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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Twin Cities, MN
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.
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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.
- 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
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.