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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Twin Cities, MN

May 20, 20248 counties in Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at May 20, 2024, 2:00 PM CDT for 8 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at May 21, 2024, 4:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 20, 2024, 2:00 PM CDT (19:00 UTC)
In effect from
May 21, 2024, 4:00 PM CDT
Expired
May 21, 2024, 11:00 PM CDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN

Counties Chippewa County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Pope County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 170 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:00 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, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 168 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 2024-05-20Temperature 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 2024-05-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 52 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
685 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
52 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
101 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

082 
WWUS73 KMPX 201900
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
200 PM CDT Mon May 20 2024

MNZ047-054>056-064-210300-
/O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0009.240521T2100Z-240522T0400Z/
Stevens-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Yellow Medicine-
Including the cities of Madison, Granite Falls, Montevideo,
Morris, and Benson
200 PM CDT Mon May 20 2024

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TO 11 PM CDT TUESDAY...

* WHAT...North winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph expected.

* WHERE...Chippewa, Lac Qui Parle, Stevens, Swift, and Yellow 
  Medicine Counties.

* WHEN...From 4 PM to 11 PM CDT Tuesday.

* 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.

&&

$$

CTG
3 follow-up statements
348 
WWUS73 KMPX 210524
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1224 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024

MNZ047-054>056-064-211330-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0009.240521T2100Z-240522T0400Z/
Stevens-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Yellow Medicine-
Including the cities of Madison, Benson, Granite Falls,
Montevideo, and Morris
1224 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM 
CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...North winds 30 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected.

* WHERE...Chippewa, Lac Qui Parle, Stevens, Swift, and Yellow 
  Medicine Counties.

* WHEN...From 4 PM this afternoon 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.

&&

$$

MPG
043 
WWUS73 KMPX 210747
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
247 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024

MNZ041-048-073-211600-
/O.EXA.KMPX.WI.Y.0009.240521T2100Z-240522T0400Z/
Douglas-Pope-Redwood-
Including the cities of Alexandria, Redwood Falls, and Glenwood
247 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM CDT 
THIS EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Redwood, Douglas, and Pope Counties.

* WHEN...From 4 PM this afternoon 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.

&&

$$

MNZ047-054>056-064-211600-
/O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0009.240521T2100Z-240522T0400Z/
Stevens-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Yellow Medicine-
Including the cities of Madison, Benson, Granite Falls,
Montevideo, and Morris
247 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM 
CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Chippewa, Lac Qui Parle, Stevens, Swift, and Yellow 
  Medicine Counties.

* WHEN...From 4 PM this afternoon 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.

&&

$$

MPG
216 
WWUS73 KMPX 220355
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1055 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024

MNZ041-047-048-054>056-064-073-220500-
/O.EXP.KMPX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-240522T0400Z/
Douglas-Stevens-Pope-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Yellow Medicine-
Redwood-
Including the cities of Alexandria, Redwood Falls, Montevideo,
Granite Falls, Morris, Madison, Glenwood, and Benson
1055 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

Wind gusts have decreased below 40mph as the system driving the 
strong winds continued to move away from the area. Winds will 
continue to diminish overnight.

$$

TDH

The office that day

Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 20, 2:16 PM CDTFlood WatchMPXAnoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago and 29 more32 hr
May 20, 6:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXFreeborn37 min

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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.