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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Twin Cities, MN

May 5, 202413 counties in Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at May 5, 2024, 2:28 PM CDT for 13 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at May 6, 2024, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 5, 2024, 2:28 PM CDT (19:28 UTC)
In effect from
May 6, 2024, 11:00 AM CDT
Expired
May 6, 2024, 11:00 PM CDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN

Counties Brown County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Martin County, MN, Pope County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:33 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, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 136 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 2024-05-05Temperature 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 2024-05-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 9 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
1603 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
9 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
112 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

789 
WWUS73 KMPX 051928
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
228 PM CDT Sun May 5 2024

MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-061000-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0008.240506T1600Z-240507T0400Z/
Douglas-Stevens-Pope-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi-
Yellow Medicine-Renville-Redwood-Brown-Watonwan-Martin-
Including the cities of St James, Alexandria, Morris, Fairmont,
Glenwood, Olivia, Benson, Granite Falls, New Ulm, Madison,
Montevideo, Willmar, and Redwood Falls
228 PM CDT Sun May 5 2024

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM CDT MONDAY...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southwest, and west 
  central Minnesota.

* WHEN...From 11 AM to 11 PM CDT Monday.

* 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
3 follow-up statements
366 
WWUS73 KMPX 060820
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
320 AM CDT Mon May 6 2024

MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-062100-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0008.240506T1600Z-240507T0400Z/
Douglas-Stevens-Pope-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi-
Yellow Medicine-Renville-Redwood-Brown-Watonwan-Martin-
Including the cities of Redwood Falls, New Ulm, Morris, St James,
Granite Falls, Benson, Alexandria, Willmar, Fairmont, Montevideo,
Olivia, Glenwood, and Madison
320 AM CDT Mon May 6 2024

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

* WHAT...Southeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southwest, and west 
  central Minnesota.

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

&&

$$

ETA
762 
WWUS73 KMPX 061616
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1116 AM CDT Mon May 6 2024

MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-070400-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-240507T0400Z/
Douglas-Stevens-Pope-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi-
Yellow Medicine-Renville-Redwood-Brown-Watonwan-Martin-
Including the cities of Granite Falls, Olivia, Willmar, New Ulm,
Glenwood, Redwood Falls, St James, Alexandria, Fairmont, Morris,
Benson, Montevideo, and Madison
1116 AM CDT Mon May 6 2024

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southwest, and west 
  central Minnesota.

* WHEN...Until 11 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
749 
WWUS73 KMPX 070401
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1101 PM CDT Mon May 6 2024

MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-070515-
/O.EXP.KMPX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-240507T0400Z/
Douglas-Stevens-Pope-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi-
Yellow Medicine-Renville-Redwood-Brown-Watonwan-Martin-
Including the cities of Granite Falls, Benson, Redwood Falls,
Madison, Fairmont, Alexandria, New Ulm, St James, Olivia,
Glenwood, Montevideo, Willmar, and Morris
1101 PM CDT Mon May 6 2024

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

The strongest wind gusts have ended for tonight. A few gusts of 30 
to 40 mph will be possible into Tuesday morning.

$$

JRB

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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.