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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Twin Cities, MN

December 8, 20236 counties in Minnesota

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.

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, 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2023-12-08Temperature 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 2023-12-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 45 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
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

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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.

$$

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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.