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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this wind advisory at Mar 22, 2025, 2:23 PM CDT for 13 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Mar 23, 2025, 9:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 22, 2025, 2:23 PM CDT (19:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 23, 2025, 9:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 23, 2025, 2:28 PM CDT
- In force
- 5 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 19:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 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
- 1514 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
191 WWUS73 KMPX 221923 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 223 PM CDT Sat Mar 22 2025 MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-231100- /O.NEW.KMPX.WI.Y.0007.250323T1400Z-250324T0000Z/ Douglas-Stevens-Pope-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi- Yellow Medicine-Renville-Redwood-Brown-Watonwan-Martin- Including the cities of Olivia, St James, Redwood Falls, Montevideo, Alexandria, Benson, New Ulm, Granite Falls, Morris, Fairmont, Madison, Willmar, and Glenwood 223 PM CDT Sat Mar 22 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Kandiyohi, Renville, Brown, Martin, Watonwan, Redwood, Chippewa, Douglas, Lac Qui Parle, Pope, Stevens, Swift, and Yellow Medicine Counties. * WHEN...From 9 AM to 7 PM CDT Sunday. * 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. && $$ JPC
3 follow-up statements
148 WWUS73 KMPX 230838 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 338 AM CDT Sun Mar 23 2025 MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-231800- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0007.250323T1400Z-250324T0000Z/ Douglas-Stevens-Pope-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi- Yellow Medicine-Renville-Redwood-Brown-Watonwan-Martin- Including the cities of Redwood Falls, Glenwood, Montevideo, Olivia, New Ulm, Morris, Granite Falls, Alexandria, St James, Fairmont, Willmar, Madison, and Benson 338 AM CDT Sun Mar 23 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Kandiyohi, Renville, Brown, Martin, Watonwan, Redwood, Chippewa, Douglas, Lac Qui Parle, Pope, Stevens, Swift, and Yellow Medicine Counties. * WHEN...From 9 AM this morning to 7 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ Borghoff
337 WWUS73 KMPX 231706 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 1206 PM CDT Sun Mar 23 2025 MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-240000- /O.CON.KMPX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-250324T0000Z/ Douglas-Stevens-Pope-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi- Yellow Medicine-Renville-Redwood-Brown-Watonwan-Martin- Including the cities of Montevideo, Willmar, St James, Fairmont, Glenwood, Benson, Morris, Olivia, Redwood Falls, Madison, Granite Falls, Alexandria, and New Ulm 1206 PM CDT Sun Mar 23 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...Kandiyohi, Renville, Brown, Martin, Watonwan, Redwood, Chippewa, Douglas, Lac Qui Parle, Pope, Stevens, Swift, and Yellow Medicine Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 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. && $$ Dye
096 WWUS73 KMPX 231928 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 228 PM CDT Sun Mar 23 2025 MNZ041-047-048-054>057-064-065-073-074-082-091-232030- /O.CAN.KMPX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-250324T0000Z/ Douglas-Stevens-Pope-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-Kandiyohi- Yellow Medicine-Renville-Redwood-Brown-Watonwan-Martin- Including the cities of Montevideo, Willmar, St James, Fairmont, Glenwood, Benson, Morris, Olivia, Redwood Falls, Madison, Granite Falls, Alexandria, and New Ulm 228 PM CDT Sun Mar 23 2025 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Wind speeds have diminished below advisory criteria. However, a few gusts of 35-40 MPH are still possible through this afternoon. $$ Dye
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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.