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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Twin Cities, MN
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.
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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.
- 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
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.