023 MNZ054-064-073-074-082-091-090300- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0007.231209T1500Z-231210T0000Z/ Lac Qui Parle-Yellow Medicine-Redwood-Brown-Watonwan-Martin- Including the cities of Fairmont, New Ulm, St James, Madison, Granite Falls, and Redwood Falls 1248 PM CST Fri Dec 8 2023 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... * WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Brown, Martin, Watonwan, Redwood, Lac Qui Parle, and Yellow Medicine Counties. * WHEN...From 9 AM to 6 PM CST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ @NWSTwinCities
3 follow-up statements
419 WWUS73 KMPX 090928 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 328 AM CST Sat Dec 9 2023 MNZ054-064-073-074-082-091-091730- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0007.231209T1500Z-231210T0000Z/ Lac Qui Parle-Yellow Medicine-Redwood-Brown-Watonwan-Martin- Including the cities of New Ulm, Granite Falls, Fairmont, St James, Madison, and Redwood Falls 328 AM CST Sat Dec 9 2023 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Brown, Martin, Watonwan, Redwood, Lac Qui Parle, and Yellow Medicine Counties. * WHEN...From 9 AM this morning to 6 PM CST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ MPG
614 WWUS73 KMPX 091756 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 1156 AM CST Sat Dec 9 2023 MNZ054-064-073-074-082-091-100000- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-231210T0000Z/ Lac Qui Parle-Yellow Medicine-Redwood-Brown-Watonwan-Martin- Including the cities of Granite Falls, Redwood Falls, Fairmont, Madison, St James, and New Ulm 1156 AM CST Sat Dec 9 2023 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...Brown, Martin, Watonwan, Redwood, Lac Qui Parle, and Yellow Medicine Counties. * WHEN...Until 6 PM CST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ ETA
537 WWUS73 KMPX 100000 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 600 PM CST Sat Dec 9 2023 MNZ054-064-073-074-082-091-100100- /O.EXP.KMPX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-231210T0000Z/ Lac Qui Parle-Yellow Medicine-Redwood-Brown-Watonwan-Martin- Including the cities of Redwood Falls, Fairmont, New Ulm, Granite Falls, Madison, and St James 600 PM CST Sat Dec 9 2023 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... Wind gusts have decreased to under 40 mph, and will continue to subside through the evening. $$ DPH
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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.