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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Twin Cities, MN

April 2, 202426 counties in Minnesota; 8 counties in Wisconsin

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Apr 2, 2024, 2:03 PM CDT for 26 counties in Minnesota; 8 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Apr 3, 2024, 5:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 2, 2024, 2:03 PM CDT (19:03 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 3, 2024, 5:00 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 3, 2024, 8:13 PM CDT
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 34 counties

Anoka County, MN, Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Steele County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Washington County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN, Barron County, WI, Chippewa County, WI, Dunn County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI, Pepin County, WI, Pierce County, WI, Rusk County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:03 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, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 28 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 2024-04-02Temperature 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 2024-04-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 7 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1343 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
22 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

849 
WWUS73 KMPX 021903
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
203 PM CDT Tue Apr 2 2024

MNZ054-056-060>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ015-016-023>028-031000-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0004.240403T0600Z-240404T0300Z/
Lac Qui Parle-Chippewa-Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington-Yellow
Medicine-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Carver-Scott-Dakota-Redwood-Brown-
Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-
Martin-Faribault-Freeborn-Barron-Rusk-St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-
Chippewa-Eau Claire-
Including the cities of Blaine, Waseca, Rice Lake, St Paul, River
Falls, Le Sueur, Gaylord, Menomonie, Granite Falls, Red Wing,
Shakopee, Hastings, Fairmont, Chaska, Owatonna, St James, Blue
Earth, Victoria, Redwood Falls, St Peter, Chippewa Falls,
Montevideo, Albert Lea, Olivia, Ladysmith, Madison, Eau Claire,
Hutchinson, Stillwater, Hudson, Durand, Chanhassen, Minneapolis,
Mankato, Faribault, and New Ulm
203 PM CDT Tue Apr 2 2024

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central, 
  southeast, southwest, and west central Minnesota and northwest and 
  west central Wisconsin.

* WHEN...From 1 AM to 10 PM CDT Wednesday.

* 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.

&&

$$

BPH
4 follow-up statements
113 
WWUS73 KMPX 030323
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1023 PM CDT Tue Apr 2 2024

MNZ054-056-060>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ015-016-023>028-031330-
/O.EXT.KMPX.WI.Y.0004.240403T1000Z-240404T0300Z/
Lac Qui Parle-Chippewa-Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington-Yellow
Medicine-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Carver-Scott-Dakota-Redwood-Brown-
Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-
Martin-Faribault-Freeborn-Barron-Rusk-St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-
Chippewa-Eau Claire-
Including the cities of St Paul, New Ulm, Shakopee, Chippewa
Falls, Durand, Hutchinson, Eau Claire, Minneapolis, Le Sueur,
River Falls, Waseca, Mankato, Owatonna, Menomonie, Red Wing,
Blaine, Madison, Montevideo, Hastings, Fairmont, Rice Lake,
Olivia, Stillwater, Ladysmith, Faribault, St James, Albert Lea,
Chanhassen, Hudson, Chaska, Granite Falls, Gaylord, Victoria,
Blue Earth, Redwood Falls, and St Peter
1023 PM CDT Tue Apr 2 2024

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central, 
  southeast, southwest, and west central Minnesota and northwest and 
  west central Wisconsin.

* WHEN...From 5 AM to 10 PM CDT Wednesday.

* 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
098 
WWUS73 KMPX 030845
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
345 AM CDT Wed Apr 3 2024

MNZ054-056-060>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ015-016-023>028-032100-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0004.240403T1000Z-240404T0300Z/
Lac Qui Parle-Chippewa-Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington-Yellow
Medicine-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Carver-Scott-Dakota-Redwood-Brown-
Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-
Martin-Faribault-Freeborn-Barron-Rusk-St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-
Chippewa-Eau Claire-
Including the cities of River Falls, Chippewa Falls, Eau Claire,
Blaine, Waseca, Ladysmith, Chaska, Menomonie, Gaylord, Shakopee,
Durand, St James, Owatonna, Hutchinson, Chanhassen, Granite
Falls, Rice Lake, Red Wing, Hastings, Blue Earth, Montevideo,
Fairmont, Redwood Falls, Albert Lea, Stillwater, Le Sueur, St
Peter, Victoria, St Paul, Hudson, Faribault, New Ulm, Madison,
Minneapolis, Mankato, and Olivia
345 AM CDT Wed Apr 3 2024

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central, 
  southeast, southwest, and west central Minnesota and northwest and 
  west central Wisconsin.

* WHEN...Until 10 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.

&&

$$

DPH
804 
WWUS73 KMPX 031904
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
204 PM CDT Wed Apr 3 2024

MNZ054-056-060>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ015-016-023>028-040300-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-240404T0300Z/
Lac Qui Parle-Chippewa-Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington-Yellow
Medicine-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Carver-Scott-Dakota-Redwood-Brown-
Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-
Martin-Faribault-Freeborn-Barron-Rusk-St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-
Chippewa-Eau Claire-
Including the cities of Madison, Olivia, Hutchinson, Chippewa
Falls, St James, Chanhassen, Faribault, Chaska, Durand, Shakopee,
New Ulm, Granite Falls, Fairmont, Hudson, Blue Earth, River
Falls, St Peter, St Paul, Redwood Falls, Menomonie, Rice Lake,
Minneapolis, Victoria, Waseca, Albert Lea, Blaine, Eau Claire,
Stillwater, Hastings, Le Sueur, Montevideo, Owatonna, Red Wing,
Gaylord, Mankato, and Ladysmith
204 PM CDT Wed Apr 3 2024

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central, 
  southeast, southwest, and west central Minnesota and northwest and 
  west central Wisconsin.

* WHEN...Until 10 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.

&&

$$

TDH
414 
WWUS73 KMPX 040113
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
813 PM CDT Wed Apr 3 2024

MNZ054-056-060>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ015-016-023>028-040215-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-240404T0300Z/
Lac Qui Parle-Chippewa-Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington-Yellow
Medicine-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Carver-Scott-Dakota-Redwood-Brown-
Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-
Martin-Faribault-Freeborn-Barron-Rusk-St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-
Chippewa-Eau Claire-
Including the cities of Hutchinson, Blue Earth, Olivia, Durand,
Rice Lake, Owatonna, Menomonie, Eau Claire, Redwood Falls, St
James, Blaine, Madison, Stillwater, Albert Lea, St Paul, River
Falls, St Peter, Waseca, Chaska, Minneapolis, Red Wing,
Ladysmith, Chippewa Falls, Gaylord, Le Sueur, Victoria, New Ulm,
Chanhassen, Fairmont, Shakopee, Montevideo, Hastings, Faribault,
Hudson, Granite Falls, and Mankato
813 PM CDT Wed Apr 3 2024

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Wind speeds have dropped below the thresholds for a Wind Advisory 
and will continue to gradually diminish through the rest of tonight. 
Therefore, the Wind Advisory has been cancelled.

$$

JPC

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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.