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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Apr 15, 2024, 3:26 PM CDT for 35 counties in Minnesota; 6 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Apr 16, 2024, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 15, 2024, 3:26 PM CDT (20:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 16, 2024, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 16, 2024, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 41 counties
Anoka County, MN, Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Pope County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Steele County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Washington County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Wright County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN, Chippewa County, WI, Dunn County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI, Pepin County, WI, Pierce County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:26 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, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 29 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
- 2441 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -32 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
948 WWUS73 KMPX 152026 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 326 PM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024 MNZ041-047>049-051-054>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-160830- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0006.240416T1200Z-240417T0000Z/ Douglas-Stevens-Pope-Stearns-Sherburne-Lac Qui Parle-Swift- Chippewa-Kandiyohi-Meeker-Wright-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- Including the cities of Mankato, St James, Le Sueur, Blue Earth, Stillwater, Minneapolis, Chaska, Montevideo, Monticello, Shakopee, Red Wing, Elk River, Waseca, Madison, Olivia, Owatonna, Benson, Granite Falls, St Peter, St Cloud, Albert Lea, St Paul, Morris, Victoria, Gaylord, Alexandria, Glenwood, Fairmont, Litchfield, Willmar, Redwood Falls, Faribault, Hastings, Chanhassen, Blaine, New Ulm, and Hutchinson 326 PM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...East 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. * WHEN...From 7 AM to 7 PM CDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds could gust over 55 mph within heavier showers and/or weak thunderstorms. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ WIZ023>028-160830- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0006.240416T1500Z-240417T0300Z/ St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-Chippewa-Eau Claire- Including the cities of Eau Claire, Durand, Chippewa Falls, River Falls, Menomonie, and Hudson 326 PM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM CDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...East winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce, and St. Croix Counties. * WHEN...From 10 AM to 10 PM CDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds could gust over 55 mph within heavier showers and/or weak thunderstorms. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ Dye
4 follow-up statements
850 WWUS73 KMPX 160213 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 913 PM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024 MNZ041-047>049-051-054>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-161015- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0006.240416T1200Z-240417T0000Z/ Douglas-Stevens-Pope-Stearns-Sherburne-Lac Qui Parle-Swift- Chippewa-Kandiyohi-Meeker-Wright-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- Including the cities of St Cloud, Litchfield, St Peter, Madison, Olivia, Alexandria, Hutchinson, Chaska, Glenwood, Benson, Monticello, Blue Earth, Owatonna, Albert Lea, Waseca, Minneapolis, Hastings, Victoria, Stillwater, St Paul, Granite Falls, St James, Shakopee, Elk River, Montevideo, Willmar, Gaylord, Redwood Falls, Le Sueur, Chanhassen, Mankato, Faribault, Red Wing, Fairmont, New Ulm, Morris, and Blaine 913 PM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...East winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central, southeast, southwest, and west central Minnesota. * WHEN...From 7 AM to 7 PM CDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds could gust over 55 mph within heavier showers and/or weak thunderstorms. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ WIZ023>028-161015- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0006.240416T1500Z-240417T0300Z/ St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-Chippewa-Eau Claire- Including the cities of Durand, Chippewa Falls, Hudson, Menomonie, Eau Claire, and River Falls 913 PM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM CDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...East winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce, and St. Croix Counties. * WHEN...From 10 AM to 10 PM CDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds could gust over 55 mph within heavier showers and/or weak thunderstorms. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ Borghoff
689 WWUS73 KMPX 160941 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 441 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024 MNZ041-047>049-051-054>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-162100- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0006.240416T1200Z-240417T0000Z/ Douglas-Stevens-Pope-Stearns-Sherburne-Lac Qui Parle-Swift- Chippewa-Kandiyohi-Meeker-Wright-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- Including the cities of Madison, Willmar, Fairmont, Alexandria, Gaylord, Hastings, Albert Lea, Hutchinson, Faribault, Stillwater, Redwood Falls, Glenwood, Elk River, New Ulm, Litchfield, Le Sueur, Monticello, Blaine, Chanhassen, Red Wing, Shakopee, Blue Earth, St Peter, Waseca, Morris, Chaska, Granite Falls, Benson, Olivia, Victoria, St James, St Paul, Owatonna, St Cloud, Montevideo, Minneapolis, and Mankato 441 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...East 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. * WHEN...Until 7 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. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds could gust over 55 mph within heavier showers and/or weak thunderstorms. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ WIZ023>028-162100- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0006.240416T1500Z-240417T0300Z/ St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-Chippewa-Eau Claire- Including the cities of Chippewa Falls, Hudson, Eau Claire, River Falls, Durand, and Menomonie 441 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...East winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce, and St. Croix Counties. * WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 10 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds could gust over 55 mph within heavier showers and/or weak thunderstorms. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ JRB
633 WWUS73 KMPX 161746 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 1246 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024 MNZ041-047>049-051-054>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-170000- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-240417T0000Z/ Douglas-Stevens-Pope-Stearns-Sherburne-Lac Qui Parle-Swift- Chippewa-Kandiyohi-Meeker-Wright-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- Including the cities of Le Sueur, Chaska, Olivia, Faribault, Blue Earth, Benson, St Paul, Blaine, Litchfield, Minneapolis, Hastings, Granite Falls, Shakopee, Alexandria, St Peter, Hutchinson, Elk River, Redwood Falls, Waseca, Glenwood, St Cloud, Fairmont, Mankato, St James, Albert Lea, Victoria, Red Wing, New Ulm, Stillwater, Morris, Monticello, Madison, Willmar, Montevideo, Owatonna, Chanhassen, and Gaylord 1246 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...East winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central, southeast, southwest, and west central Minnesota. * WHEN...Until 7 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. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds could gust over 55 mph within heavier showers and/or weak thunderstorms. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ WIZ023>028-170300- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-240417T0300Z/ St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-Chippewa-Eau Claire- Including the cities of Chippewa Falls, Durand, River Falls, Eau Claire, Hudson, and Menomonie 1246 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...East winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce, and St. Croix Counties. * WHEN...Until 10 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds could gust over 55 mph within heavier showers and/or weak thunderstorms. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ TDH
629 WWUS73 KMPX 162355 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 655 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024 WIZ023>028-170100- /O.CAN.KMPX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-240417T0300Z/ St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-Chippewa-Eau Claire- Including the cities of Chippewa Falls, Menomonie, Durand, Hudson, Eau Claire, and River Falls 655 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Wind gusts have struggled to increase to 45 mph this afternoon, therefore the advisory has been cancelled. $$ MNZ041-047>049-051-054>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-170100- /O.EXP.KMPX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-240417T0000Z/ Douglas-Stevens-Pope-Stearns-Sherburne-Lac Qui Parle-Swift- Chippewa-Kandiyohi-Meeker-Wright-Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington- Yellow Medicine-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Carver-Scott-Dakota- Redwood-Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Watonwan-Blue Earth- Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-Freeborn- Including the cities of Morris, Redwood Falls, Faribault, St Paul, Granite Falls, Elk River, Minneapolis, Owatonna, Fairmont, Alexandria, New Ulm, Montevideo, Blaine, Hutchinson, Chaska, St James, Benson, Stillwater, Le Sueur, Waseca, Red Wing, Madison, Blue Earth, Hastings, Shakopee, Mankato, Albert Lea, Chanhassen, Olivia, Monticello, Litchfield, Gaylord, Victoria, St Peter, St Cloud, Willmar, and Glenwood 655 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... $$ Borghoff
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 3:56 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MPX | Brown, Martin, Redwood, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine | 16 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.