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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Apr 5, 2024, 2:03 PM CDT for 9 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Apr 6, 2024, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 5, 2024, 2:03 PM CDT (19:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 6, 2024, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2024, 1:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 15 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 19:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 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
- 1648 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
785 WWUS73 KMPX 051903 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 203 PM CDT Fri Apr 5 2024 MNZ047-054>056-064-073-074-082-091-060715- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0005.240406T1500Z-240407T0600Z/ Stevens-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Yellow Medicine-Redwood- Brown-Watonwan-Martin- Including the cities of Granite Falls, Benson, St James, Morris, New Ulm, Redwood Falls, Montevideo, Fairmont, and Madison 203 PM CDT Fri Apr 5 2024 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...Southeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Brown, Martin, Watonwan, Redwood, Chippewa, Lac Qui Parle, Stevens, Swift, and Yellow Medicine Counties. * WHEN...From 10 AM Saturday to 1 AM CDT Sunday. * 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. && $$ TDH
4 follow-up statements
100 WWUS73 KMPX 060408 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 1108 PM CDT Fri Apr 5 2024 MNZ047-054>056-064-073-074-082-091-061215- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0005.240406T1500Z-240407T0600Z/ Stevens-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Yellow Medicine-Redwood- Brown-Watonwan-Martin- Including the cities of Madison, St James, Granite Falls, New Ulm, Redwood Falls, Morris, Benson, Montevideo, and Fairmont 1108 PM CDT Fri Apr 5 2024 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...Southeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Brown, Martin, Watonwan, Redwood, Chippewa, Lac Qui Parle, Stevens, Swift, and Yellow Medicine Counties. * WHEN...From 10 AM Saturday to 1 AM CDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ MPG
378 WWUS73 KMPX 060743 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 243 AM CDT Sat Apr 6 2024 MNZ047-054>056-064-073-074-082-091-061545- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0005.240406T1500Z-240407T0600Z/ Stevens-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Yellow Medicine-Redwood- Brown-Watonwan-Martin- Including the cities of Benson, Morris, St James, Fairmont, Granite Falls, Montevideo, Madison, Redwood Falls, and New Ulm 243 AM CDT Sat Apr 6 2024 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...Southeast winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Brown, Martin, Watonwan, Redwood, Chippewa, Lac Qui Parle, Stevens, Swift, and Yellow Medicine Counties. * WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 1 AM CDT Sunday. * 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. && $$ NDC
490 WWUS73 KMPX 070003 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 703 PM CDT Sat Apr 6 2024 MNZ047-054>056-064-073-074-082-091-070600- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-240407T0600Z/ Stevens-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Yellow Medicine-Redwood- Brown-Watonwan-Martin- Including the cities of Redwood Falls, St James, Madison, Benson, Granite Falls, Montevideo, New Ulm, Fairmont, and Morris 703 PM CDT Sat Apr 6 2024 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...Southeast winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * WHERE...Brown, Martin, Watonwan, Redwood, Chippewa, Lac Qui Parle, Stevens, Swift, and Yellow Medicine Counties. * WHEN...Until 1 AM CDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ MPG
509 WWUS73 KMPX 070601 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 101 AM CDT Sun Apr 7 2024 MNZ047-054>056-064-073-074-082-091-070715- /O.EXP.KMPX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-240407T0600Z/ Stevens-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Yellow Medicine-Redwood- Brown-Watonwan-Martin- Including the cities of New Ulm, Benson, Madison, Granite Falls, Fairmont, Montevideo, Redwood Falls, St James, and Morris 101 AM CDT Sun Apr 7 2024 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... The threat has ended. Wind gusts of 30-40 mph are still expected across the region into Sunday evening. $$ CTG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2:16 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MPX | Brown, Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Martin and 8 more | 12 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.