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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Twin Cities, MN

April 5, 20249 counties in Minnesota

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.

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 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2024-04-05Temperature 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 2024-04-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 23 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
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

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 5, 2:16 PM CDTFire Weather WatchMPXBrown, Chippewa, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Martin and 8 more12 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.