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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Dec 17, 2023, 5:26 PM CST for 10 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Dec 17, 2023, 8:00 PM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 17, 2023, 5:26 PM CST (23:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 17, 2023, 8:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 18, 2023, 5:00 AM CST
- In force
- 9 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 23:26 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, 11.4 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
- 694 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 103 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 163 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
703 WWUS73 KMPX 172326 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 526 PM CST Sun Dec 17 2023 MNZ064-073-074-082>085-091>093-181100- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0008.231218T0300Z-231218T1100Z/ Yellow Medicine-Redwood-Brown-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele- Martin-Faribault-Freeborn- Including the cities of Albert Lea, Granite Falls, Waseca, Fairmont, Owatonna, Blue Earth, New Ulm, Mankato, St James, and Redwood Falls 526 PM CST Sun Dec 17 2023 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM CST MONDAY... * WHAT...Northwest winds around 30 mph with gusts near 45 mph expected for a few hours overnight. * WHERE...Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Steele, Waseca, Watonwan, Redwood, and Yellow Medicine Counties. * WHEN...From 9 PM this evening to 5 AM CST Monday. * 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. && $$ JRB
4 follow-up statements
953 WWUS73 KMPX 172343 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 543 PM CST Sun Dec 17 2023 MNZ064-073-074-082>085-091>093-181100- /O.EXT.KMPX.WI.Y.0008.231218T0200Z-231218T1100Z/ Yellow Medicine-Redwood-Brown-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele- Martin-Faribault-Freeborn- Including the cities of Waseca, New Ulm, St James, Granite Falls, Redwood Falls, Blue Earth, Fairmont, Mankato, Albert Lea, and Owatonna 543 PM CST Sun Dec 17 2023 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CST MONDAY... * WHAT...Northwest winds around 30 mph with gusts near 45 mph tonight. * WHERE...Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Steele, Waseca, Watonwan, Redwood, and Yellow Medicine Counties. * WHEN...Until 5 AM CST Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ @NWSTwinCities
450 WWUS73 KMPX 180418 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 1018 PM CST Sun Dec 17 2023 MNZ064-073-074-082>085-091>093-181100- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-231218T1100Z/ Yellow Medicine-Redwood-Brown-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele- Martin-Faribault-Freeborn- Including the cities of Waseca, Owatonna, Blue Earth, Redwood Falls, New Ulm, Albert Lea, St James, Granite Falls, Fairmont, and Mankato 1018 PM CST Sun Dec 17 2023 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CST MONDAY... * WHAT...Northwest winds near 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * WHERE...Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Steele, Waseca, Watonwan, Redwood, and Yellow Medicine Counties. * WHEN...Until 5 AM CST Monday. * 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. && $$ BED
145 WWUS73 KMPX 180630 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 1230 AM CST Mon Dec 18 2023 MNZ064-180730- /O.CAN.KMPX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-231218T1100Z/ Yellow Medicine- Including the cities of Granite Falls 1230 AM CST Mon Dec 18 2023 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... While winds are still gusty they will remain generally under 35 mph, so the advisory is cancelled. $$ MNZ073-074-082>085-091>093-181100- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-231218T1100Z/ Redwood-Brown-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault- Freeborn- Including the cities of Mankato, Fairmont, Albert Lea, Redwood Falls, Owatonna, Blue Earth, Waseca, New Ulm, and St James 1230 AM CST Mon Dec 18 2023 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * WHERE...Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Steele, Waseca, Watonwan, and Redwood Counties. * WHEN...Until 5 AM CST early this morning. * 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. && $$ NDC
806 WWUS73 KMPX 181044 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 444 AM CST Mon Dec 18 2023 MNZ073-074-082>085-091>093-181145- /O.EXP.KMPX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-231218T1100Z/ Redwood-Brown-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault- Freeborn- Including the cities of Waseca, St James, Albert Lea, Redwood Falls, Blue Earth, New Ulm, Owatonna, Fairmont, and Mankato 444 AM CST Mon Dec 18 2023 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... While gusty winds will continue for the rest of the morning, winds will be trending lighter so the advisory will be allowed to expire. Gusts of 30 mph to 40 mph will still occasionally be possible this morning. $$ NDC
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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.