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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Twin Cities, MN

April 22, 20247 counties in Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Apr 22, 2024, 3:03 AM CDT for 7 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Apr 22, 2024, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 22, 2024, 3:03 AM CDT (08:03 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 22, 2024, 11:00 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 22, 2024, 4:54 PM CDT
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 08:07 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 00:00Z, 8.1 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2024-04-22Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2024-04-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 20 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
3352 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
20 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
62 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

565 
WWUS73 KMPX 220803
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
303 AM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024

MNZ082>085-091>093-221615-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0007.240422T1600Z-240422T2300Z/
Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-Freeborn-
Including the cities of St James, Fairmont, Albert Lea, Waseca,
Blue Earth, Mankato, and Owatonna
303 AM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT THIS 
EVENING...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Blue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Steele, Waseca, 
  and Watonwan Counties.

* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 6 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.

Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

JPC
1 follow-up statement
588 
WWUS73 KMPX 222154
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
454 PM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024

MNZ082>085-091>093-222300-
/O.CAN.KMPX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-240422T2300Z/
Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-Freeborn-
Including the cities of Mankato, St James, Blue Earth, Albert
Lea, Owatonna, Waseca, and Fairmont
454 PM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Winds are beginning to diminish, so the advisory has been cancelled.

$$

Borghoff

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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.