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Wind Advisory 10, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Jun 5, 2024, 3:11 AM CDT for 7 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Jun 5, 2024, 2:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 5, 2024, 3:11 AM CDT (08:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 5, 2024, 2:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 5, 2024, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Blue Earth County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Martin County, MN, Steele County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Watonwan County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 00:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 112 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
- 816 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -129 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -59 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
248 WWUS73 KMPX 050811 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 311 AM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024 MNZ082>085-091>093-060000- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0010.240605T1900Z-240606T0000Z/ Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-Freeborn- Including the cities of St James, Owatonna, Albert Lea, Blue Earth, Mankato, Fairmont, and Waseca 311 AM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Blue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Steele, Waseca, and Watonwan Counties. * WHEN...From 2 PM this afternoon to 7 PM CDT 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. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ DPH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 9:03 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Scott | 21 days |
| Jun 4, 9:07 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MPX | Carver | 7 days |
| Jun 5, 2:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Anoka | 28 min |
| Jun 5, 5:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Carver | 29 min |
| Jun 5, 5:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Nicollet | 28 min |
| Jun 5, 6:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington | 21 min |
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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.