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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Twin Cities, MN
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.
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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.
- 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
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2:16 PM CDT | Flood Watch | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago and 29 more | 32 hr |
| May 20, 6:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Freeborn | 37 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.