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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Feb 6, 2025, 2:27 AM CST for 38 counties in Minnesota; 6 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Feb 6, 2025, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 6, 2025, 2:27 AM CST (08:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 6, 2025, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 6, 2025, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 44 counties
Anoka County, MN, Benton County, MN, Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Pope County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Steele County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Todd County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Washington County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Wright County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN, Chippewa County, WI, Dunn County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI, Pepin County, WI, Pierce County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:31 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 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 29 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
- 916 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 292 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 253 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
264 WWUS73 KMPX 060827 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 227 AM CST Thu Feb 6 2025 MNZ041>043-047>051-054>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ023>028-061800- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0003.250206T1500Z-250207T0000Z/ Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Stevens-Pope-Stearns-Benton-Sherburne-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi-Meeker-Wright-Hennepin-Anoka- Ramsey-Washington-Yellow Medicine-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Carver- Scott-Dakota-Redwood-Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue- Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-Freeborn-St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-Chippewa-Eau Claire- Including the cities of Victoria, Fairmont, Chaska, Shakopee, Red Wing, Hastings, Durand, Gaylord, Monticello, Litchfield, Madison, Granite Falls, Mankato, Chippewa Falls, Olivia, Faribault, Blaine, Benson, Glenwood, St Cloud, Albert Lea, Redwood Falls, St Peter, Le Sueur, St James, Sauk Rapids, Owatonna, Waseca, River Falls, Little Falls, Chanhassen, Alexandria, Menomonie, Hutchinson, Elk River, Stillwater, Eau Claire, Blue Earth, Minneapolis, Montevideo, Morris, Hudson, New Ulm, Long Prairie, Willmar, and St Paul 227 AM CST Thu Feb 6 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central, southeast, southwest, and west central Minnesota and west central Wisconsin. * WHEN...From 9 AM this morning to 6 PM CST 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. && $$ Borghoff/BPH
2 follow-up statements
926 WWUS73 KMPX 061745 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 1145 AM CST Thu Feb 6 2025 MNZ041>043-047>051-054>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ023>028-070000- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-250207T0000Z/ Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Stevens-Pope-Stearns-Benton-Sherburne-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi-Meeker-Wright-Hennepin-Anoka- Ramsey-Washington-Yellow Medicine-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Carver- Scott-Dakota-Redwood-Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue- Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-Freeborn-St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-Chippewa-Eau Claire- Including the cities of River Falls, Hutchinson, Blue Earth, Shakopee, Willmar, Sauk Rapids, Olivia, New Ulm, Blaine, St Paul, Little Falls, Waseca, Hudson, Litchfield, Minneapolis, St Peter, Benson, Victoria, Owatonna, St James, Granite Falls, Red Wing, Glenwood, Elk River, Eau Claire, Chanhassen, Chippewa Falls, Menomonie, Long Prairie, Mankato, St Cloud, Fairmont, Monticello, Alexandria, Madison, Chaska, Faribault, Gaylord, Le Sueur, Durand, Redwood Falls, Stillwater, Albert Lea, Montevideo, Morris, and Hastings 1145 AM CST Thu Feb 6 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central, southeast, southwest, and west central Minnesota and west central Wisconsin. * WHEN...Until 6 PM CST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ JPC
989 WWUS73 KMPX 062353 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 553 PM CST Thu Feb 6 2025 MNZ041>043-047>051-054>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ023>028-070100- /O.EXP.KMPX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-250207T0000Z/ Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Stevens-Pope-Stearns-Benton-Sherburne-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi-Meeker-Wright-Hennepin-Anoka- Ramsey-Washington-Yellow Medicine-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Carver- Scott-Dakota-Redwood-Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue- Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-Freeborn-St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-Chippewa-Eau Claire- Including the cities of Sauk Rapids, Owatonna, Montevideo, Chippewa Falls, St Paul, Granite Falls, St James, Minneapolis, Faribault, Monticello, Menomonie, Le Sueur, Blue Earth, Shakopee, Long Prairie, Madison, Waseca, Alexandria, Eau Claire, Stillwater, St Cloud, Chanhassen, Hastings, Fairmont, River Falls, Little Falls, Durand, Hudson, Willmar, Red Wing, Mankato, Olivia, New Ulm, Gaylord, St Peter, Chaska, Benson, Litchfield, Hutchinson, Victoria, Redwood Falls, Elk River, Glenwood, Albert Lea, Blaine, and Morris 553 PM CST Thu Feb 6 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... Winds are quickly diminishing so the advisory will be allowed to expire at 6 PM. $$ Borghoff
The office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 2:29 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MPX | Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa and 32 more | 30 hr |
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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.