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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Feb 26, 2024, 2:30 PM CST for 9 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Feb 27, 2024, 10:00 AM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 26, 2024, 2:30 PM CST (20:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 27, 2024, 10:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 27, 2024, 10:00 PM CST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
Counties Brown County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Martin County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 142 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
- 1459 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 151 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 275 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
296 WWUS73 KMPX 262030 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 230 PM CST Mon Feb 26 2024 MNZ047-054>056-064-270830- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0002.240227T1600Z-240228T0200Z/ Stevens-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Yellow Medicine- Including the cities of Benson, Madison, Morris, Montevideo, and Granite Falls 230 PM CST Mon Feb 26 2024 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CST TUESDAY WESTERN MINNESOTA... * WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected in Western Minnesota. * WHERE...Chippewa, Lac Qui Parle, Stevens, Swift, and Yellow Medicine Counties. * WHEN...From 10 AM to 8 PM CST Tuesday. * 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. && $$ PEM
5 follow-up statements
838 WWUS73 KMPX 270457 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 1057 PM CST Mon Feb 26 2024 MNZ047-054>056-064-271300- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0002.240227T1600Z-240228T0200Z/ Stevens-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Yellow Medicine- Including the cities of Granite Falls, Morris, Montevideo, Benson, and Madison 1057 PM CST Mon Feb 26 2024 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CST TUESDAY WESTERN MINNESOTA... * WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected Western Minnesota. * WHERE...Chippewa, Lac Qui Parle, Stevens, Swift, and Yellow Medicine Counties. * WHEN...From 10 AM to 8 PM CST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ Strus
142 WWUS73 KMPX 270817 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 217 AM CST Tue Feb 27 2024 MNZ073-074-082-091-271630- /O.EXA.KMPX.WI.Y.0002.240227T1600Z-240228T0200Z/ Redwood-Brown-Watonwan-Martin- Including the cities of Fairmont, St James, Redwood Falls, and New Ulm 217 AM CST Tue Feb 27 2024 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST THIS EVENING WESTERN MINNESOTA... * WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected in Southwestern Minnesota. * WHERE...Brown, Martin, Watonwan, and Redwood Counties. * WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 8 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. && $$ MNZ047-054>056-064-271630- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0002.240227T1600Z-240228T0200Z/ Stevens-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Yellow Medicine- Including the cities of Morris, Montevideo, Granite Falls, Benson, and Madison 217 AM CST Tue Feb 27 2024 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST THIS EVENING WESTERN MINNESOTA... * WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected in Western Minnesota. * WHERE...Chippewa, Lac Qui Parle, Stevens, Swift, and Yellow Medicine Counties. * WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 8 PM CST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ NDC
464 WWUS73 KMPX 271903 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 103 PM CST Tue Feb 27 2024 MNZ047-054>056-064-073-074-082-091-280315- /O.EXT.KMPX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-240228T0400Z/ Stevens-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Yellow Medicine-Redwood- Brown-Watonwan-Martin- Including the cities of St James, Montevideo, Redwood Falls, Fairmont, Benson, Madison, Granite Falls, Morris, and New Ulm 103 PM CST Tue Feb 27 2024 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING WESTERN MINNESOTA... * WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph Western Minnesota. * WHERE...Brown, Martin, Watonwan, Redwood, Chippewa, Lac Qui Parle, Stevens, Swift, and Yellow Medicine Counties. * WHEN...Until 10 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. && $$ PV
447 WWUS73 KMPX 280304 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 904 PM CST Tue Feb 27 2024 MNZ047-054>056-064-073-074-082-091-280415- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-240228T0400Z/ Stevens-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Yellow Medicine-Redwood- Brown-Watonwan-Martin- Including the cities of Benson, Madison, Montevideo, Morris, New Ulm, Granite Falls, St James, Redwood Falls, and Fairmont 904 PM CST Tue Feb 27 2024 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING WESTERN MINNESOTA... * WHAT...Northwest winds around 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph Western Minnesota. * WHERE...Brown, Martin, Watonwan, Redwood, Chippewa, Lac Qui Parle, Stevens, Swift, and Yellow Medicine Counties. * WHEN...Until 10 PM CST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ BED
465 WWUS73 KMPX 280357 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 957 PM CST Tue Feb 27 2024 MNZ047-054>056-064-073-074-082-091-280500- /O.EXP.KMPX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-240228T0400Z/ Stevens-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Yellow Medicine-Redwood- Brown-Watonwan-Martin- Including the cities of Benson, Madison, Montevideo, Morris, New Ulm, Granite Falls, St James, Redwood Falls, and Fairmont 957 PM CST Tue Feb 27 2024 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... Widespread winds have decreased, but occasional gusts to up 40 mph will still be possible overnight. $$ BED
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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.