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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Mar 3, 2024, 8:35 AM CST for 7 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Mar 3, 2024, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 3, 2024, 8:35 AM CST (14:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 3, 2024, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Mar 3, 2024, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 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 14:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 2.6 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
- 1125 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
314 WWUS73 KMPX 031435 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 835 AM CST Sun Mar 3 2024 MNZ082>085-091>093-040000- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0003.240303T1800Z-240304T0000Z/ Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-Freeborn- Including the cities of Waseca, Blue Earth, Fairmont, Albert Lea, Owatonna, Mankato, and St James 835 AM CST Sun Mar 3 2024 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Blue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Steele, Waseca, and Watonwan Counties. * WHEN...From noon today 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. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A cold front will move through this afternoon, and once it passes winds will begin to shift and weaken. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ TDH
1 follow-up statement
215 WWUS73 KMPX 032355 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 555 PM CST Sun Mar 3 2024 MNZ082>085-091>093-040100- /O.EXP.KMPX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-240304T0000Z/ Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-Freeborn- Including the cities of Mankato, Albert Lea, Owatonna, Waseca, St James, Blue Earth, and Fairmont 555 PM CST Sun Mar 3 2024 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... With wind speeds coming down the advisory will be allowed to expire. Some wind gusts in the 30 to 40 mph range will still be possible through 8pm. $$ NDC
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 9:15 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | MPX | Blue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Steele, Waseca and 1 more | 9 hr |
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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.